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Pickleball Takes North Texas and One of Its Largest Employers by Storm
10/21/2022 7:47:00 AM Pickleball is taking North Texas by storm Now one of the largest employers in North Texas is making it a work perk @SouthwestAir
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Pickleball is taking North Texas by storm. Now, one of the largest employers in North Texas is making it a work perk. SouthwestAir Just before the sun set on the workday, Southwest Airlines employees gathered with rackets in hand to belly up to one of three newly added pickleball nets. It’s a phenomenon happening all over North Texas.In Rockwall, a former tennis facility is now Oasis Pickleball Club where 42 courts fill up each evening with young and old, experienced and brand new, a good representation of the sport's growing popularity according to USA Pickleball’s Midsouth Regional Director Jason Otts. “It’s like tennis, ping pong and badminton all got together and formed pickleball,” said Otts.WHAT IS PICKLEBALL?According to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association, this game involving a wooden paddle, a small plastic whiffle ball and net shorter than the one used in tennis has grown in popularity by 40% over the last couple of years. It’s currently played by 4.8 million people nationwide. Read more:
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