March 14, 2023 – Selkirk Sport, the main pickleball gear and paddle producer, introduced a groundbreaking pickleball partnership with Invited, the Dallas-based company and largest proprietor and operator of personal golf and nation golf equipment in the USA. Fueled by pickleball’s sustained progress, and as golf equipment proceed to combine the game into their line-up of actions, this multifaceted two-year deal will introduce new gamers to the game and elevate Invited’s pickleball programming throughout the nation.
“We’re much more excited to work carefully with the Selkirk crew to develop the sport and additional enhance our pickleball providing for greater than 400,000 members nationwide,” mentioned Jonathan Fralick, Nationwide VP of Racquet Sports activities at Invited. “Selkirk is a unbelievable associate, and our members rave about their line-up of merchandise. Collectively, we occupy a number one place within the sport, and we’ve simply scratched the floor of what we will do collectively.”
Selkirk’s {industry} main pickleball gear and kit will likely be made obtainable at greater than 200 golf equipment within the Invited portfolio. Product demo packages may even happen in any respect Invited golf equipment as skilled gamers and newcomers alike can take a look at drive Selkirk’s versatile line-up of pickleball paddles. Furthermore, Pickleball instructors at Invited amenities will likely be geared up with Selkirk paddles and outfitted in Selkirk attire when instructing and enjoying. Every respective venue will show Selkirk-branded banners, windscreens, and extra.
“Because the demand for pickleball programming continues to extend, a partnership with Invited is a pure subsequent step as we search to raise the game at their industry-leading amenities,” mentioned Selkirk Sport Co-Founder and Co-CEO Mike Barnes. “Whereas we’re excited with each side of this partnership, the one I’m significantly trying ahead to will likely be equipping their world-class tennis and pickleball instructors with our main paddles, gear, and pickleball instruction supplies.”
Pickleball teacher certification and coaching is a vital part of the partnership between Selkirk and Invited. Amongst a number of programs that will likely be made obtainable to Invited membership pickleball instructors, the Educating Pickleball for Tennis Execs course, taught by famend pickleball participant and coach Mark Renneson, goals to assist gamers capitalize on their tennis expertise, perceive variations between tennis and pickleball mechanics and assist tennis gamers train pickleball to different tennis gamers. Further Selkirk teaching supplies and content material will likely be provided to raise Invited’s premium pickleball programming additional and ship excellent instruction to the passionate and fast-growing pickleball participant communities at Invited golf equipment.
Invited’s main place within the promotion of pickleball additionally reaches the best ranges {of professional} play, as their premier venues will play host to a number of key tour stops on the 2023 Skilled Pickleball Affiliation (PPA) Tour schedule. As Selkirk continues its wonderful relationship with the PPA Tour, content material, cross-promotion, and media alternatives round upcoming tournaments at Invited amenities will likely be plentiful between the Selkirk, Invited, and PPA Tour groups. Selkirk may even collaborate at Invited’s upcoming particular occasions all year long, together with the USA Pickleball Nationwide Championships, the World’s Largest Pickleball Social gathering, and the Invited Celeb Traditional.
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