Case from HSE WRC
Growth model PROpickleball Russia
The history of the club shows not a straight line of success, but a sequence of tests: the first group, the product, the regular game, events, institutional ties and the attempt to put together a sustainable economy
Autumn 2023
March 31, 2024
From June 2025
FCD Cup, October 2025
Step 1: Idea and education
In the autumn of 2023, the founders saw the pickleball So at the start, not only did we have to organize classes, but we also had to explain the name of the game to the audience, find the surface, bring the mobile grids and collect the first contacts.
Step 2: First working product
On March 31, 2024, the first formal club training was held at Dynamite FOC, during 2024, the model was tested at the universal venues of Maryina Roshcha and Krylatskaya: training, groups, master classes and the first competitions Key parameters of ‘Growth model PROpickleball Russia»: Idea of the project — Autumn 2023, First formal training — March 31, 2024, Regular Open Play — From June 2025andInstitutional phase — FCD Cup, October 2025. The team checks them against the specific date, venue and objective before launch.
Stage 3: Regular club game
From June 2025 Open Play At the Samaranch STC, the participant could come without a pre-assembled four, and the club would take over the seat limit, distribution, rotation and organization of rounds. Key parameters of ‘Growth model PROpickleball Russia»: Idea of the project — Autumn 2023, First formal training — March 31, 2024, Regular Open Play — From June 2025andInstitutional phase — FCD Cup, October 2025. The team checks them against the specific date, venue and objective before launch.
Stage 4: Events and external legitimacy
In 2025 PROpickleball He expanded the event portfolio and began interaction with the Russian Tennis Federation. At the first international Cup of the FTR, the club acted as an official partner, and Nikolai Chernyshov joined the commission on the competition pickleball.
Stage 5: Product and site system
In 2026, the task shifted from individual activities to a connected system: different products in level, seasonal base on the market VDNH, Corporate direction, digital platform and management processes: The criterion for success is not the number of ideas, but repeated demand and positive cost-hour economy.
Main management conclusion
The new discipline requires the simultaneous development of the market and the organization itself. Building too early increases risk, and endless free shares do not create sustainability. Each next step must build on the data of the previous one
What business task the material solves
«Growth model PROpickleball Russia» helps a club or venue owner make a decision based on baseline data, demand and economics. First the question is defined, then measurable parameters and action options are collected.
What raw data are needed
Подготовьте город, тип объекта, размеры, доступные часы, существующую аудиторию, цены соседних продуктов, бюджетную рамку и цель проекта. Для инфраструктуры добавьте планы, фото и состояние основания.
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