Indoorseason 2024/2025: almost every day of the week!
The indoor season runs from 3 September 2024 till the end of June at different locations in Amsterdam. You can always drop by and try it, at all our spots you can borrow paddles. You don’t have to sign up! First time is for free, we hope to see you somewhere on a court. You can join with or without a partner and it doesn’t matter if you are a beginner or more experienced. Everybody plays with everybody, we change partners all the time (social play). For people who want to take their first pickleball steps there is a special beginner session Saturday morning where two hosts are available to welcome you, but you can can also drop by at one of our regular sessions. Come and discover this fun new sport!
If you like to keep on playing pickleball, you can decide whether you want to buy separate passes, a ticketstrip or season pass. You can pay cash or by payment request afterwards. Our ticketstrips can be used at all our locations, also it is possible to buy a membership (season pass) per location. At the open plays you pay cash.
Note: please bring clean sportshoes, dedicated for indoor use only, no black soles.
Why no use of outdoor sport shoes? To protect indoor floors. As a guideline: sport shoes for indoor volleyball, tennis or handball are great and non marking (the soles do not leave marks on the floor). Some of them you recognize by a little circle on the sole. Running shoes (with partly black soles) are designed to use outdoors and therefore not allowed. They can leave black stains and marks on indoor floors.
- Saturday morning there is a Newbie hour in Het 4e Gymnasium (10.30 – 12.00 AM) where two hosts are available to help you with the rules and tactics of the game. First time for free!
- The only location not suitable to start playing pickleball for the first time is on Monday Pieter Nieuwlandstraat 3 in De Dapperschool (Play at your own level). Maximum of 14 participants per session.
- For more info about every location (what kind of location, address, public transport) please scroll down!
Any questions?
You can send us an email: amsterdam@pickleballholland.nl. Also you can be added to one of our Whatsapp groups, a general one plus one for each location. And.. check our socials FB and Insta
Tournament and training
- Saturday 5 October: Amsterdam Open 2024, international tournament in sport hall de Pijp, for all levels, on 12 courts.
- Sunday 22 December: End-of-the-year Pickleball festival in sport hall de Pijp. Dinner afterwards in community center round the corner.
- Saturday 1 Februari: Amsterdam Club Championship in sport hall de Pijp, 1 – 8 pm.
- Saturday 19 April: Potluck Pickleball Party Het 4e Gymnasium 6 -10 pm, with last hour Glow in the dark, free entree (a little donation always welcome!)
- Sunday 22 June: End-of-the-season Pickleball tourney in sport hall de Pijp. You play with different partners, dinner afterwards in community center round the corner
From 15th of February a new training serie starts
Saturday 15th of February we start again with two training sessions in Het 4e Gymnasium: 12.30 -14.00 and 14.30 – 16.00 hour. With the help of You Tube clips several drills, techniques and tactics will be explored. You can sign up for every training session separately and choose the topics that are interesting for you. Costs € 7,50, if you keep on playing afterwards, it is € 10 in total. You can sign up in advance, here the form.
Saturday in sport hall Het 4e Gymnasium
This modern built high school hosts on level three a gymnasium with nice floor, windows and woodwork. There is a special sports entrance, just walk around the building and you will find it. We have three to six courts to play on. In the morning there is a Newbie Hour, a session especcially for beginners and kids who want to play in a quite environment. In the afternoon social play (and training session). Gear is available. We play till 19 April due to exams in May/June.
- 7 September 2023 – 19 April 2024
- 10.30 – 12.00 am Newbie Hour
- 4.00 – 6.00 uur pm
- 15 Feb – 19 April: 2.30 – 4 pm training, sign up in advance (€ 7,50 per session)
- No play in 2024: 5/10, 2/11, 28/12, 2025: 4/1, 1/2, 22/2
- Costs:
- season pass € 125, membership included and insurance (payment in terms is possible)
- 5-ticketstrip € 30
- 10-ticketstrip € 60
- seaparate pass € 6,50
- Address:
Het 4e Gymnasium (West, Houthaven)
Archangelweg 4- Take bus 48 Koivistokade to Amsterdam CS (stop Archangelkade)
- There is also a ferry from Amsterdam Noord to Houthaven (Tasmanstraat)
Sunday in sports hall De Pijp
Our most beautiful sports facility is located in de Pijp, recently renovated equipped with a nice new floor. Passing the desk, it is the hall on the right side. Since 2013 we play there on Sunday afternoon and we have 6 courts at our disposal. The group exists of ~30 players, the level varies from 2.5 to 4.0, young (>12 years) and old are present. Besides locals we are very happy that also many international guests join us!
