Life Time opened it first dedicated, ground-up pickleball development on April 8. Life Time Chanhassen Pickleball is located adjacent to the Life Time Chanhassen, MN, athletic country club and the company’s headquarters. Spanning nearly 46,000 square feet, the club features eight indoor and seven outdoor courts with accompanying amenities.
In 2021, Life Time committed to “become the premier destination for pickleball in the United States.” Since that time, reportedly the company has grown as the largest owner and operator of pickleball courts, with over 630 across more than 130 athletic country clubs.
Life Time also reported “staggering growth” in membership numbers from 2021 through 2023, as the popularity of pickleball continues to grow nationwide with over “36.5 million pickleball players.”
The company continues its efforts to “elevate the profile, programming, leagues and community of tennis and pickleball.” It created the Life Time Pickleball and Tennis Board in February 2024, led by tennis icon and pickleball enthusiast, Andre Agassi and Bahram Akradi, Life Time’s founder, chairman and CEO. The Board “will serve to further advance a vibrant racquet sports community within Life Time clubs and across the country by fostering awareness, excitement and support for the sports among people of all ages and skill levels,” noted Life Time in a release.
In Minnesota, Life Time operates more than 84 pickleball courts across 15 locations.
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