Pickleball Tournament
Host a bracketed pickleball tournament - the fastest-growing sport in the country. Registrations, court sponsors, and a raffle in one well-attended day.
Why it works
Pickleball draws every age and skill level, so your tennis families, alumni, and the whole community show up. Entry fees plus court sponsors and a raffle make it a high-margin event you can run on your own courts.
How to run it
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Create a Ticketed Event for the tournament and set divisions (rec, competitive, mixed doubles).
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Price registration per player or per team, and add a spectator or lunch ticket if you like.
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Sell court or division sponsorships to local businesses.
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Recruit a few volunteers to run brackets and scorekeeping.
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Add a prize-basket raffle and a concessions table for extra revenue.
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Promote to tennis families, the school, and local pickleball groups, the sport draws every age.
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Run the brackets, hand out simple awards, and thank your sponsors.
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Publish the event page, print the QR poster from the Share tab for the entrance table, and drop the link in every place your families already talk: group chats, newsletters, socials.
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Load your contact list and let the built-in email + text sequence do the reminding (Write with AI drafts the messages), most gifts arrive on the second or third touch.
Responsibilities
Who does what, and when, so nothing slips.
- Create the event and divisions, price registration, and sell court sponsorships.
- Set up the raffle and concessions, and run the day.
- Run brackets, scorekeeping, and the gate.
- Register a team, bring friends, and play.
Example messages
Sample outreach for this play, to spark your own.
Grab a paddle and play for your team! Our pickleball tournament is {date}, all skill levels welcome. Register your team or come watch: {link}
Hi {business}, sponsor a court at the your team pickleball tournament, an all-day, all-ages crowd that'll see your name on every game: {link}
Pickleball tournament for your team is this {day}! Last call to register your team, divisions are filling: {link}
These are just examples. You'll write and send your own messages when you set up your campaign.
Boost it. Plays that pair well
Prize Basket Raffle
Families and businesses donate themed baskets; supporters buy entries online. A proven add-on that boosts any event by a few hundred dollars.
Team Sponsorship Drive
One structured campaign to fund a game, a stretch of home games, or the full season with local business money. Offer a clear ladder from a single-game sponsor to multi-game packages, banner placements, and one top presenting sponsor.
Spirit Wear Preorder
Preorder team apparel online (shirts, hoodies, hats) and order exactly what sold. No inventory risk, no money collection hassle.