Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in Australia and is great for social connection, mental and physical well-being.

There are many ways to participate in Pickleball on the Central Coast including local clubs providing competitions and social play and a range of free play courts and venues to hire free Pickleball kits.

Using a paddle and plastic wiffle ball, Pickleball is played indoors or outdoors on a hard surface and is a combination of Tennis, Badminton and Table Tennis.

Small court dimensions, modified equipment and a focus on fun, make Pickleball suitable for a wide range of skill levels, ages and abilities.

There are a several ways in which you can participate in Pickleball:

• Join one of our local clubs who offer both social and competitive play
• Play with friends at free-play court locations across the Central Coast
• Hire a Pickleball Kit for free from one of several locations and head to one of the free-play courts.

Click on our Pickleball information maps below for more information about locations to play and access to equipment.

Pickleball is here. Pickleball is for you. Start playing now!

Local Clubs:

• Bateau Bay PCYC Pickleball
• Central Coast Pickleball
• Gosford Pickleball Club
• Terrigal Pickleball Club
• Coasties Pickleball

Places to Play (*free court location)

• Peninsula Leisure Centre
• Bateau Bay PCYC
• Gosford Tennis and Pickleball Club
• Terrigal Pickleball Club
• Woy Woy Tennis Club
• Sun Valley Play Space (Green Point)*
• Pat Morley Oval, Bateau Bay *
• Kariong Tennis Courts *
• Summerland Point Sporties
• Lake Haven Recreation Centre
• Hamyln Terrace Sporting Complex
• Lake Munmorah Netball Courts

Free Pickleball Kit Hire Locations:

Thanks to a partnership between the Office of Sport, Central Coast Council and local stakeholders, there are a number of local venues where you can hire a Pickleball Kit for use at one of our free play courts.  Each Kit contains everything you need for you and your friends to experience Pickleball and includes:

• 1 net (assembled by the user – instructions provided)
• 4 paddles
• 4 balls
• How to play and net set-up instructions
• 1 wheeled bag for easy transport
• All parts of the kit fit in the wheeled bag (13kgs)

Local venues for free Pickleball Kit hire include (address and opening hours available on map)

• Old Mate’s Kitchen, Green Point
• Bateau Bay Library
• Kincumber Library
• Kariong Library