Preface – I do not hate pickleball. I don’t like seeing tennis courts at public parks being replaced by pickleball courts. It seems like a park can host plenty of both courts. A recent debate involving retired pro tennis players caused me to dig a bit deeper into pickleball’s rules and relationship to tennis. One…
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Pickleball is an Opportunity Tennis Needs to Take
Before Church today, I went to hit some tennis balls with my dad. The two tennis courts at this park had two people on them. The 3 pickleball courts had 12 people playing at all times and people sitting, watching, and waiting with camping chairs, coolers, and light snacks. A group of people hitting a…
Is Tennis Dying in the US? Part 3 – Mixed Signals
Prelude Is Tennis Dying in the US? Part 1 Is Tennis Dying in the US? Part 2 – Prognosis Negative The Good Places like The McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN have great facilities and more importantly have a lot of great people teaching and promoting tennis. Tournaments such as the Derby City Championships present the…
Pickleball: Friend or Foe?
Prelude I first encountered pickleball when playing tennis nearly 10-years ago at a public park. There were two courts on an upper terrace and one on a lower terrace at this particular park. My opponent and I took the first available court and were on the upper terrace. When the lower court cleared, a man…
Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life 