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Originally Posted by rhood
Read this morning that The Villages uses 5000 dozen pickleballs in a year.
60,000 balls. How is that possible? Cost is $24 and change per dozen.
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There are something in the neighborhood of 240 courts in TV (the number obviously rising with every new recreation center they finish.)
60,000 balls divided by 240 courts = 250 balls per court, per year. 250 balls/year divided by 52 weeks/year = slightly less than 5 balls, per court, per week.
During the busy season, many courts are "standing room only" from 8AM until noon, with constant play on all of those courts during that time, and busy play for many more hours of the day as well.
Lots of courts, lots of play, lots of balls.
If you are unfamiliar with the game, you may not realize that pickleballs break down, or simply break, with play.