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Why pickleball is America' s fastest-growing sport
10/22/2022 9:12:00 PM Why pickleball is America' s fastest-growing sport.
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Why pickleball is America's fastest-growing sport. 'What I'd like to think about more is: why isn't life more like pickleball?' The club manager of a Southern California country club said she hadn't heard of the sport pickleball a few years ago. Now, they're building courts wherever they can to match growing demand."We actually just converted our basketball court into temporary pickleball," Ali Sullivan of the Manhattan Country Club told CBS News."So it's really any space that we can find." The country club isn't the only place seeing surging interest. Over the past four years, pickleball has become the fastest-growing sport in America, with nearly five million playing.Pickleball has been around since 1965 when families on Washington's Bainbridge Island created the game to entertain their children. There are now hundreds of tournaments annually. And this year, NBA stars LeBron James, Kevin Love and Draymond Green even Read more:
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"We actually just converted our basketball court into temporary pickleball," Ali Sullivan of the Manhattan Country Club told CBS News. They're also designed to be eye-catching so guests will plaster their social media accounts with pictures."So it's really any space that we can find." The country club isn't the only place seeing surging interest. It also serves colorful and shareable cocktails in fishbowls ("Sociabowls") and fancy pub fare. Over the past four years, pickleball has become the fastest-growing sport in America, with nearly five million playing." Other MLP team owners and partners include four-time NBA champion LeBron James, Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Tom Brady and Drew Brees as well as former world number one tennis player Kim Clijsters. Pickleball has been around since 1965 when families on Washington's Bainbridge Island created the game to entertain their children. "Some of the legacy brands are seeing that, and they're elevating their menus — people expect that. There are now hundreds of tournaments annually. And this year, NBA stars LeBron James, Kevin Love and Draymond Green even bought into a team of the sport, which is a combination of tennis, badminton and ping pong. At Puttshack, the ball keeps track of your score (and any efforts to trick it). Brian Weller, who helped open PKL in south Boston four months ago, says his business — which pairs a premium pickleball with food and drinks — is trying to keep up with the sport's growing popularity. "The community response has been fantastic," he said. "Because we're all carrying our phones around in our pockets, we're looking for something new and different to share. "We don't have enough courts." Weller and his partners got the idea to start PKL during the pandemic, when he and a few couples began to play together. Now, they bring in an array of customers. "We have an eight-year-old birthday tomorrow followed by, you know, a 175-person corporate event followed by, you know, a mom and dad playing with their 20-year-old daughter and her boyfriend," he said."It's kind of a melting pot of everyone. " Pickleball player Carole Levine also picked up the sport during COVID's lockdown, when her husband suggested she play after she was diagnosed with a deadly pre-cancerous illness. "I had over 16 surgeries in one year with radiation and my husband's like, 'I think you'd really like it,' and I played and I'm like, 'Wow, this is easy. I can do this,'" she said."Even my doctor said to me, 'I can tell you're like so much better." Levine says the sport"saved" her. "I'm in remission and they didn't think that was going to happen and I was lucky," she said. Pickleball helped former volleyball and racquetball player Lynn Cherry return to sports after she tore her ACL. "Once I saw the game and I saw the size of the court, I'm like, even with my bad knees, I think I can do that," she said. Her new love for the game led her to create a website about the sport as well as the podcast"Pickleball Fire," where she discusses tips, industry news, players and other stories. Similarly, Erin McHugh turned her love for pickleball into media with a book titled"Pickleball is Life" that explores everything from etiquette to how to build a DIY court at home. She's also helped build two courts and developed a fitness program for new students. "When you love pickleball, I think you become a little bit of a missionary," she said."You want everybody to play. You want everybody to be as happy as you are." She says she chose the title for her book because of the benefits she's seen from playing the sport. "What I'd like to think about more is: why isn't life more like pickleball?" she said."Pickleball is easy. You can always get better. Anyone can play. You can teach anybody. It's inexpensive. You get healthy. You meet new friends. What else is there?" Trending News .