Issue 5/2025 features a wide-ranging article on the growing sport of pickleball. The sport’s national governing body, Pickleball England, estimates that there are now more than 60,000 regular players in the country, of which 52,000 are in England, and the number is fast increasing. Karen Mitchell, CEO of Pickleball England outlines to SportsNation how the NGB’s strategy is geared to enable even more growth.
Elsewhere, there is an interview with Geoff Webb, CEO of Grounds Management Association, who will reach a 20-year milestone in the role in November. Geoff sat down with SportsNation to share his views on how the groundscare and sports turf sector has changed – and what lies ahead for it.
The issue also includes a look at the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s new strategy for 2025-30 and a deep dive into the latest developments in the artificial sports turf sector, which is undergoing an evolution that has environmental sustainability at its heart.