Pickleball Noise
Some supporting documents and videos about the pickleball noise issue
1 – Pickleball is America’s fastest growing sport. These people hate it
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/11/business/pickleball-sports-noise-complaints-tennis-ctpr/index.html
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, March 11, 2023
2 – The noise from pickleball courts is driving everyone crazy
By Marianne Guenot, November 21, 2023
3 – Why is Pickleball so Noisy?
By Productive Parks, November 16, 2023
4 – Pickleball Noise Impact Assessment – PDF
By Lance Willis, PhD, Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC, July 11, 2023
5 – Sample Sound inside a family home – Pickleball Noise Relief – Video
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxHF4pFLU8qZVuj38u2jPbw
By YouTube/@robmastroianni, September 13, 2023
6 – ‘Not enough’: Residents still frustrated with pickleball noise after soundproofing – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsd430oUct4.
By NBC10 Boston, July 10, 2024
7 – Noise from pickleball can be annoying but is it torture? Neighbours say yes
https://news.northeastern.edu/2023/08/07/noise-from-pickleball-can-be-annoying-but-is-it-torture/
By Cynthia McCormick Hibbert at Northeastern Global News, August 7, 2023
8 – Why the ‘Tock’ of a pickleball is so annoying
https://www.wsj.com/science/why-the-tock-of-a-pickleball-is-so-annoying-931952a0
By Eugenia Cheng at The Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2024
9 – CNBC Sport – Pickleball is Loud
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/25/pickleball-noise-remedies-in-the-works.html
By Jessica Golden at CNBC, Sports, September 25, 2023
10 – Pickleball Is Booming. Not Everyone Is Happy About That
https://www.gq.com/story/why-everyone-hates-pickleball
By Charlie Dulik and Michael Nicholas, July 27, 2022
11 – Game On, Volume Down: Tackling the Pickleball Noise Issue
https://www.paddletek.com/blogs/news/noise-issue-pickleball
By Paddletek, May 25, 2023
12 – Why is pickleball so annoying to some Maine neighbors? – Video
https://www.pickleball.cafe/video/why-is-pickleball-so-annoying-to-some-maine-neighbors
By CBS 13 News, May 17, 2023
13 – This is why pickleball games sound so annoying
By Alexa Cimino for Daily Mail, May 18, 2024
14 – Pickleball makes too much of a racket for some Mississauga residents
https://www.insauga.com/pickleball-makes-too-much-of-a-racket-for-some-mississauga-residents/.
By Declan Finucane, September 27, 2023
15 – Great fun or Annoying Noise
https://www.wallyhood.org/2024/06/pickleball-great-fun-or-annoying-noise/#gsc.tab=0. .
By Daniel, June 28, 2024
16 – Pickleball: Is Canada’s Fastest Growing Sport also its Most Disruptive?
By Lawson Lundell LLP, August 30, 2023
17 – Noise complaints arise as pickleball grows in popularity across U.S. – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AI6uiFqbmM.
By NBC News, August 5, 2023
18 – Shattered Nerves, Sleepless Nights: Pickleball Noise Is Driving Everyone Nuts
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/sports/pickleball-noise-complaints-lawsuits.html
By Andrew Keh, The New York Times, June 30, 2023
19 – Addressing the Noise Impacts of Pickleball
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2023/06/123762-addressing-noise-impacts-pickleball
By Clement Lau, June 7, 2023
20 – Residents Volley with City Officials Over Pickleball and Recreational Noise
By Catie Cheshire at Westword, April 19, 2023
21 – Noise about pickleball rises in communities across the country
By Bob Aaron, Toronto Star, July 3, 2024
22 – Neighbours call for Halifax to deal with the ‘ruthless’ pickleball noise
By Paul Palmeter, CBC News, November 30, 2023
23 – Pickleball noise, explained – Video
By Bryce Robinson, Abby Llorico, Ruth Morton, WUSA9, March 1, 2023
24 – Pickleball noise is ‘torture,’ neighbour claims in court
https://www.thoroldtoday.ca/local-news/pickleball-noise-is-torture-neighbour-claims-in-court-5293273
By Evan Saunders, Local Journalism Initiative, April 24, 2022
25 – Pickleball noise legislation
https://www.generalcode.com/blog/pickleball-noise-legislation/.
