I just received word that the department is moving forward with dedicated pickleball courts for our town. This really belongs to all of you who stuck with this when it seemed like a long shot. I am truthfully floored by this outcome and am so honored that we kept our …
November 6, 2021
Final supporters
As you know, pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. This rapid growth has created a heavy demand for indoor and outdoor courts. In Mooresville, overcrowding of available indoor courts was seen prepandemic at all three indoor facilities with 30-40 players showing up for play on 3 courts. Unfortunately, indoor play hours have decreased for this Fall/Winter season. Play outdoors, on courts using tennis courts with pickleball lines, has caused Mooresville pickleball players to play on dedicated courts in adjacent towns. That’s because tennis & pickleball are competing for the same 2 courts at each Park location. We are asking Mooresville Parks and Recreation to address these issues, both indoor & outdoor, to improve the opportunities for playing pickleball in Mooresville.
The Mooresville Recreation Department currently has seven tennis courts with pickleball lines. There are 18 public tennis courts in their system, but no dedicated pickleball courts. Playing pickleball over tennis nets means: 1) The net is always too high approaching each side line, 2) certain shots, ATPs and Ernes, are not possible, 3) drop shots and crosscourt dinks are hindered by the net being 10’ longer on each end.
In Mooresville, we have tennis and pickleball always competing for the same court. Usually it’s 4 tennis players vs 4 pickleball players competing. However, realize that if pickleball had dedicated courts, two pickleball courts or 8 players would now fit on the space taken by one tennis court. Strikingly, if two adjacent tennis courts were converted into pickleball courts, you now have 6 to 8 pickleball courts where 2 tennis courts were. In numbers, that means just 8 tennis players don’t play, BUT, 24 to 32 pickleball players can now play simultaneously. That means tournaments and league play could now be possible!
Looking at specific outdoor sites in Mooresville, the two adjacent tennis courts at Cornelius Park could accommodate 8 dedicated pickleball courts, or, two adjacent tennis courts at Edgemoor Park could translate into 6 dedicated pickleball courts.
In signing this petition, I am confirming that I feel dedicated pickleball courts are important and should be a priority. I am requesting that Mooresville Parks and Recreation work with our Pickleball Ambassadors and other interested community members to address the indicated need for 1) dedicated outdoor pickleball courts, and 2) providing more indoor hours, including evening hours.
Please consider joining the "Iredell County Pickleball....0-0 Start!" Facebook group. Here we will keep everyone informed about our progress in case you wish to participate. Thank you for your consideration.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
October 12, 2021
September 30, 2021
I have been reading your stories about the struggle to find court space and it is clear that this is a much bigger issue than I first realized. It is truly humbling to see so many people come together because of a shared love for this game. I am currently working on a formal request for the Parks department and will share their response with you the moment I receive it.
Reached 100 supporters
September 28, 2021
115 Comments
Please consider converting the e tennis/pickleball courts at War Memorial into dedicated pickleball courts. The courts already have lights and no one plays tennis there anymore.
We need dedicated Pickleball courts. No other sport competes with another for space or is forced to accommodate to inferior playing conditions such as multiple lines on the playing surface and a different height of net. Does football play on a baseball field and vice versa?
I live in Mooresville and every day I go to either Huntsville, Cornelius or Statesville to play pickleball. There are two courts available in this town, and in the summer they are given to the kids for tennis lessons. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the world and Mooresville needs to keep up.
Would love to see tournaments in Mooresville, like the State Tournament in Salisbury last weekend. What a wonderful advertisement for the City, not to mention the revenue boost.
My whole family (ages 12,14,42,51,72) have found pickle ball during the pandemic! One of my kids learned about it in PE class and we are hooked! Expanding the available pickle ball court availability would really help us stay active!
Pickleball courts and practice boards would be super helpful! Thank you!
