 Click on image to enlarge | From Sports Illustrated: "There are: Too many leagues. Too many federations. Battling billionaires. Bad behavior. And the growth of a booming sport is on the line." Read the full article here. |
"Pickleball’s growth raises a racket in Victoria, amid bans over noise complaints.
Pickleball players readily admit their sport makes noise, but complaining about the sound of people having a healthy good time is out of bounds, say players and officials." Read the full article from CHEK News here. Article from Jessica Golden, CNBC: "The name of the sport, whimsical and nondescript, may invoke an image of a slow-moving game played by retirees in Florida. But the paddle sport — a cross between tennis, badminton and table tennis — is now America’s fastest-growing sport and is attracting major interest and financial investments." Read the full article here.
From the Los Angeles Times: "The sport of pickleball has been around for nearly 60 years but grew in popularity during the pandemic. Although it’s played on an adapted tennis court, some neighbors will say it’s not as quiet as its 'sister' sport, tennis.
L.A. Times investigative reporter Connor Sheets joined us to explain how the noise generated from this pastime is serving up some irritability in communities located close to the courts." Watch the video report here. |
Sponsors
Please support and thank: 
We are always delighted to receive suggestions and/or contributions of content for this web site. Please send to info@pickleballbc.ca
|