By General Code, August 10, 2023
26 – Pickleball passion provokes noise problem for Tecumseh residents
By Bailey Shakyaver, CTV News, October 24, 2024
27 – The Pickleball noise problem
https://www.hankmillerteam.com/blog/the-pickleball-noise-problem.html
By Hank Miller, November 13, 2023
28 – How to keep a lid on pickleball noise
https://bkl.ca/features/pickleball-noise/.
By Yihan Yanglou, April 30, 2024
29 – Pickleball Noise in a Nutshell
https://twu.tennis-warehouse.com/learning_center/pickleball/paddlesound.php
By Rod Cross, University of Sydney, June 3, 2024
30 – Is Noise the biggest obstacle to growth for pickleball?
https://thepickler.com/pickleball-blog/pickleball-noise-issue/.
By Stacie Townsend, December 6, 2023
31 – Quieting the Racket: Understanding Pickleball Noise and Effective Solutions
https://ddsacoustical.com/pickleball-noise-and-sounds/.
By DDS Acoustical Specialties, September 26, 2023
32 – In a pickle: Pickleball noise complaints echo in neighborhoods – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0SxRncOShg.
By Kyle Clark, Next 9NEWS, March 30, 2023
33 – Sound from Saratoga pickleball court is maddening, neighbors say – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=eEZwrT5TXi0.
By NBC Bay Area, September 16, 2024
34 – Pickleball noise fuels frustration, legal action in Arlington | Fox 5 DC – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt5Wm4QMtAA.
By Fox 5 Washington News, December 2, 2022
35 – How loud is pickleball? – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbxc5MMdcb4.
By Washington Post, August 11, 2023
36 – Couple says pickleball keeping them from selling home – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdS5mgCGCWM.
By WCVB Channel, August 21, 2024
37- Pickleball Popularity: Investment Opportunity or Noisy Nuisance?
By Raquel Draghi November 12, 2023
38 – Massachusetts neighborhood says nearby pickleball courts cause “constant stress”
By Paul Burton, July 7, 2024
39 – Pickleball courts being removed from Burlington’s Brant Hills outdoor tennis facility
By Jeffrey Allen, August 25, 2022
40 – Hawaii Sports – Can I Sue My Neighbor For Playing Pickleball? The Noise Is Tearing Hawaii Neighborhoods Apart
By Annabelle Ink, July 17, 2024
41 – Prairie Village could lose its pickleball courts due to neighbor’s sound complaints
By Alyssa Mueller, Matt Stewart, February 7, 2024
42 – Neighbors can’t take the racket, so a Johnson County city is taking down the pickbleball nets
https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article285982121.html
By Sarah Ritter, The Kansas City Star, February 27, 2024
43 – Pickleball Noise Propagation
https://pickleballscience.org/pickleball-noise-propagation/
By Pickleball Science, July 8, 2023
44 – ‘Shrill’ noise from Chilliwack pickleball courts forces neighbour to leave city for the summer
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/chilliwack-pickleball-noise-1.6842432
By CBC News, May 13, 2023
45 – Surprising legal issues could shut down America’s pickleball craze
https://studyfinds.org/legal-issues-pickleball/
By Chris Malore, May 17, 2024
46 – A letter to a Mayor and Council Members – PDF
By Zara and Dennis Muren, Town of Ross
47 – What’s All The Racket?’ Neighbors and Pickleball Players Face Off Over Noise
By Kimberly C. Moore, September 1, 2023
48 – Pickleball ‘dill-ema’ being sorted out in Grand Bend
https://sarnianewstoday.ca/sarnia/news/2023/10/23/pickleball-dill-ema-being-sorted-out-in-grand-bend
By Melanie Irwin, October 23, 2023
49 – Police responded to North Saanich pickleball courts for COVID-19 complaint
By Wolf Depner, April 8, 2021
50 – Lawsuit: Lone Tree pickleball courts causing ‘unbearable conditions’
https://kdvr.com/news/local/lawsuit-lone-tree-pickleball-courts-causing-unbearable-conditions/
By Heather Willard, June 28, 2024
51 – First Website Launched to Help Combat New Health Threat: Unwanted Pickleball Noise
By Robert and Nalini Lasiewicz Foundation, WFMZ News, January 7, 2025
52 – The Noise Challenge in Pickleball – A Unique Approach
https://www.pickleballengland.org/the-noise-challenge-in-pickleball-a-unique-solution/.
