Pickleball Fun — Page 5

Pickleball Sightings in Downtown Disney!

One of our highlights every year that we travel to Florida is visiting Downtown Disney -- it's a nice change from the hustle, bustle and high ticket prices at The Magic Kingdom, Epcot and the various Theme Parks located in central … [Read more...]

Westgate Resorts — Elephants, Swans, T-Rex and, You Guessed it, Pickleball!

Our first week in Florida has just come to a close – and it’s been a blast. We did some swimming, competed in Westgate’s Ping-Pong Tournament and Shuffleboard Challenge, entered a balloon-toss contest and played lots of miniature golf. After sizing … [Read more...]

Making New Pickleball “Friends” in Sunny Florida

It’s Tuesday afternoon, shortly after lunch. At about this time you can typically find me playing pickleball at my local church, Woodside Bible Church, in Troy, Michigan. Today, however, I’m squeezing this blog post in between a round of miniature … [Read more...]

10 Reasons Why I Love Pickleball!

I love pickleball. I have heard it said on many occasions that one can easily become “addicted” to the sport – and I got to tell you – I understand why. I have wanted to compile a list like this this for a while now – and now seems to be the … [Read more...]

2015 Michigan Senior Olympics Winter Games — Pickleball… Yes, Pickleball!

The OPC in Rochester, Michigan – one of the state’s crown jewels for those aged 50 and older – is once again playing host to the sport of Pickleball in the 2015 Michigan Senior Olympic (MSO) Winter Games. Mixed Doubles (Monday, February 9), Men’s … [Read more...]

Pickleball at Woodside Bible Church — Faith. Fellowship. Fun.

Tuesday and Thursdays -- the sound of pickleballs -- hard, perforated plastic "Wiffleballs"-- striking paddles reverberates throughout the Woodside gymnasium during most of the morning and early afternoon. I typically arrive to play at about 12:00 … [Read more...]

Pickleball — An Introduction

Pickleball, invented approximately 50 years ago in 1965, is one of the fastest growing sports in America. A combination of tennis, ping-pong and badminton, pickleball is played with a paddle and whiffle ball on a court approximately one-fourth the … [Read more...]