How to Build a Sustainable Pickleball & Racquet Sports Club | Devan Egan, Founder of Club Mastermind

In this episode of Unscripted, Ashley sits down with Club Pickleball USA and Club Mastermind Founder Devan Egan to break down what’s actually happening in the pickleball club business.They dig into the uncomfortable truth behind recent club closures, the revenue mistakes new operators keep repeating, and the models that help thriving facilities scale sustainably. If you’re opening a pickleball facility, expanding locations, or trying to stabilize margins, this conversation is for you.This conversation is especially relevant if you’re planning a new pickleball facility, running an existing club, or evaluating how to scale without relying on assumptions.What you’ll learn:✅ The current state of pickleball growth (players, money, and market shifts)✅ Why so many new pickleball clubs fail—and what successful clubs do differently✅ The surprising range of pickleball player types and why “one-size-fits-all programming” doesn’t work✅ Annual vs. monthly memberships: why annual pricing often wins for long-term revenue stability✅ How top operators build break-even models around court utilization, not memberships✅ What attendees really learn at Club Mastermind (and why clubs keep coming back!)✅ How CourtReserve helps racquet sports facilities scale with automation, reservations, and paymentsLearn more about Club Mastermind: https://www.clubpickleballmastermind.com/joinLet CourtReserve help you with all your racquet sports club needs: https://courtreserve.com