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How Pickleball Became America's Fastest-Growing Sport: The game's popularity has led some to speculate that it may someday become an Olympic sport.
Dogo News ^ | 01/17/2024 | Jono Sison

Posted on 02/21/2024 10:15:44 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: SeekAndFind

Don’t take all the fun out of it by making it a professional sport!


21 posted on 02/21/2024 10:46:20 AM PST by Chad C. Mulligan
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To: SeekAndFind

The stats should include how many orthopedic injuries there have been since the Pickleball craze started.


22 posted on 02/21/2024 10:48:16 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: SeekAndFind

Looks like tennis for old, fat people.


23 posted on 02/21/2024 10:49:58 AM PST by alternatives?
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To: alternatives?

Lots of old people aren’t fat, but they’re stiff and don’t move fast.


24 posted on 02/21/2024 10:51:28 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

I have a neighbor who does still. He’s 70. No idea who he plays with, but there must be a few who hang on to it.


25 posted on 02/21/2024 10:51:53 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: EEGator

Or retired. The only people I know who play are all retired.


26 posted on 02/21/2024 10:52:44 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: alternatives?

Maybe they’ll stop being fat if they play? They might still be old, but the fat can go away if they stay active.


27 posted on 02/21/2024 10:54:41 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: alternatives?

I’ve seen quite a few old people, but not fat people playing


28 posted on 02/21/2024 10:57:32 AM PST by Freee-dame
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To: Freee-dame

Pickleball? An Olympic sport? pfffft...

THIS should be Olympic Sport:

https://youtu.be/wJuRvHk9Zco?feature=shared


29 posted on 02/21/2024 10:59:18 AM PST by Clutch Martin ("The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right." )
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To: alternatives?

RE: Looks like tennis for old, fat people.

As the average population ages and people find ways to do less strenous sports compared to Tennis, whoever invented this game has captured a huge market.


30 posted on 02/21/2024 10:59:33 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Jonny7797

“If everything becomes an Olympic sport, nothing will be”

If it’s not exciting to spectators and doesn’t showcase high-level athletic skills, then it won’t make it to the Olympics.


31 posted on 02/21/2024 11:00:40 AM PST by cymbeline
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To: FamiliarFace
It's not just retirees.

It's the fastest growing sport in ALL age brackets. Young people are flocking to it as well.

I know a lot of people forsaking tennis for pickleball. Young people as well. It's simply more fun, more social, and just a great competitive sport. Most of the comments here are from people who are ignorant of the reality of what is happening with the explosion in pickleball worldwide.

32 posted on 02/21/2024 11:00:46 AM PST by Lakeshark (Trump. He stands for the great issues of the day. Stay the course!)
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To: Professional Engineer

Everything is a fad, isn’t it? I remember heading to a vacant lot and playing baseball - all you needed was a bat and ball and some rocks to mark the bases. Nowadays to cops would be called for trespassing and parents charged with neglect


33 posted on 02/21/2024 11:02:23 AM PST by bigbob ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

I had never heard of pickleball until several months ago after reading that new sports complex near me will have 12 pickleball courts. My young friend told me it’s been around a while.


34 posted on 02/21/2024 11:02:26 AM PST by BamaBelle
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To: thefactor

Quote: “This country is aging and this game gives elderly people a decent activity to do that’s also social and not physically taxing. I think it’s here to stay.”

A friend of mind is an orthopedic surgeon focusing on knees and ankles. He told that he has had to operate on more patients for pickle ball than other causes. Point being, I don’t think it is much less taxing than tennis. It is still pavement and it is still pounding. It is more shard change of directions than tennis.


35 posted on 02/21/2024 11:03:27 AM PST by FlipWilson
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To: SeekAndFind

The average age of pickleballers is under 35. It’s simply false that this is a sport for old people who can’t run. An ignorant take at best.


36 posted on 02/21/2024 11:03:38 AM PST by Lakeshark (Trump. He stands for the great issues of the day. Stay the course!)
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To: cymbeline

Some people think dressage is absolutely boring; but it’s fascinating if you know anything about horses and riding.

Curling, though, I’m still thinking about...


37 posted on 02/21/2024 11:03:50 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: SeekAndFind

Put it right up there with Darts and Pin the Tail on Donkey.


38 posted on 02/21/2024 11:05:36 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Darts takes a lot of skill.


39 posted on 02/21/2024 11:06:31 AM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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Curling, though, I’m still thinking about...

Ah, the thrill of an eight ender. Lots of curling in the Northern states and Canada.

40 posted on 02/21/2024 11:09:31 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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