Pickleball Offerings

Council Bluffs Parks and Recreation is offering an outdoor adult pickleball league and tournament at Cochran Park, and an indoor adult pickleball league at the Iowa West Field House. Participants 12 years old and up are eligible.

Pickleball is a paddle sport played using a plastic ball with holes. The game combines fundamentals of tennis, ping-pong, and badminton and can be played as doubles or singles. Pickleball is played on indoor or outdoor courts measuring one-fourth the size of a standard tennis court with a lower net.

Pickleball is a friendly game with simple rules making it an ideal sport for people of all ages. While the game is social, more experience equates to a more fast-paced, challenging, competitive match.

Schedules and Results

Council Bluffs Pickleball Schedules and Results

Winter 2024 Pickleball Offerings

Space is limited; register early! Register online at CB Parks and Recreation CivicRec.

Winter 2024

Wednesday Evenings 2.0-5.5

Intermediate and Advanced Team Leagues

 Registration is done a captain representing all four team members.

• Registration: November 30 - December 15, 2023
• Divisions:
  • Wednesday Night Intermediate: Six team maximum, 24 players. All players should be in the 2.0-3.5 skill rating, with no player rated 4.0 or higher is allowed to play intermediate. A team’s combined skill rating from the four players should be in the 10.00-13.99 range and cannot be higher than 13.99. 
  • Wednesday Night Advanced: Six team maximum, 24 players. All players should be in the 3.0-5.5 skill rating. A team’s combined skill rating from the four players should be in the 14.0-19.0 range. 
• Times: 
  • Intermediate: 5:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
  • Advanced: 8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
• Fee: $220 per team of four
• Location: Iowa West Field House
• Season: January 3 - February 14, 2024
• Inclement Weather Make-Ups: October 12 & 19
• Format:
  • Week 1, January 3
  • Week 2, January 10
  • Week 3, January 17
  • Week 4, January 24
  • Week 5, January 31
  • Week 6, February 7, End of League Tournament
  • Week 7, February 14 (make-up date if necessary)
• Spots for 48 players (12 teams)
• Participants ages 12 and up
• All skills from 2.0-5.5
• All genders

Spring 2024 Iowa West Field House

Wednesday Evenings 2.0-5.0

Doubles Pickleball League

Registration is done individually, but if a doubles partner is known they can be requested in the registration.

• Registration: January 30 - February 15, 2024
• Times: 5:20 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
• Fee: $35 per player
• Location: Iowa West Field House (inside)
• Season: February 28 - March 27, 2024
• Format:
  • Week 1, February 28: Doubleheader Matches
  • Week 2, March 6: Doubleheader Matches
  • Week 3, March 13: Doubleheader Matches
  • Week 4, March 20: Doubleheader Matches
  • Week 5, March 27: Playoffs
• Spots for 72 players (36 teams)
• Participants ages 12 and up
• All skills from 2.0-5.0
• All genders