• Ep 19 - What in the "Pickleball" is going on?

  • Jun 9 2023
  • Length: 21 mins
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Ep 19 - What in the "Pickleball" is going on?

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  • I'm sure by now most of you have heard about this new sport that seems to be sweeping America. It's called PICKLEBALL!


    Around fifty-seven years ago, three fathers vacationing on an island near Seattle faced a predicament. Their kids were bored, and they needed a summertime activity to keep them entertained. So, dads Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum got creative. They used the items at their disposal, including some ping pong paddles, an old badminton court and a perforated plastic ball, and invented a new game for their kids to play. And voilà, pickleball was born!

    The pickleball craze has been fueled by a few factors.

    It’s fun and social, and the rules are easy for beginners to learn. Players can pick up the sport quicker and is fairly inexpensive.

    Most apparel is comfortable and all you really need is just sneakers, comfortable clothing, a perforated plastic ball and wooden or composite paddles that are about twice the size of ping pong paddles. The small court means little running around. This has made the sport especially popular with older players whose stiff backs or aching knees make it harder for them to scramble around larger tennis courts.


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