We need more pickle ball courts in mooresville
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I just received word that the department is moving forward with dedicated pickleball courts for our town. This really belongs to all of you who stuck with this when it seemed like a long shot. I am truthfully floored by this outcome and am so honored that we kept our …
November 6, 2021
Final supporters
As you know, pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. This rapid growth has created a heavy demand for indoor and outdoor courts. In Mooresville, overcrowding of available indoor courts was seen prepandemic at all three indoor facilities with 30-40 players showing up for play on 3 courts. Unfortunately, indoor play hours have decreased for this Fall/Winter season. Play outdoors, on courts using tennis courts with pickleball lines, has caused Mooresville pickleball players to play on dedicated courts in adjacent towns. That’s because tennis & pickleball are competing for the same 2 courts at each Park location. We are asking Mooresville Parks and Recreation to address these issues, both indoor & outdoor, to improve the opportunities for playing pickleball in Mooresville.
The Mooresville Recreation Department currently has seven tennis courts with pickleball lines. There are 18 public tennis courts in their system, but no dedicated pickleball courts. Playing pickleball over tennis nets means: 1) The net is always too high approaching each side line, 2) certain shots, ATPs and Ernes, are not possible, 3) drop shots and crosscourt dinks are hindered by the net being 10’ longer on each end.
In Mooresville, we have tennis and pickleball always competing for the same court. Usually it’s 4 tennis players vs 4 pickleball players competing. However, realize that if pickleball had dedicated courts, two pickleball courts or 8 players would now fit on the space taken by one tennis court. Strikingly, if two adjacent tennis courts were converted into pickleball courts, you now have 6 to 8 pickleball courts where 2 tennis courts were. In numbers, that means just 8 tennis players don’t play, BUT, 24 to 32 pickleball players can now play simultaneously. That means tournaments and league play could now be possible!
Looking at specific outdoor sites in Mooresville, the two adjacent tennis courts at Cornelius Park could accommodate 8 dedicated pickleball courts, or, two adjacent tennis courts at Edgemoor Park could translate into 6 dedicated pickleball courts.
In signing this petition, I am confirming that I feel dedicated pickleball courts are important and should be a priority. I am requesting that Mooresville Parks and Recreation work with our Pickleball Ambassadors and other interested community members to address the indicated need for 1) dedicated outdoor pickleball courts, and 2) providing more indoor hours, including evening hours.
Please consider joining the "Iredell County Pickleball....0-0 Start!" Facebook group. Here we will keep everyone informed about our progress in case you wish to participate. Thank you for your consideration.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
October 12, 2021
September 30, 2021
I have been reading your stories about the struggle to find court space and it is clear that this is a much bigger issue than I first realized. It is truly humbling to see so many people come together because of a shared love for this game. I am currently working on a formal request for the Parks department and will share their response with you the moment I receive it.
Reached 100 supporters
September 28, 2021
115 Comments
The seniors built the tennis courts with decades of paying taxes - we paid it forward. Now it's time for our politicians to give us some of our investment back with more dedicated pickleball courts.
Please consider converting the e tennis/pickleball courts at War Memorial into dedicated pickleball courts. The courts already have lights and no one plays tennis there anymore.
We need dedicated Pickleball courts. No other sport competes with another for space or is forced to accommodate to inferior playing conditions such as multiple lines on the playing surface and a different height of net. Does football play on a baseball field and vice versa?
I live in Mooresville and every day I go to either Huntsville, Cornelius or Statesville to play pickleball. There are two courts available in this town, and in the summer they are given to the kids for tennis lessons. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the world and Mooresville needs to keep up.
Would love to see tournaments in Mooresville, like the State Tournament in Salisbury last weekend. What a wonderful advertisement for the City, not to mention the revenue boost.
My whole family (ages 12,14,42,51,72) have found pickle ball during the pandemic! One of my kids learned about it in PE class and we are hooked! Expanding the available pickle ball court availability would really help us stay active!
Pickleball courts and practice boards would be super helpful! Thank you!
We need more pickle ball courts in mooresville
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The seniors built the tennis courts with decades of paying taxes - we paid it forward. Now it's time for our politicians to give us some of our investment back with more dedicated pickleball courts.