Pickleball Club Membership
The 2025 membership fee with the Barrie Pickleball Club is $55 for adults. Junior (under 18 years) membership is $20.
As a Pickleball Ontario-affiliated club, junior and adult memberships require Pickleball Ontario ($10) and Pickleball Canada ($10) memberships.
Your 2025 membership is valid until December 31st and allows you to register for outdoor and indoor programming starting in the fall of 2025.
Your membership fees pay the outdoor court rental costs, which the Club must pay to the City of Barrie to reserve the courts. These fees have increased by 500% since 2023.
As a result, summer programming will be event-based, similar to indoor winter programming with a nominal cost.
We hope to have a tentative summer schedule available in early February.
Membership fee also covers the cost of club supplies such as first aid kits, ice packs, whiteboards, markers, etc. The Club has also started a reserve fund to purchase windscreens for the new 8-court facility at Painswick Park.
[Note: Pickleball Canada charges a processing fee at check out, calculated at 4.9% + $.50.]
Who We Are
Barrie Pickleball Club is a not-for-profit group incorporated on June 14, 2021.
We are passionate and dedicated pickleball players advocating for the needs of pickleball players in our community. Before formalizing, our advocacy resulted in adding a pickleball court on the Sandringham Park tennis court and subsequent construction of the original Painswick Park and Redpath Park dedicated pickleball courts.
Highlights in 2021 included receiving a $25,000 New Horizons for Seniors Grant, which the Club turned over to the City of Barrie. The grant funds were used to construct two additional dedicated courts at Painswick Park and purchase court equipment for the Club. Our advocacy and determination to expand places to play also resulted in four dual-purpose courts at Greenfield Park.
In the fall of 2022, construction of 4 dedicated courts at Eastview Park was completed.
In 2022, the City Council approved a Staff Report recommending constructing an 8-court tournament facility at Painswick Park. Construction on those courts was completed in the fall of 2023. Six new courts are built to competitive play specifications, and two are built to elite/wheelchair-size specifications. We believe the two elite/wheelchair-size courts will be the first outdoor courts in Ontario.
The Club plays indoors at several public and catholic schools in Barrie throughout the fall/winter months.
Currently, the Barrie Pickleball Club consists of the following directors and founding members:
Gil Metcalfe, Kim Porter, Tamara Crawford, Wendy Burke, and Michael Agema.
Barrie Pickleball Club Mission
- Promote the game of Pickleball as a social, intellectually stimulating, fun and healthy physical activity for players of all ages
- Acquire and develop more facilities, times and places to play
- Create opportunities for skills and player development by offering relevant and diverse programming
Pickleplex Social Club Partnership
The Barrie Pickleball Club is thrilled to partner with Pickleplex to provide level-specific play Monday to Friday during off-peak morning hours. This collaboration seeks to expand programming and position Pickleplex as a premier facility. Together, we’re committed to delivering outstanding pickleball experiences for the community.
Please note that pre-registration and a Barrie Pickleball Club membership are required.
Lessons/Learn to Play
Some current opportunities are listed on the events calendar below for Learn to Play and Advanced Beginner sessions.
If you are interested in learn-to-play classes, drill sessions, clinics, private, semi-private or small group lessons, contact the club at lessons@barriepickleballclub.ca. Please be patient, as we have a large volume of inquiries.Indoor Play/Clinics & Lessons
Where to Play
During the summer months, please see the attached schedule for outdoor programming. Club play will take place at Painswick Park from 6 pm to 10 pm. Please see the posted schedule for information on courts which are permitted by the club. Courts A, B, K and L are always for community members to play on WITHOUT a club membership.
We are thrilled to offer a wide range of evening indoor play options at several local schools in the fall, winter, and spring, catering to a variety of levels.
Also, during the fall/winter, the City of Barrie offers drop-in pickleball at both the East Bayfield and Peggy Hill Recreation Centers. Please check the City of Barrie drop-in schedule for details.
Sponsors
