From Tennis To Pickleball

When we founded TennisSource.Net over 20 years ago, pickleball was not a sport that I had come across. There had been many different racquet sports that had become popular, but none were the “brand” giant that tennis was. This allowed us to grow a very successful software business. In 2019, TennisSource was successfully acquired by Daxko/Club Automation which was a great outcome for our customers. I continue to be a huge supporter of the company and their quality products.

However, I had been exposed over the last few years to the impact that pickleball was making and had been very vocal in how tennis facilities that we serviced needed to respond to providing this amazing sport. Specifically, I saw pickleball as a sport that fit into the lifestyles that so many of us faced. This included a need for brain stimulation from competition, all members of the household working, difficulty in commitment to fixed times, the ability to get a great workout in 30 minutes, a love of being outside, etc. It is a long list! Unlike any of the other ideas e.g. POP tennis, I saw pickleball had a huge upside. The growth of pickleball has been nothing less than amazing! But the growth so far will be minor compared to growth the game experiences when it goes truly International.

I will always be a huge tennis fan, but have to admit there has been nothing quite like stepping onto a pickleball court with 40 of my new found friends!

One of the most exciting aspects of pickleball is the wide range of event formats that can be created to promote social play, form competitive play and a wide range of length of play. However, this brings the challenge of managing these events where the number of players and levels may only be known at the time of the event. Pickleball321 software was created to make the running of these events fast and simple.

Rich “PopPop” Moore

CEO and founder of Pickelball 3-2-1