Pickleball's popularity is on the rise in the US. Photo: AP
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the US and its popularity has exploded in the past couple of years. Many pickleball facilities have opened there and the fans are enjoying the sport. Many tennis players have taken up the sport and have become pro picklers. Pickleball is making an economic impact around the globe.
The fans who enjoy the sport have called it an outreach program. Deon Fourcade, a pickleball player at Ace Pickleball Club, said that he has met wonderful people while playing the sport.
"I have met a lot of wonderful people. We created a group of us that have been playing every Thursday night for the last year and a half. We now meet once a month for dinners. You get to meet more and more people here. It’s a great outreach program to me," he said.
"I had to go out and find stuff, so pickleball has been a new community for me," said Becky Rogers, one of the grandmothers who plays pickleball. The Ace Pickleball Club opened in December. Nearly 300 people turn up to play the sport across its 18 pickleball courts.
Former NFL quarterback to open pickleball facility
Former NFL quarterback Drew Brees' company, Picklr, will open an indoor facility in Seattle. The estimated cost of construction is $1 million.
"It’s no secret that the game of pickleball has exploded in popularity. Guided by strong corporate leadership and inspired by our enthusiastic team of franchise owners, The Picklr heads into this next chapter with an eye on bringing even more courts and a strong, like-minded community to pickleball players worldwide," Jorge Barragan, Picklr's CEO, said.
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