STANDING BY TO ANSWER YOUR CALLS ALL DAY. WE’LL CHECK IN LIVE WITH HIM IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES. AND IT’S ONE OF THE
FASTEST GROWING SPORTS. WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT PICKLEBALL AND
NEW COMPLEXES RECENTLY BUILT
IN VOLUSIA COUNTY FOR AND MORE
PEOPLE ARE GETTING INVOLVED IN
THIS SPORT WITH A FUNNY NAME.
SO WHAT’S ALL THE HYPE ABOUT
IT? NEWS 6 INSIDER GUIDE.
CRYSTAL MOORE JOINS US NOW TO
SHOW US. AND YOU’VE BEEN A
LITTLE BIT OF PICKLE BALLING
OUT I JUST KEPT HEARING PEOPLE
TALK ABOUT IT PICKLEBALL,
ESPECIALLY YOU CAN THIS. YOU
SAID YOUR HUSBAND GOT INTO IT.
>> IN FACT, PICKLEBALL HAS
BECOME SUCH A BIG DEAL IN
VOLUSIA COUNTY, A NEWLY BUILT
A RECREATIONAL FACILITY
CENTERED AROUND THE FAST
GROWING SPORT IS ALREADY
EXPANDING. THE SPORTS REQUIRES
A PADDLE. IT’S A GAME OF
CONTROL IN PATIENTS AND A
WIFFLE BALL. MAINLY YOU SEE
PEOPLE PLAYING DOUBLES. BUT
HERE AT PICK AND HOLLY HILL,
YOU DON’T NEED TO BRING A
PARTNER. WE HAVE.
>> SYSTEM OR THEY JUST PUT
THEIR PADDLE UP. AND SOON AS 4
PEOPLE HAVE, THEIR PAVEL SAP,
THEY INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND
THEY HEAD TO THE COURT FOR
PLAY.
>> STRANGERS BECOMING PARTNERS
LIKE CLAIRE MERKEL AND BOB
PANS HE’S TALL. HE’S GOT LONG
ARMS. GREAT WINGSPAN TO
CONTROL THE BALL. I LOVE
HAVING A PARTNER LIKE THAT.
>> THEY’RE PLAYING PICKLEBALL
THE FASTEST GROWING SPORT FOR
THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.
ACCORDING TO THE SPORTS AND
FITNESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
WITH MORE THAN 4.8 MILLION
PLAYERS NATIONWIDE.
>> AM I SURPRISED HOW FAST
IT’S GROWING? ACTUALLY NOT
BECAUSE IT’S SO MUCH
COMPETITIVE. IT’S FINE. IT’S
SOCIAL. IT’S EXHAUSTING. IT’S
GREAT EXERCISE.
>> WHILE MERKEL HAS BEEN IN
THE GAME FOR 5 YEARS, PANS
ACTS AS HE PICKED UP THE
PADDLE FOR THE FIRST TIME A
COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN THE
PANDEMIC STARTED, THERE’S NOT
MUCH ELSE TO ME, MY FRIENDS,
WE WILL GET TOGETHER AND PLAY
PICKLEBALL. AND SO THAT KIND
OF STARTED THE ADDICTION I
RELUCTANTLY GOT I WENT TO A
DEMO.
>> MY WIFE WANTED TO GO AND I
THOUGHT IT WAS FOR ALL PEOPLE.
I SOON FOUND OUT THAT THERE’S
YOUNG PEOPLE PLAYING AND IT’S
VERY COMPETITIVE. SOON AS I
STARTED SEEING THAT I I
STARTED LIKING AND AND TOTALLY
GOT INTO PICKLEBALL ATTRACTING
THE YOUNG AND THE WISER. I’M
86. IT’S DESCRIBED AS A SIMPLE
GAME. EASY TO PLAY AND YOU CAN
LEARN IT FAST. VERY FEW RULES.
ANYBODY
>> MONICA COORDINATION CAN
PLAY PICKLEBALL JUST FINE.
