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Stu Upson

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Warriors! This hour we've got a very special guest calling. He's a pickleball player and someone who the Doc is very excited to have on the show. We're still taking your calls, and of course the Doc has to talk about his week in surgery as well as food! Tune in now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warriors! This hour we've got a very special guest calling. He's a pickleball player and someone who the Doc is very excited to have on the show. We're still taking your calls, and of course the Doc has to talk about his week in surgery as well as food! Tune in now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

6/11 HR 2: Stu Upson

Stu Upson, CEO of USA Pickleball joins Jake, and Andy to talk about the explosion of Pickleball across the country and world. We dink it up for a conversation about how to grow a sport from the ground up! For a limited time during 2022, use the code “LIFO” for 15% off one-time packs on sujajuice.com.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifeinthefrontoffice/message

Stu Upson, CEO of USA Pickleball joins Jake, and Andy to talk about the explosion of Pickleball across the country and world. We dink it up for a conversation about how to grow a sport from the ground up! For a limited time during 2022, use the code “LIFO” for 15% off one-time packs on <a href="http://sujajuice.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sujajuice.com</a>. --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifeinthefrontoffice/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lifeinthefrontoffice/message</a>

The Game that keeps growing...Pickleball...with Stu Upson, CEO of USA Pickleball

The Sports and Fitness Industry Association has made it official in its latest trends report: pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the country. Over the past two years, participation is up 39 percent, including an increase of more than 20 percent from 2019 to 2020 when the pandemic helped drive the sport’s appeal. Leading the charge on the sport’s growth is USA Pickleball, which boasts 50,000 members and a robust events series that is also gaining momentum. Stu Upson, a veteran of the sports-events industry has been CEO since December 2020 and is leading the organization into the future with new sponsorship deals, broadcast deals for its largest events and a steady hand as the sport navigates questions of a gap in venues and a rapid rise of manufacturers and others wanting in on the action. In addition, professional leagues are sprouting, including some that are inking impressive hosting deals in some of the largest sports venues in the country. In this conversation with SportsTravel Executive Editor and Publisher Jason Gewirtz, Upson discusses what has accounted for the sport’s growth in popularity, when venues will catch up with demand, what the event landscape looks like and what the biggest threats may be to the continued power of pickleball to gain new followers and fans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

<a href="https://www.sfia.org/press/1170_PRESS-RELEASE%3A-SFIA%92s-Topline-Report-Shows-Americans%92-Inactivity-Rate-Declining-Sport" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Sports and Fitness Industry Association</a> has made it official in its latest trends report: pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the country. Over the past two years, participation is up 39 percent, including an increase of more than 20 percent from 2019 to 2020 when the pandemic helped drive the sport’s appeal. Leading the charge on the sport’s growth is <a href="https://usapickleball.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">USA Pickleball</a>, which boasts 50,000 members and a robust events series that is also gaining momentum. Stu Upson, a veteran of the sports-events industry has been CEO since December 2020 and is leading the organization into the future with new sponsorship deals, broadcast deals for its largest events and a steady hand as the sport navigates questions of a gap in venues and a rapid rise of manufacturers and others wanting in on the action. In addition, professional leagues are sprouting, including <a href="https://www.sportstravelmagazine.com/app-tour-announces-three-year-agreement-to-host-event-at-usta-billie-jean-king-national-tennis-center/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">some that are inking impressive hosting deals</a> in some of the largest sports venues in the country. In this conversation with SportsTravel Executive Editor and Publisher Jason Gewirtz, Upson discusses what has accounted for the sport’s growth in popularity, when venues will catch up with demand, what the event landscape looks like and what the biggest threats may be to the continued power of pickleball to gain new followers and fans.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Pickleball Power: Stu Upson of USA Pickleball on the Sport’s Growth, Events and Venues

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