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Buy an Ace Pickleball Club Franchise

Ace Pickleball Club is a premium indoor pickleball franchise built around climate-controlled facilities with 8 to 16 cushioned courts. The brand sells an all-inclusive membership that gives players unlimited access to open play, clinics, leagues, tournaments and social events, with no court reservations required. Clubs serve all ages and skill levels and are designed as year-round community hubs.

The business runs on recurring membership dues rather than one-off court rentals. Courts include on-court technology for instant replay and live streaming, and programming ranges from daily drop-in play to coached clinics and glow-in-the-dark social nights. Founded in 2022 and franchising since 2023, Ace operates from a corporate base in Port Charlotte, Florida.

Co-founders Jay Diederich (CEO) and Joe Sexton (President) came from location-based entertainment, with prior roles at brands including Sky Zone and Mathnasium, and have built management, construction and digital-advertising companies around the club brand. As of 2026 the franchisor has paused new franchise sales to expand corporate-owned clubs, with plans to resume awarding franchises in 2027.

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Why buy an Ace Pickleball Club Franchise?

Pickleball’s rapid rise has made well-run indoor clubs a sought-after category, and Ace pairs that demand with a recurring-membership model that can smooth revenue across the year. The all-inclusive, no-reservation format is built to encourage member loyalty and frequent visits, while climate-controlled courts remove the weather constraints that limit outdoor play.

To buy an Ace Pickleball Club franchise is to take on a facility-based recreation business with structured operating systems, field-operations support and a corporate team experienced in location-based entertainment. With the franchisor pausing new franchise sales through 2026 and not expected to reopen them until 2027, acquiring an existing club is currently one of the few routes into the system, and it comes with an operating membership base and an established location rather than a buildout.

Ace Pickleball Club Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      2022

    • Franchising Since

      2023

    • New Startup Cost

      $817,750 – $2,404,850

    • Avg. Resale Price

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  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $60,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $30,000

      per Franchise Agreement (MUDA $25,000/undeveloped unit)

    • Royalty Fee

      7%

      of Gross Sales

    • Marketing Fee

      1%

      of Gross Sales

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      11

    • New Units Opened *

      9

    • Units Transferred *

      0

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      Not Disclosed

    * Based on 2024 data reported in the 2025 FDD

Ace Pickleball Club – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Ace provides incoming franchisees with 28 to 32.5 hours of classroom and HQ-based training plus 40 hours of on-the-job training in club operations and system execution. Ongoing support covers field operations, a franchisee intranet, newsletters and marketing tools including ad templates, SEO, social media and a member loyalty app, and the franchisor has been building out its field-operations team to support existing clubs. Buyers of an existing Ace club should confirm what transfer training and intranet and loyalty-app access carry over to incoming owners and staff.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The model suits hands-on local operators or investor-operators comfortable running a facility-based membership business rather than a service or retail unit. Day-to-day focus is on managing staff, scheduling courts and programming, coordinating clinics, leagues and events, maintaining equipment and driving membership growth and retention. No pickleball or prior industry experience is required, but the brand favours community-minded leaders who follow systems and prioritise the member experience; multi-unit recreation and fitness operators have been a natural fit.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    As an early-stage but fast-expanding concept, Ace Pickleball Club has drawn industry attention rather than formal franchise rankings to date. It has been featured in Entrepreneur's franchise directory and covered by trade outlets including FranchiseWire, and its early growth announcements were reported via PR Newswire. The brand's credibility rests largely on its corporate team's experience in location-based entertainment. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific club's local reputation, member reviews and community standing.

  4. Industry / Market

    Pickleball has been the United States' fastest-growing sport for several years running. The SFIA's 2026 report counted 24.3 million American players in 2025, up about 23% year over year and more than 170% over three years. Demand spans young professionals to active retirees, and indoor, climate-controlled clubs capture year-round play in regions where weather limits outdoor courts. For resale buyers, that growth supports membership demand, though local court supply and competition increasingly shape a specific club's performance.

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