A player in a sport wheelchair stretches wide for a backhand, eyes on the ball

Our partner club in Mount Prospect

Open play, open doors.

The Picklr in Mount Prospect is our partner club for open play with Chicago Pickleball: Wheelie Big Dills, right alongside the club’s own players.


How it started

One open house. One email.

This partnership started with the crew showing up to play.

  1. October 4, 2026The crew plays at The Picklr’s open house in Mount Prospect, and the regulars stop to watch.
  2. October 5Juan Ortiz, our first ambassador, writes to the club for Chicago Adaptive Sports and Adapt To Life, about court time and a wheelchair tournament.
  3. The same dayThe Picklr writes back: open play, clinics, tournaments, even fundraisers are all on the table.
  4. NowOpen play with the crew, alongside the club’s own players. This is just the beginning.

At The Picklr

What we’re building together.

Some of it is happening now, and some of it is on the table. Dates go up as they are set.

Now

Open play

The crew plays alongside the club’s own players, and new people see what wheelchair pickleball looks like.

On the table

Clinics

Learn-to-play sessions from sport chairs, for club members and newcomers.

On the table

Tournaments and fundraisers

The club is open to both. Ways to sponsor

More to come

Watch this space

New events go up here as they are set. Get updates


About The Picklr

Indoor courts, and room for the crew.

The Picklr runs indoor pickleball clubs across the country, including Mount Prospect. Its team said yes to wheelchair pickleball on its courts, and we’re grateful.

Visit The Picklr Mount Prospect

Be part of it

Put your name on the court.

Sponsor a night, an athlete or a tournament trip. Sponsorships and gifts go to the Hustle & Heart Fund.

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