Juniors + Family

Junior Play @ The Palms

Kids love pickleball. We love kids! It’s a match made in pickleball heaven.

Fun comes first
Especially with younger juniors, we want kids to fall in love with the game before worrying about competition.

Teamwork and confidence
Our goal is to create a welcoming environment where juniors make friends, build confidence, and enjoy being active.

Skill development and athletic movement
Juniors are learning coordination, footwork, teamwork, and court awareness, not just pickleball shots.

Progression-based learning
Junior picklers can move through a pathway from their first paddle touches all the way to competitive play.

Clear development pathway
Programs build on each other so kids can grow within the system rather than jumping randomly between classes.

Kid-loving teaching staff
Junior coaches are hired specifically for their ability to work with kids, and to make learning pickleball fun!

Junior Memberships

The goal: smiling, laughing, happy kids who are having fun learning to play, or improving their game.
Does this sound like a fit for your junior? How about a Junior Membership?

Junior memberships at The Palms are only $150/year!

Juniors at The Palms have their own open play sessions, classes, clinics and camps. Check out the Junior FAQs below to learn about junior pricing and what a Junior Membership includes.

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Junior Play + Classes

Juniors are initially grouped by age, which helps friendships to grow. Players are then separated into classes by ability to ensure they are learning with others at a similar level.

Check out a sampling of our classes below. Our full roster of classes, junior leagues and junior open play sessions will be available for review this summer, before The Palms opens.

Future Pickleballers

Ages: 5-7

Goal: Connect skills to real game play.

Series: 6-week series, 1.5 hour classes

Future Pickleballers have fun with paddles and balls. Shorter sessions, foam or softer balls and smaller court set-ups ensure everyone has a good time while learning new skills. This program focuses on early athletic development through the game of pickleball. Players build basic paddle skills while developing coordination, balance, and court awareness.

Junior Play Lab

Ages: 10–17

Goal: Connect skills to real game play.

Series: 6-week series, 1.5 hour classes

The play lab is just what it sounds like: a class series for players to begin really honing their skills and developing tactical awareness while improving play consistency and court movement. This is often the stage where players decide if they want to play simply for fun, or if they have an interest in becoming more competitive.

Competitive Tournament Play

Ages: 12–17 (Skill Based)

Goal: For the junior who wants to play competitively, develop the skills to do so. This pathway is for juniors who want to train more seriously and accelerate their development. With higher intensity training and tactical development, players in this track typically train multiple times per week and participate in competitive events.

Family Programs

Does your family have a family game night? How about Family Sunday Fun-Day? Mix it up! Bring the whole crew to The Palms and spend time together on the courts.

Family Open Play

Families that play together have fun together! Come join other pickleballing families every weekend for Family Open Play. Courts are set aside for families to mix and play together. Grandparents, parents, great grandparents, aunts, uncles and Funcles, Moms, Dads, as long as you have some kiddos in tow, you are welcome to join.

Sideline Suppers - Dink + Dine

Sideline Suppers – Dink + Dine

Pizza and a movie is so 2025. Just ask your teenagers. Mix up your Family Game Night with our Sideline Suppers. Come join us for open play + supper at Mainstay Provisions at The Palms. Every weekend Mainstay whips up a family supper special, perfect for dinking + dining while you happily endure ribbing from your kids. Never fear, they do have beer (and wine – 21+).

mainstay provisions at the palms

Court Reservations

Court reservations are always family-friendly at The Palms. Adult members and junior members can reserve courts for the entire family to play together, anytime.

Reservations begin this summer

Junior FAQs

What ages are considered to be juniors?

Ages 5-17. Children under 5 have typically not yet developed the coordination required to learn to play pickleball.

Does The Palms offer a Junior Membership? What does it cost?

Yes! The Palms offers a Junior Membership for kids ages 5-17. The annual cost is $150. Juniors then pay when they play, just like adult members.

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Do Junior members receive Early Bird Perks too?

Yes, Junior members do receive Early Bird Perks, but the details are slightly different, as outlined below.

Early Bird Perks are available to juniors who join prior to 7.15.26.

As an Early Bird Junior member, enjoy one free open play session, AND a fun new Palms t-shirt!
Get to know your new pickleball peeps – Join us at two FREE members-only summer events: Pickle at the Palms Open Play Date and Super Fun Social Mixer – Magnolia Courts, June 27, 2026 AND the Sneak Peek Building Tour + Member Party! – at Pickle at the Palms in the late summer – date to be announced in July.
Opportunity to be first in line for fall reservations! Reservations for fall clinics and other programming will be available to members in July. Court reservations and open play reservations will be available to members in August, 2026. Only registered members will be able to access these early reservations.

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Does the Palms offer open play sessions for juniors only?

Yes! Junior-only open play sessions are offered during non-school hours. Junior open play sessions are 2-hours in length and cost $20 per player ($10 per hour) for members and $30 ($15 per hour) for non-members.

Can Juniors play in adult open play?

We recognize that there are juniors who play at a high level. Juniors who have been individually pre-approved by Palms staff can play in adult open play hours. Otherwise, juniors can play during junior and family open play, junior leagues and on court reservations. Juniors can also play during any junior-oriented events, clinics or classes.

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