It is social play. Paddles, nets and balls are provided.
- 8 September 2024 – 29 June 2025
- 4.30 – 6.30 pm
- No play in 2024: 24/11, 29/12, 2025: 5/1, 6/4, 20/4, 8/6
- Costs:
- season pass € 150, membership included and insurance (payment in terms is possible)
- 5-ticketstrip € 30
- 10-ticketstrip € 60
- seaparate pass € 6,50
- Address:
Sporthal De Pijp (South)
Lizzy Ansinghstraat 88 - Take metro 52 from Amsterdam Central and Amsterdam Zuid (stop De Pijp).
- Take bus 15 vanaf Amsterdam Amstel and Amsterdam Sloterdijk (stop Scheldestraat)
Monday Gym Pieter Nieuwlandstraat 3
Play at your own level
At the top floor of primary school De Dapperschool there is a roomy gym with 3 courts. To find the sport entrance you need to pass the big playground. This session is especially interesting for players who want to play at their own level. Paddles are available. Based on the turn out courts will be assigned to a certain level. There is an whatsapp group with poll to divide the courts. Do you want to join? Send an email beforehand to amsterdam@pickleballholland.nl to be added. Maximum of 14 players per session. This location is not suitable for players who start playing pickleball for the first time.
- 16 September – juni 2025
- 8.30 – 10.30 hr pm (be there in time, entrance door will be closed)
- No play in 2024: 28/10, 23/12, 30/12, 2025: 17/2, 21/4, 28/4, 5/5, 9/6.
- Costs:
- 5-ticketstrip € 30
- 10-ticketstrip € 60
- separate pass € 6,50
- Address:
De Dapperschool (East)
Pieter Nieuwlandstraat 3- Take tram 19 from Station Sloterdijk to Diemen (stop 1e Van Swindenstraat) – deviation!
- Take tram 14 from Central Station to Flevopark (stop 1e Van Swindenstraat)
- Take tram 1 from Station Muiderpoort to Matterhorn / Badhoevedorp (stop Linneausstraat)
- Take tram 3 from Flevopark to Frederik Hendrik Plantsoen (stop Linneausstraat)
- Bus 37 station Noord to Amstel (stop Dapperstraat)
Tuesday in gym De Borgerstraat 109
Last year we started playing in this very local community school in the Kinkerbuurt. The entrance is next to a ping pong table on the corner of the street by the park. About 16 persons play for two hours at three courts maximum. All levels are present, everyone is welcome. Paddles and balls available. We change partners all the time. Join us to check it out!
- 3 September 2024 – June 2025
- 8.30 – 10.30 hr pm
- No play in 2024: 29/10, 24/12, 31/12, 2025: 18/2, 25/3, 29/4
- Costs:
- season pass € 150, membership and insurance included (payment in terms is possible)
- 5-ticketstrip € 30
- 10-ticketstrip € 60
- separate pass € 6,50
- Address:
Community School De Kinkerbuurt (Old-West)
Borgerstraat 109- Take tram 17 from Centraal Station to Osdorp (stop Nicolaas Beetsstraat)
- Take tram 7 Azartplein to Sloterpark (stop Nicolaas Beetsstraat)
Tuesday open play in Wethouder Verheyhal (55+)
At this location there is a specific moment for 55+, organized by the county, part of an open play. Every Tuesday 4.30 – 5.30 hr pm pickleball will be played at the top floor of the Wethouder Verheijhal on 3-6 courts! Do you want to start exercising (again) and you like a racket sport? This is a good place to start. Paddles, balls and nets are provided. About 10-16 persons join every week in a very friendly and kind atmosphere.
