{"id":3621,"date":"2026-05-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/?post_type=news&p=3621"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:48:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:48:06","slug":"axios-pickleball-decline","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/axios-pickleball-decline\/","title":{"rendered":"\u7c73\u4e3b\u8981100\u90fd\u5e02\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u5897\u52a0\u7387\u304c14%\u21924%\u306b\u6025\u6e1b\u901f\u2014\u2014\u81ea\u6cbb\u4f53\u4e88\u7b97\u903c\u8feb\u304c\u80cc\u666f"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u7c73\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2Axios\u306f5\u670826\u65e5\u3001\u7c73\u56fd\u4e3b\u8981100\u90fd\u5e02\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u306e\u5897\u52a0\u7387\u304c2024\u5e74\u306e14%\u304b\u30892026\u5e74\u306b\u306f\u308f\u305a\u304b4%\u3078\u6025\u6e1b\u901f\u3057\u305f\u3068\u5831\u3058\u305f\u3002\u975e\u55b6\u5229\u56e3\u4f53Trust for Public Land\uff08TPL\uff09\u306e\u30c7\u30fc\u30bf\u306b\u57fa\u3065\u304f\u5206\u6790\u3067\u30012017\u5e74\u4ee5\u964d\u307b\u307c900%\u3068\u3044\u3046\u7206\u767a\u7684\u6210\u9577\u3092\u9042\u3052\u3066\u304d\u305f\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u65bd\u8a2d\u6574\u5099\u306b\u3001\u521d\u3081\u3066\u660e\u78ba\u306a\u30d6\u30ec\u30fc\u30ad\u304c\u304b\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n

The Trajectory of the Court Growth Rate -- From 14% to 4% in 3 Years<\/h2>\n

The top 100 US cities by population tracked by TPL now have a combined 3,765 pickleball courts. Looking at the trajectory of the growth rate lays bare the severity of the slowdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>\nCourt Growth Rate<\/th>\nNotes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2017-2023<\/td>\nAbout 900% cumulative<\/td>\nExplosive facility development nationwide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\n14%<\/td>\n\u9ad8\u3044\u5897\u52a0\u7387\u3092\u7dad\u6301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025<\/td>\n13%<\/td>\n\u5fae\u6e1b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2026<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\nAbout a 70% plunge year over year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

TPL park research director Will Klein explains, \"Cities are still adding courts. But since 2017, it's no longer the furious pace seen over the past two years.\"<\/p>\n

Background -- Municipal Fiscal Strain and the \"Scramble for Facilities\"<\/h2>\n

Behind the slowdown are municipalities' fiscal circumstances. Klein pointed out, \"This slowdown reflects a trend widely seen across the nation's park systems. Local governments have to balance tight budgets, aging infrastructure, and rising demand for a wide variety of recreational facilities.\"<\/p>\n

Building pickleball courts, including repurposing existing tennis courts, has created competition with other sports facilities. In the city of Boulder,friction with tennis enthusiasts over breaking ground on a 12-court dedicated facility<\/a>has surfaced, and the allocation of limited public land is a challenge common across the US.<\/p>\n

Gardens and Disc Golf Grow Instead -- Diversification of Parks Advances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Facility Type<\/th>\n2026 Growth Rate<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Gardens (community gardens)<\/td>\n+8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pickleball courts<\/td>\n+4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Disc golf courses<\/td>\n+4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Outdoor fitness zones<\/td>\n+3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Industry Reactions -- Not an \"End\" but a \"Maturing\"?<\/h2>\n

Axios's headline is provocative, but industry insiders' views are split.<\/p>\n

TPL's Will Klein<\/strong>analyzes the slowdown not as \"the end of the boom\" but as a structural slowing due to municipal budget and infrastructure circumstances. He does not say that pickleball's popularity itself has declined.<\/p>\n

On the private-investment side<\/strong>, the inflow of funds into commercial facilities is, if anything, accelerating, with Apollo building an ecosystem worth $750 million in enterprise value bypouring $225 million into Dundon Enterprises<\/a>. It's a picture of a temperature gap between public and private.<\/p>\n

The facility chain<\/strong>The Picklr isplanning to roll out 20 facilities in Japan<\/a>, continuing its path of global expansion.<\/p>\n

Impact on Japan -- The Risk of a Single-Minded \"US Model\"<\/h2>\n

In Japan, the development of pickleball facilities has only just begun. While openings of new facilities such as in Sakai, Osaka and Tokyo Tower continue, the US model of relying on public facilities won't necessarily serve as a direct reference.<\/p>\n

What the US slowdown suggests is the risk that relying solely on public facility development leaves you at the mercy of changes in municipal budgets and residents' facility needs. In Japan too, combining private-operated, membership-based models with public facilities will likely be the key to sustained growth.<\/p>\n

Ripple Effects Across the Pickleball Industry<\/h2>\n

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Related Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Item<\/th>\nDetails<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Data Provider<\/td>\nTrust for Public Land\uff08TPL\uff09<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Survey Target<\/td>\nTop 100 US cities by population<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Current Total Courts<\/td>\n3,765<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reported By<\/td>\nAxios Sports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Article Publication Date<\/td>\nMay 26, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Summary<\/h2>\n

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