Our Story · Our Team · Our Home

About ERA

Built by players, for players. From a driveway in Texas to The Woodlands' premier indoor pickleball home.

The driveway in Texas where ERA Pickleball began — concrete pad with painted court lines, trees and neighborhood in the background
The Beginning

It started in a driveway.

We began playing pickleball in one of our buddy's driveways. His parents lined out a court, set up a net, gave us some beginner paddles, and told us, "This is pickleball; go play."

Before we knew it, we'd put in a 9-hour shift hitting a silly whiffle ball back and forth. That driveway court is where this whole crazy journey started — and the only reason ERA exists today.

We built ERA to be the place we wished we'd had on day one. Welcoming. Competitive when you want it to be. Easygoing when you don't. A home court for everyone.

What We Believe

Community first.
Always.

Our mission is simple — community. We're building a vibrant, inclusive home for pickleball where players of every age, background, and skill level come together. Through cooperation and respect, we want our club to be more than a place to play — a place where unity, inclusivity, and excellence are celebrated.

Welcoming

No membership required. No skill prerequisite. No gatekeeping. Pickleball belongs to everyone.

Competitive

When you want to compete, the bar is high. Real leagues, real brackets, real points on the line.

Connected

The friendships you form here go far beyond the court. That's what we built ERA for.

Our Team

The people behind ERA.

Christian Tejada — Club Director and co-owner of ERA Pickleball
Owner

Christian
Tejada

Club Director

A people person who fell hard for pickleball — opening ERA combined the two. His focus is the everyday experience: a friendly front desk, fair court rotations, and leagues that feel competitive without ever feeling cliquey. He's likely the one walking over to introduce you to a partner if you walk in looking lost. Community first, then the brackets.

Rob Rhett — Program Director and co-owner of ERA Pickleball
Owner

Rob
Rhett

Program Director

A lifetime in racquet sports brought Rob to pickleball — tennis, table tennis, now this. He runs the program side: lessons, clinics, league formats, and the curriculum that turns walk-ins into regulars. As comfortable coaching a first-timer's first dink as pushing 4.5 players through a hot drill — making competition feel welcoming is his thing.

Our Home

The Woodlands, Texas.

ERA serves The Woodlands and the greater Houston North community — 30 minutes from downtown Houston, a heartbeat from everywhere that matters.

Whether you're a Woodlands native, a transplant, a corporate executive, an active retiree, or a kid picking up a paddle for the first time — ERA is for you.

The Club
295 Sawdust Road
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Coverage Area

Where players
come from.

  • The Woodlands Home
  • ·Spring ~7 mi
  • ·Conroe ~10 mi
  • ·Tomball ~12 mi
  • ·Magnolia ~15 mi
  • ·Houston (downtown) ~30 mi
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The Facility

Designed to play.

13
Indoor Courts

Climate-controlled, professionally maintained.

Optimal Lighting

Engineered to reduce glare and shadows.

Sound Suppression

Premium acoustic treatment between courts.

Pro Shop

Paddles, gear, apparel — gear up courtside.

Come see for yourself.

Walk in any day of the week. No appointment, no membership, no pressure.