Pickleball is a sport combining the skills of tennis, badminton and table tennis. Although it was first invented in the 1960s as a children’s game, many adults today now enjoy playing pickleball as a lively racket game.
Pickleball
As a popular and growing sport in the Cayman Islands, there are plenty of opportunities to play regularly or improve your game with coaching and lessons available for all ages and abilities in Cayman.
For the uninitiated, Pickleball is a paddle sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong using a paddle and plastic ball with holes. It's suitable players of all ages and skill levels. The rules for pickleball are simple, making it a great introductory sport. It can also be quite the challenging, fast-paced, and competitive game when people become more experienced at playing.
If you are looking for an social activity in Cayman, then check out any of the Pickleball operators below.
Cayman Pickleball & Tennis Academy
This
friendly and sociable academy offers ten floodlight pickleball courts.
They also provide coaching for adults and kids, as well as pickleball
leagues and clinics. They are located on West Bay Road (2-minute drive from the Kimpton Seafire Resort). You can book the courts online and join the daily open play sessions. Call (345) 516 0300 or visit their website.
Pickleball Cayman
Located opposite the cricket pitch by the airport, Pickleball Cayman offers 12 shaded floodlit courts and 12 open-air floodlit courts. Professional trainers are on hand to provide private and group training for beginners or advanced players, as well as after-school programmes and holiday camps for kids. Children
can enjoy the adventure playground while you're on the court, and once
you've wrapped up your game, head to the on-site restaurant, The Roost,
which serves delicious and healthy meals.
The Courts Tennis Centre
Enjoy a private Pickleball lesson or a group clinic at The Courts at The Ritz-Carlton, where there a five courts. All abilities welcome. For more information, call (345) 323 0049.
You can also book pickleball courts at The Grand Caymanian Resort (Tel: (345) 949 3100), the Camana Bay Sports Complex (Tel: (345) 640 2878) and the Cayman Islands Tennis Club (www.tennis.ky).