- 10 September 2024 – summer
- 4.30 – 5.30 hr pm
- Costs € 2 (CASH)
- Address:
Wethouder Verheijhal (East)
Polderweg 300- Take tram 19 from Station Sloterdijk to Diemen (stop Oostpoort)
- Take tram 1 and 3 (stop Linnaeusstraat)
Thursday gym Laan van Spartaan
Do want to play during the day? That is possible in a very purple gym on the border of Amsterdam West and New-West. Public transport is nearby. There are 3 courts available, we change partners all the time. Paddles, nets and balls are provided. Already quite a few people have found their way to this location. We start with two hours play time, depending on the turn out we cut back to one and an half hours. So join us to check out this new location! A group of 6 – 10 persons join regularly.
Also a nice venue when you want to try this new sport.
- 5 September – June
- 2.30 – 4.30 pm
- No play in 2024: 26/12, 2025: 2/1, 29/5
- Costs:
- season pass € 150, membership and insurance included (payment in terms is possible)
- 5-ticketstrip € 30
- 10-ticketstrip € 60
- separate pass € 6,50
- Address:
Sporthal Laan van Spartaan (West/New-West)
Rinus Michelslaan 26- Take subway 50 and 51 (stop Jan van Galenstraat)
- Take tram 13 from Centraal Station / Geuzenveld (stop Jan Tooropstraat)
Thursday open play sport hall De Pijp
On Thursday there is open play, no membership is required. You can do sports together like badminton, volleybal, tabletennis and of course pickleball! There will be 2 up to 3 pickleball courts available (paddles, balls included).
Btw, from 7 – 8 pm there is an hour of fitness training by a professional trainer.
This evening is hosted by Combiwel.
- 19 September 2024 – 26 June 2025
- 20.00 – 22.00 uur
- No play in 2024: 5/12, 26/12, in 2025: 4/1, 29/5
- € 5 cash
- Address:
Sporthal De Pijp (Zuid)
Lizzy Ansinghstraat 88- Take underground 52 from Amsterdam Central and Amsterdam South (stop De Pijp).
- Take bus 15 from Amsterdam Amstel and Amsterdam Sloterdijk (stop Scheldestraat).
Friday gym Weesperzijde 57
The elementary school de Pinksterbloem is located close by the river the Amstel. It is a new location, a gym with 3 courts (and a good floor). We start with one and half hour, but when sufficient attendance we scale up to 2 hours. A nice end of the work week or let the weekend begin.. Gear like paddles, balls and nets present.
Come and discover this new sport your self!
- 3 September 2024 – June 2025
- No play in 2024: 25/10, 1/11, 20/12, 27/12, 2025: 3/1, 14/2, 21/2, 25/4, 2/5
- 8.30 – 10.30 hr pm
- Costs:
- 5-ticketstrip € 30
- 10-ticketstrip € 60
- separate pass € 6,50
- Address:
Primary school De Pinksterbloem (East)
Weesperzijde 57- Metro 51, 53, 54: Stop Wibautstraat at 4 minutes walk
- Tram 3: Stop Van Woustraat at 10 minutes walk
Confidential counsellor
Pickleball Amsterdam is a small organisation, very much in build up. Often it goes well, but sometimes something rubs the wrong way, causes tension on the court or over general cours of affairs: you can turn to that specific host of the session, to a board member (Jiske of Pim), however it could be comforting to involve an independent party. This is called a confidential counsellor. He or she has an independent position and can intervene or mediate. If there is a conflict or you experience inappropriate behaviour, please contact Martijn Leeuwenhart (Dutch speaking) or Joe Lee (English speaking). They help to secure social safety within Pickleball Amsterdam.
Finances
All the revenues from season passes, ticket strips and separate passes are used for the growth of pickleball in Amsterdam. The foundation Pickleball Amsterdam (former name Amsterdam Pickleball Players) is solely run by volunteers. With the revenues the rent of locations is paid, materials are bought and several pickleball tournaments are organized.
Payments can be made in cash at the differents locations, by app request afterwards or you can transfer it yourself. It is always possible to pay in terms.
Amsterdam Pickleball Players
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Stating: Season pass or ticketstrip, day, season 2024-2025
Thank you very much!
