You and your friends will have a blast turning your backyard into a makeshift pickleball court! Pickleball is tennis in the opening bars of the sunlight-through-the-yellow-leaves autumn of your life, and it’s also a modified form of badminton and ping pong. It is played on a small court with a paddle and a wiffle ball.
To turn your driveway into a pickleball court, the first step is to measure the space you have. You will need a 20′ x 44′ rectangle. If you have a large driveway space, you can draw a court on the surface with chalk, or tape down lines to mark the court’s boundaries.
Owning your own pickleball court at home has a ton of amazing perks! You can practice anytime you want without searching for a court or waiting your turn. You can invite friends over to play anytime + you can even organize tournaments with prizes to the winners!
It’s also a great way to keep moving, and beautiful, at home with a pickleball court. Learning to play pickleball is a great way to take up a new hobby while exercising and enhancing your coordination and balance. And it’s a game that you can play with friends, siblings, family members like your parents!
If you are short on space but still want to be able to practice pickleball, here are some ways to help. You could go with a smaller dimension, such as a mini pickleball court that is 10 wide and 20 feet long. You can also set up (and take down) a net that comes in a carrying case, and use the space for something else when you aren’t playing.
A pickleball court at home is so fun and simple! You can play whenever you’d like: no scheduling, no trip to a sports complex, no hanging around with a bunch of old guys lest you wait (forever) for a court to become available. You’ll be able to swing your paddle, play some challenging games with your buddies, or throw a big pickleball party with everyone, featuring food and beer or wine!
Playing pickleball in your backyard is a fun way to be outside and active. You can work on your serve, practice your volleys, and just play a better game without any distractions. And of course, you can stay active in the fresh air and sunshine while you play them, which is even better!