By Pickleball England, January 29. 2025
53 – What Unique Challenges Does Pickleball Noise Present?
https://www.lmc.org/news-publications/magazine/may-june-2025/ask-lmc-may-2025/.
By Minnesota Cities Magazine, May 5, 2025
54 – Pickleball courts in a legal pickle over the associated noise
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-pickleball-courts-legal-pickle-noise.html#google_vignette
By Acoustical Society of America, May 17, 2024
55 – Ottawa – What We Learned Report Outdoor Tennis and Pickleball Strategy
https://engage.ottawa.ca/39417/widgets/187820/documents/136280
By The City of Ottawa, December 2023
56 – Pickleball Noise Fundamentals
https://pickleballscience.org/acoustic-fundamentals/
By Pickleball Science, January 14, 2023
57 – ‘Pickleball noise creates a human health risk,’ study says
https://sachub.net/2020/10/12/pickleball-noise-creates-a-human-health-risk-study-says/.
By the Sun Port Charlotte, Daniel Sutphin, Updated July 17, 2020
58 – Pickleball Doesn’t Have A Noise Issue: It Has a Planning Problem
https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/pickleball-noise-zoning-municipal-planning/
By Thomas Shields, December 1, 2023
59 – Pickleball Noise Complaints: Legal Options and Solutions
https://legalclarity.org/pickleball-noise-complaints-legal-options-and-solutions/#google_vignette..
By Legal Clarity Team, February 8, 2025
60 – Pickleball noise level exceeds ordinance; country club remains unable to play – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxbufEeedzo.
By Fox 2 St. Louis, October 16, 2023
61 – Pickleball Noise and Real Estate – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9h_P2pKpBQ.
By Estrela Sun Design, March 15, 2025
62 – Does pickleball noise constitute an ‘auditory assault’? These Boise homeowners say yes
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article299670104.html
By Sarah Cutler, February 10, 2025
63 – It’s Time To Admit We Have a Problem Pickleballers
https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/its-time-to-admit-we-have-a-problem-pickleballers/
By Jason Flamm, July 23, 2024
64 – Understanding The Pickleball Problem – The Rise Of Noise Complaints
By Pickleball Prodigy, March 10, 2025
65 – Residents Fear Noise from Pickleball Courts Planned Behind Homes
https://winterparkvoice.com/residents-fear-noise-from-pickleball-courts-planned-behind-homes/.
By Charles Maxwell, March 28, 2025
66 – Is Pickeball Noise Ruining Your Quiet Neighborhood?
By Elizabeth Kiefer, October 16, 2024
67 – Noise study results related to proposed pickleball court shared with abutters
By Carol Britton Meyer, February 28, 2025
68 – Stop Making Such a Racket
https://www.peoplenewspapers.com/2025/02/10/stop-making-such-a-racket/
By Sarah Hodges of People Newspapers, February 10, 2025
69 – Environmental and Noise Impact Report Regarding 12 Pickleball Courts – Tucker Recreation Center, Tucker, Georgia
https://roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Tucker-Report-Final-5.pdf
By Charles E Leahy, Pickleball Noise Consultant and Researcher, April 6, 2025
70 – Homeowners’ Growing Ire: Pickleball
https://www.nar.realtor/magazine/real-estate-news/homeowners-growing-ire-pickleball
By Residential Real Estate of Realtor Magazine Media, March 13, 2022
71 – Pickleball Noise Continues To Divide Greenbriar CC & Neighbors
By Colin Suchland, April 14, 2025
72 – North Saanich pickleball saga faces February court date
By Harry Corro, of Saanich News, December 31, 2024
73 – Pickleballers face off with residents over noise in Metro Vancouver
By Susan Lazaruk of Vancouver Sun, February 2, 2022
74 – Pickleball Noise ‘it’s real’
https://www.jotresearch.com/pickleball-noise-its-real/.
