Staff Reports | Business & Commerce
Center Court Pickleball Club, a locally owned indoor pickleball club, celebrated the opening of its newest location in Scottsdale on Sept. 23. The event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony, open-play pickleball, food and drinks, vendor exhibits, on-court competitions and prize giveaways.
The new Center Court Scottsdale Shea facility at 10220 N. 90th St. partnered with the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce to host the event. Guests toured the club’s 35,000-square-foot facility, which includes 13 indoor courts, and participated in activities with coaches and other players, according to a press release.
The Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce led the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event also featured lunch and prize giveaways, including memberships, instructional clinics and “Play With a Pro” sessions.
New Scottsdale facility serves as company headquarters
The Scottsdale club is the fourth location for Center Court Pickleball Club in the Phoenix metropolitan area and will serve as the company’s headquarters and training center. The facility includes tournament-size courts, upward-facing lighting designed to reduce glare, acoustical treatments, locker rooms, warm-up and recovery equipment, wellness amenities and a member lounge. The facility also includes multipurpose space for training sessions, corporate events and team-building activities.
“Scottsdale is home for Center Court, so opening our club here at Shea and the Loop 101, and our fourth in the Valley, was very important and personal to our team,” Tim Keightley, chief executive officer of Center Court Pickleball Club, said.
“We did not simply want to build more courts. Our goal was to take everything our members and team had taught us from our first three clubs and build an even better experience. Shea is the result of that.”
