Our partner club

Brick House keeps the court open.

Brick House Pickleball in Lake Forest is where Chicago Pickleball: Wheelie Big Dills trains.

The blue courts at Brick House Pickleball, court numbers stencilled on the wall

Brick House Pickleball

Any hour of any day. The lights are on.

24/7/365

Renovated.
Under new ownership.
Coaching.
A weekly wheelchair pickleball night where our very own Pete Petersen coaches.

On October 25, 2026, Brick House reopened. Open courts, made new.

Brick House and Adapt To Life

Six medals. Trained here.

Chicago Pickleball: Wheelie Big Dills trains at Brick House all four seasons.

  • Juan smiling, rolling past the Brick House court barrier with a paddle
    Juan Ortiz, our first ambassador. Gold in singles.
  • Three wheelchair athletes at the net under the Brick House banner
    Between points, under the Brick House banner.
  • Brian reaching for an overhead
    Brian Liss, US Open silver and bronze.
  • Bob in a Brick House Lake Forest shirt, ball in hand
    Bob Swanson, gold in doubles at Monster Smash.
  • 2GoldSingles, doubles
  • 2SilverDoubles
  • 2BronzeSingles, doubles

Monster Smash, Cincinnati, October 2026.

Next: a season on the road to the US Open.

See the road

Filmed at Brick House

Juan Ortiz returns the ball with Brian Liss in front of him on the Brick House courts

250,000+

views on one reel. Another day of pickleball.

Posted October 8, 2026. 252,024 views by October 30.

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Our partner club

Their courts. Our athletes. One community.

Gifts go to the Hustle & Heart Fund: equipment, training and travel for the athletes we support.

28457 Ballard Drive, Unit H, Lake Forest, IL 60045
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