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

Fall 2023 Pickleball Offerings

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

Fall 2023 Cochran Park

Thursday 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: August 11 - September 5, 2023
• Times: 5:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
• Fee: $35 per player
• Location: Cochran Park (outdoors)
• Season: September 7 - October 5, 2023
• Inclement Weather Make-Ups: October 12 & 19
• Format:
  • Week 1, September 7: Doubleheader Matches
  • Week 2, September 14: Doubleheader Matches
  • Week 3, September 21: Doubleheader Matches
  • Week 4, September 28: Doubleheader Matches
  • Week 5, October 5: Playoffs
  • October 12: Weather Make-Up (if necessary)
  • October 19: Weather Make-Up (if necessary)
• Spots for 32 players (16 teams)
• Participants ages 12 and up
• All skills from 2.0-5.0
• All genders

Fall 2023 Cochran Park

Monster Smash Tournament

Friday, October 13, 2023 

An individual registration tournament and costume contest with all games played being doubles. Players will have games with new partners each time in a round robin format. Every registrant should come in a costume and is guaranteed 8 scheduled games.

• Registration: August 11 - October 10, 2023
• Date: October 13, 2023 
• Time: 5:30p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
• Fee: $20 per player
• Location: Cochran Park (outdoors)
• Format:
  • Two 8 player pools
  • Seven rounds of round robin play
  • One tournament round following round robin play
  • Prizes for the winning players and best costumes
• Individual registration, players will play seven round robin matches with a different partner each round
• Spots for 16 players
• Participants ages 12 and up
• All skills from 2.0-5.0
• All genders

Fall 2023 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: September 6 - October 20
• Times: 5:20 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
• Fee: $35 per player
• Location: Iowa West Field House (inside)
• Season: October 25 - November 29, 2023
• Format:
  • Week 1, October 25: Doubleheader Matches
  • Week 2, November 1: Doubleheader Matches
  • Week 3, November 8: Doubleheader Matches
  • Week 4, November 15: Doubleheader Matches
  • November 22 - No Games
  • Week 5, November 29: Playoffs
• Spots for 64 players (32 teams)
• Participants ages 12 and up
• All skills from 2.0-5.0
• All genders