>> THE DEMANDS BRINGING TO
LIFE A VISION PICK TONE AT
HOLLY HILL. THE 14 MILLION
DOLLAR RECREATION CLUB OPENED
IN 2020 WITH 24 PICKLEBALL
COURTS CONSTRUCTION UNDER WAY
TO BUILD 25 ADDITIONAL COURTS,
INCLUDING AN ARENA STYLE COURT
WITH SEATING FOR MORE THAN
1000 PATRONS. PICK TONE AS A
PRIVATE PUBLIC VENTURE WITH
THE CITY OF HOLLY HILL RUNNING
THE FACILITY, IT’S OPEN 7 DAYS
A WEEK WITH ENCOURAGING STAFF
WHO WILL TEACH ANYONE. AND I
MEAN, ANYONE HOW TO PLAY
♪
>> THIS HITTING IT LIKE THIS.
AFTER A FEW ROUNDS, I STARTED
TO GET THE HANG OF IT. BUT ALL
THE MORE PRACTICE AT THE END,
THERE’S A TRADITION AT THE END
OF A PICKLE BALL GAME.
EVERYONE COMES UP. IT’S A GOOD
GAME GOOD GAME WIVES. GOOD
PICKLEBALL MAKES IT BETTER.
>> LIVES GOOD. BETTER. WHO
WOULD HAVE KNOWN DON’T ADD
HOLLY HILL WILL BE HOSTING A
NATIONAL PICKLEBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP AND ITS NEW SCOTT
STADIUM STYLE ARENA IN
OCTOBER. A POST ARTICLE WITH
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PICKED
HELENA ON CLICKORLANDO DOT COM
SLASH INSIDER. WHILE YOU’RE
THERE, I’D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT
YOUR PICKLEBALL EXPERIENCES.
BE SURE TO COMMENTS. WE KEEP
THE CONVERSATION GOING,
LADIES. THAT’S NOT AT ALL.
WHAT I PICTURED, OF HERE,
KANSAS, TALK ABOUT IT A LOT
AND I DON’T KNOW WHY NEVER
LOOKED UP. I WAS PICTURING
SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT. THAT
LOOKS SO MUCH AND IT’S FUN.
BUT IT IS A LOT OF STRATEGY
HARD WORK. I MEAN, I’M PRETTY
ATHLETIC AND IT WAS DIFFICULT
FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO
THAT. BUT IT IS EASY TO LEARN.
IT ONLY TOOK A FEW MINUTES AND
THEY’RE SO OPEN TO. IF YOU
EVER GO TO PICK THEY’LL GET
YOU A BALL THAT YOU LIKE A
FREE LITTLE LESSON FOR AND GET
YOU ON THE COURT. SO IT’S
REALLY COOL AND IS FRIENDLY
FOR ALL LIKABILITY DEVILS TO
VERY LOW IMPACT. AND, YOU
KNOW, I HAVE ANY PROBLEMS SOME
PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE SOME
AILMENTS. AND THAT IS VERY LOW
IMPACT ON YOUR JOINTS. I THINK
THAT’S WHY SO MANY PEOPLE FROM
DIFFERENT AGE RANGES LIKE TO
PLAY IT. IT IS A FUN WAY TO
MEET NEW PEOPLE. IT IS FOR THE
TIME THE WAY SHE WAS TALKING
ABOUT HER PARTNER HAS A LONG
WINGSPAN. HE’S TALL. YOU THINK
THEY’RE DATING RIGHT NOW? THEY
JUST PARTNERS IN THE GAME FOR
THAT ONE MATCH. AND THAT WAS
IT. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU KIND OF
GOT TO SCOPE OUT. YEAH, THERE
ARE A WHO’S THERE WAS FUNNY.
HOW YOU’RE SAYING THAT THEY’RE
REALLY SERIOUS ABOUT TRYING TO
GET WANT TO SIT THERE AND THEN
I GUESS YOU GOT, YOU KNOW, ONE
OF THE PARTNERS LIKE HE CAN’T.
HE CAN’T INTERVIEW. HE’S NOT
PAYING STORY. PEOPLE
ESPECIALLY FOR SOMETHING LIKE
THIS. A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO
TALK TO ME, BUT IT GOT TO THE
POINT WHERE HOURS MAKING
PEOPLE UP AND THEY WERE
PLAYING.
>> BRIDGETT: I LIKE THAT.
WELL, SO THEIR LIKE I NEED YOU
TO STOP WE CAN WIN. THE GAME
LIKE, OK, THIS WAS MOVE OUT OF
THE WAY AND LET YOU GUYS DO
YOUR WHICH FUND HOPEFULLY THE
WEATHER WILL COOL DOWN BECAUSE
LOT OF PICKLE BALL COURTS
EVERYWHERE. BUT THAT PICK TONE