By Eliza Woods, R&D FYA, December 17, 2024
75 – Kingston allocates $145K for pickleball noise study, court improvements
By Roger Rosenbaum, March 6, 2025
76 – Nantucket Considering Island-Wide Ban On Pickleball Courts
https://nantucketcurrent.com/news/nantucket-considering-island-wide-ban-on-pickleball-courts
By Jason Graziadei, January 16, 2025
77 – Florida House votes to stop pickleball courts from being built in state parks
https://thekitchenpickle.com/blogs/news/florida-state-parks-pickleball-courts-banned-2025
By Alex Lantz, April 18, 2025
78 – Noise Control Design Strategies for Indoor Pickleball Courts
By Ian Bonsma, April 21, 2025
79 – Why Has Pickleball Become a Controversial Sport? Pickleball Noise Complaints Need to be Taken Seriously
https://50plus-today.com/pickleball-noise/
By Leslie Farin and Ellen Blake, June 29, 2022
80 – Tucker pickleball project paused after going ‘off the rails’
https://www.wabe.org/tucker-pickleball-project-paused-after-going-off-the-rails/
By Dan Whisenhut and Sara Amis contributed to the story, April 18, 2025
81 – Community Planning and Economic Development Standing Committee – Addressing Castle Hill Pickleball Court Noise – PDF
By Cathie O’Toole, Chief Administrative Officer, September 20, 2024
82 – Wellesley’s in a pickle as neighbors complain of noise created by pickleball games – Video
By WBZ-TV’s Laura Haefeli reports, March 3, 2023
83 – Condo Owners Sue Bay Club Over Pickleball Noise at Embarcadero Courts
By Crenshaw Pickleball Club, December 12, 2024
84 – Noise while playing pickleball is becoming a big problem
https://sports24h.net/noise-while-playing-pickleball-is-becoming-a-big-problem/
By Admin of Sports 24H, March 13, 2025
85 – Reston Association board defers decision on addition of pickleball at Barton Hill
By Fatimah Waseem, December 19, 2023
86 – Las Vegas neighborhood fights to stop Pickleball court construction – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po7V6601eQI
By News 3 Las Vegas
87 –The Burlington pickleball problem is ‘one wrong choice after the next’
By Roland Cilliers, Burlington Post, October 8, 2022
88 – Pickleball opponents seek noise relief – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOhm6Ts9bMg
By Chronicle 5 WCVB, July 9, 2024
89 – Pickleball battle brewing in Encinitas
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/pickleball-battle-brewing-in-encinitas/3732783/
By 7 San Diego News, January 23, 2025
90 – Montecito Elite Battle It Out Over Pickleball Noise
https://www.independent.com/2021/06/29/montecito-elite-battle-it-out-in-court/
By Lily Mae Lazarus, June 29, 2021
91 – SLNCR addresses pickleball noise at the Club Management Association of America (CMAA) World Conference 2025
https://www.slncr.com/post/pickleballnoiseatcountryclubs
By Eliot Arnold, February 14, 2025
92 -Neighbor complaints lead to elimination of pickleball at Annandale courts
By Angela Woolsey, May 7, 2024
93 – Pickleball noise controversy goes before California city leaders
https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/19/pickleball-noise-controversy-goes-before-city-leaders/.
By Monterey Herald, The Mercury News, September 19, 2019
94 – Hingham Pickleball Courts Proposal Sparks Heated Debate Over Noise and Traffic Concerns!
By Kapil Saini, February 13, 2025
95 – Acute stress effects of impulsive noise during mental work
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272494422000640
By L.McCunn, June 2022
96 – Noisy play: Georgia neighbors are asking cities to rethink pickleball courts – Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C697p_NS9B4.
By 11Alive, April 30, 2025
97 – Weekend Reads | Pickleball Noise Pollution and the Science Behind It
By Kevin Schofield, South Seattle Emerald News, July 20, 2024
98 – Pickleball Boom Puts City In A Pickle With Players and Neighbors
By Pam Kessler, November 3, 2022
99 – Pickleball Noise and Health
By Romito Research, Kathleen Romito, M.D., May 2025
100 – EXCLUSIVE: More residents are threatening legal action because of pickleball noise
By Matt Blitz, November 30, 2022