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Where to play pickleball in Delaware, indoors and outdoors

Ron Pinsky has been coaching racket sports for nearly four decades. He said what has made pickleball sticky in recent years is simple: it's easy to pick up. "It's way easier to learn than any other racket sport," said Pinsky, the director of pickleball at Dill Dinkers, a new indoor pickleball facility in Newport. "With pickleball, you just see smiles and people laughing and high-fiving. It's more fun, it's a lot quicker and it's very social. It's also a great workout." A number of private pickleball facilities have popped up across Delaware, seeking to meet the growing demand for year-round pickleball, including Dill Dinkers in Newport, Bounce Pickleball on the Wilmington Riverfront and facilities slated to open later this year in the former College Square shopping center in Newark and the Brandywine Town Center in Brandywine Hundred. But finding a place to dink and dunk the hard-plastic ball can be as easy as taking a short trip to the tennis courts of a local park. In fact, many parks are adding pickleball-specific courts that are smaller and have different lines. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or an eager newcomer here is a list of places to play pickleball indoors and outdoors in Delaware. Some locations require advance sign-up and a membership or daily-use fee. More information on each location is available at the links provided. New Castle County indoors: Bounce Pickleball, 510 Justison St., Wilmington D-Fit, 4905 Mermaid Blvd., Pike Creek Delcastle Tennis Center, 710 McKennans Church Rd., Milltown Dill Dinkers, 500 Water St., Newport Hockessin Recreation Center, 7259 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin Siegel JCC Delaware, 101 Garden of Eden Rd., Talleyville New Castle County outdoors: Bechtel Park, 1031 Naamans Road, Brandywine Hundred Deacons Walk Park, 9 Ware Road, Pike Creek Delcastle Tennis Center, 710 McKennans Church Road, Milltown The Edge 18, 1 E. Whittington Way, Middletown Glasgow Park, 2275 Pulaski Highway, Glasgow Greenbank Park, 250 Greenbank Road, Prices Corner Siegel JCC Delaware, 101 Garden of Eden Road, Talleyville Southern Park, 1275 Shallcross Lake Road, Middletown Townsend Municipal Park, 0 Edgar Road, Townsend Southern Delaware indoors: Dave Marshall Tennis & Pickleball, 18464 Plantations Blvd., Lewes Dover Indoor Tennis, 633 Persimmon Tree Lane, Dover Factory Sports Complex Frankford, 34545 Dupont Blvd., Unit 6, Building F, Frankford Factory Sports Complex Lewes, 17543 Nassau Commons Blvd., Lewes Kent County Recreation Center, 1683 New Burton Road, Dover Sports at the Beach, 22518 Lewes Georgetown Highway, Georgetown Southern Delaware outdoors: Courtside Pickleball & Tennis Club, 2117 Kenton Road, Dover Dave Marshall Tennis & Pickleball, 18464 Plantations Blvd., Lewes Evans Park, 32517 Dukes Drive, Millville John M. Clayton Elementary School, 252 Clayton Ave., Frankford Lewes Canalfront Park, 211 Front St., Lewes Memorial Park, 1 S. Washington St., Milford Rehoboth Elementary School, 500 Stockley St., Rehoboth Beach Sandhill Fields, 20330 Sandhill Road, Georgetown Age-restricted: Fraim Center for Active Adults, 669 S. Union St., Wilmington Mid-County Center, 1st Regiment Road, Milltown Locations opening soon: Ace Pickleball Club, 3300 Brandywine Parkway, Brandywine Hundred The Picklr, 301 College Square, Newark Brandon Holveck reports on high school sports for The News Journal. Contact him at bholveck@ This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Places to play pickleball in Delaware, indoors and outdoors