Fitness-focused Long Island family opens Pickleball Prime in Mineola

A Long Island family is hoping to take advantage of the pickleball boom sweeping Long Island — and the country — with the opening of a new facility.

Pickleball Prime, which opened March 4 in a former industrial building at 205 E. Second St. in Mineola, joins several pickleball venues that have opened on Long Island in the past few years.

The Mineola venue has 10 indoor pickleball courts with professional cushioned flooring, two golf simulators and a mezzanine level, which includes a lounge that overlooks the courts, said Kevin Coghlan, who partnered with his sister, Maggie Regan, and their father, John Coghlan, to open Pickleball Prime.

Business has taken off in just a few weeks, he said, with a  tournament  Sunday that had  more than 100 attendees.

"Plus, we probably had another 20 to 30 just spectators," said Kevin Coghlan, who also works in sales for a software company. 

So far, more than 1,000 members and nonmembers have reserved court space at Pickleball Prime, he said.

The 32,000-square-foot facility, which has 26-foot-high ceilings, was formerly used for handsaw and chisel manufacturing. Pickleball Prime's operators are leasing the building from Steel Equities, a Bethpage-based real estate company. Pickleball Prime employs 12 people. 

The Coghlan and Regan family members, who live in Rockville Centre, had always wanted to open a business together, and pickleball was the logical path, Regan said.

“When we started to see that pickleball was becoming so popular, we kind of discussed opening a pickleball facility," said Regan, who manages a physical therapy practice in Garden City. 

It also appealed to them for health reasons, she said.

"I think mainly Kevin and I are both very fitness and health oriented,” Regan said.

Sport's 'remarkable growth'

Pickleball is a sport played with a paddle and small plastic ball that has similarities to badminton, tennis and table tennis.

Nationwide, pickleball was the fastest-growing sport in the United States in 2025 for the fifth consecutive year, according to a report from the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, based in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Last year, 24.3 million Americans participated in the sport, a 22.8% increase from the year before, the report said.

“What’s driving pickleball’s remarkable growth is its unique combination of accessibility, social connection, and fitness. It’s easy to learn, requires minimal equipment, and creates an environment where players of all ages and skill levels can quickly get involved,” the association said.

Among the indoor pickleball venues that have opened on Long Island in the last year are The Picklr in Centereach, TopSpin Pickleball in Hauppauge and Sportime Pickleball Westbury.

Also, Box Pickleball Container Bar & Kitchen, an indoor pickleball facility and eatery, opened in Riverhead in 2024.

Pickleball Xpress opened in Islip in 2024 and Pickleball Smash-It opened in Samanea New York Mall in Westbury in 2023.

The Picklr’s second Long Island location is scheduled to open in East Northport in September.

Some Long Island municipalities also have added pickleball courts or upgraded their existing courts.

The Coghlan and Regan family isn’t concerned about competition from the growing number of venues on Long Island because their facility offers high-quality courts and the building is centrally located in Nassau County, close to the Mineola train station and the Meadowbrook Parkway, Regan said.

“So, we do think that we are going to stand out,” she said.

Membership at Pickleball Prime costs $20 to $50 monthly, while open play is $25 per session for adults who don't need instructors and $35 per session for those who do. Also, court space is $60 per hour during prime time and $50 hourly for non-prime time.