About
Not a club. A community.
To create and sustain a fun, inclusive, and challenging pickleball environment for players of all abilities.
What is Green Lake Pickleball?
Green Lake Pickleball — GLP — is the name we've chosen for the informal group of players who gather for open-play pickleball at the Green Lake East courts in Seattle. We don't collect dues, and we have neither a charter, a governance board, nor formal officers.
But we do have a mission: to create and sustain a fun, inclusive, and challenging pickleball environment for players of all abilities.
How it runs
Volunteers make it work. Court reservations, a steady supply of pickleballs, nets, and maintenance equipment (brooms, leaf blowers, garbage cans, tape-removal tools) are organized by volunteers and paid for by player donations. Court ambassadors welcome new players and teach the community's conventions — from paddle stacking to court etiquette.
Seattle's first Pickleball Hub
In April 2024, Seattle Parks and Recreation designated Green Lake East as the city's first dedicated Pickleball Hub — a milestone won in part by years of GLP court advocacy. Today the complex hosts 8 pickleball courts of free, public open play.
What We're About
Four things that make GLP, GLP
Inclusive by design
All skill levels, all ages, no membership. The paddle-stacking system means everyone rotates into games that fit their level — and everyone is welcome to play up and down.
Volunteer-run, donation-powered
No dues, no charter, no officers. Volunteers reserve courts, stock pickleballs, and maintain equipment — all paid for by optional player donations.
Advocates for the sport
GLP volunteers advocate with Seattle Parks and Recreation for court improvements — work that helped make Green Lake East Seattle's first dedicated Pickleball Hub in April 2024.
Rooted at the lake
8 public courts at the NE corner of Green Lake Park, next to the Community Center — a short trip from a dozen north-Seattle neighborhoods.
The Organizers
The volunteers behind the paddle stacks
Peter Seitel
Organizer · “Mayor of Green Lake Pickleball”
Peter has assumed responsibility for organizing pickleball play at Green Lake East in a way that aligns with GLP's mission. He makes court reservations, keeps GLP in a supply of pickleballs, orders maintenance equipment, prepares content for this website, tracks donations and expenses, advocates with Seattle Parks and Recreation for court improvements, and does what he can to ensure Green Lake East is a safe and welcoming space for players of all abilities.
Nicole Bideganeta
“Chief of Staff” · Head Ambassador (“HB”)
Nicole helps keep things running smoothly at the courts — and, as a Board Member and Secretary for the Seattle Metro Pickleball Association, acts as a liaison between GLP and the association. She began haunting the Green Lake East courts in the spring of 2022 and was featured in a New York Times article about pickleball in Seattle that summer.
Dave Kwok
“Administrative Attaché”
Dave helps with administrative, technical, and communication tasks, and helps plan and execute court advocacy campaigns targeted at Seattle Parks and Recreation and other city agencies.
Grab a paddle. We'll see you at the lake.
Open play for all skill levels, no membership — just show up, stack your paddle, and rotate in.