Pickleball in the Special Olympics

Suuuup, folks! Welcome one more day to the best pickleball blog in human history according to renowned actor Robert Downey Jr. Yes it’s true, but you have to trust us and don’t look it up!

Now let’s dive in to today’s news:

• Pickleball is a special sport, but can it reach the Special Olympics?

• Pickleball is making some biiiiig bucks for the Brits

• NEIGHBORS OF THE WORLD: We hear you, let’s find solutions

Some really nice people wanna create a Pickleball Special Olympics team

• Houston, do you copy?

• …

• Houston?

• Sorry, I was eating brunch.

• HOW COULD YO--Nevermind. Houston, we just found the most beautiful evidence.

• ALIENS EXIST?

• No idea ‘bout, Houston. But angels do.

Of course the world’s best sport had to give birth to the nicest people. In an effort to prove that this sport is for EVERYONE, St. Petersburg Pickleball Association just teamed up with PARC Center for Disabilities to take on some new students.

The students' ages range from 20s to 70s and they all experience the physical, the social and even the spiritual benefits of the game. Yes, I said spiritual.

The group is progressing quite well, so the Association is planning on playing the next Special Olympics. God Bless Pickleball America.

And now the Brits want to rule Pickleball too!

Oh the Brits, sure they love us. In fact, they love us so much that they are copying our love for pickleball. And what do we say to that?

You are welcome!

We are the best man here and we want you to know we are proud that you are embracing the truth of pickleball. Our truth.

Right now there are only 7,000 players at the moment in the UK, but it's growing so fast that Pickleball England is aiming for 25,000 members by 2025. Why? Firstly, it rocks. Secondly, it has mooooney.

Yes, that’s why retailers like Decathlon are now selling their own specialized equipment and themed stores like Pickleball Shop sell paddles up to £250. Forget about UK rappers wearing gold chains, now they wear regular pickleball equipment!

Some neighbors just want to see pickleball burn and some are trying to find peace

We don’t want that. We can’t allow it. We won’t allow it. Join me on April 5th in a march against the tyrants who-- Alright, I’ll stop there.

The truth is pickleball is dividing citizens in two factions: those who love it and those who hate happiness. And the second group has every right to be so.

The noise is too much for some people to handle and the growing demand of the game has them worrying that they’d never enjoy their yards in peace.

Will we ever find a solution besides lawsuits?

Smart, superb folks are working on it. Noise mitigation experts agree that pickleball has to stay, but it has to be planned differently. Perhaps with $140.000 walls even.

And if that’s the price we have to pay for pickleball to continue in our neighborhoods…well, we gotta pay it.

Here are my $5 bucks.