TENNIS / COURT SHOES are required, street shoes not allowed: Most injuries in pickleball occur because court shoes are not being worn.  For example, running shoes are not built for sideways movement which can easily cause injury. Non-court shoes may permanently mark the courts.   We recommend buying tennis shoes/sneakers prior to your first visit at NEPC. NEPC does stock tennis sneakers at our pro shop, however, due to supply chain constraints on sneaker inventory, we cannot guarantee to have your size in stock!will be capped so that court demand doesn’t over-saturate, and so that NEPClub members never want to leave!