What the courts are telling us
The public-court story is not only construction. It is schedule design, noise, parking, equipment, waiting systems, lighting, and the feeling that existing users were considered. The most credible advocacy is specific about tradeoffs.
Why this shift matters for players and organizers
That is why Dink Digest prefers a court story with operating details to a generic “pickleball is booming” headline.
Practical takeaways from the field desk
• Balance uses
• Publish rules
• Invite corrections
