Pickleball!

This is your friendly reminder to play more pickleball.

Some highlights from a recent tournament.

Why should you play more pickleball??

Well there is the obvious reason. Your health. We all know we need to get out and move more. But today I want to talk about the social aspect of pickleball.

There are a lot of lonely people out there. Especially since covid. Pickleball is the most social sport I have ever been a part of. It's easy to play with a wide variety of skill levels. There are always people willing to play even if you do not have a group to play with you can show up at some courts and jump into a rotation.

Last time I wanted to play while i was on vacation I just drove to some courts and found a group. They even let me try out their nice paddles. I learned some more strategy from the old guys that don't move well but still beat you.

Here are some stats for you.

https://thepickleballdinks.com/post/pickleball-statistics

number of players by year from the article above.

2017 - 3,132,000 players
2018 - 3,301,000 (5.4% growth)
2019 - 3,460,000 (4.8% growth)
2020 - 4,200,000 (21.4% growth)
2021 - 4,820,000 (14.8% growth)
2022 - 8,900,000 (85.7% growth)

Now if only hive could get that growth.

Go Play.