Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America and Central Illinois is staying up to date with the current forms of recreation with new pickleball courts ready for action in Shelbyville. The courts are located at the Whitetail Crossing Cabins, near Lake Shelbyville.
The brains behind this privately funded operation was David Brummer. Brummer saw the need for this new form of lower-impact and endurance recreation. Now the courts are seeing more action every week as word of the new game spreads.
Renting out courts by the hour comes with a fee of $12 for the hour or $20 for two hours. Reservations can be made at lspickleball.com. As this project used zero taxpayer dollars, Brummer called the fee a hurdle the pickleball courts would have to overcome. To help with this fee, refreshments will be offered and pickleball equipment will be on hand to use free of charge. Brummer notes this is a great way to try pickleball out without investing money into equipment.
Brummer sees a future for pickleball that he says makes the investment worthwhile. As the community learns of the new activity, Shelbyville is stocked with courts to hold these competitions. Lower-impact activities like golf are not for everyone, Brummer calls pickleball a reaction game, and the new courts bring variety to the local citizens.
Tuesday, August 15th, the pickleball courts will host their first Open Play Night where the community can come out and give pickleball a try for free. You can visit lspickleball.com to reserve a court and find more information.
David Brummer appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.
