CLEAR John: I THINK OF IT AS A
MIX BETWEEN TENNIS AND PADDLE
BALL.
Mikey: YES.
Tannya: PING-PONG.
John: THERE YOU GO.
WE'RE TALKS ABOUT PICKLEBALL.
THERE ARE A FEW BIG ES COMING
UP.
WE WANTED TO FIND OUT ABOUT WHAT
I THINK IS A GROWING SPORT.
I'VE TRIED IT ONCE.
WE'VE INEXCITED MARGIE KATRAS,
YES.
AND OWEN TAMAMOTO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
APPRECIATE IT.
AND YOU ARE ACTUALLY THE
PRESIDENT OF THE IMUA PICK PICK
HUI.
TELL ME ABOUT PICKLEBALL.
WELL, PICKLEBALL IS AN
AMAZING SPORT.
IT.
YOU ASK ANYBODY THAT PLAYS
PICKLEBALL, WE WANT TO SHARE
THIS SPORT THAT WE LOVE.
IT'S A CROSS BETWEEN TENNIS AND
PING-PONG PLAYED WITH A SMALL
PADDLE AND LIFE WHIFFLE BALL.
IT'S VERY EASY TO LEARN AND
ADDICTIVE.
BEWARE.
Tannya: AND YOU HAVE A BIG
AM.
ON MONDAY.
AND MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH AT
DIAMOND HEAD TENNIS CENTER.
EXPERIENCED PLAYERS PAIRED WITH
Tannya: HOW FUN.
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU LOVE ABOUT
John: YOU ARE AN
ENTHUSIAST IS ENTHUSED.
Tannya: CAN YOU SHOW US?
IN MILILANI, I WOULD PI YOU,
WAIPAHU AREA, THERE'S A 29 YEAR
OLD.
WE GIVE HIM TWO BOUNCES BEFORE
HE HITS THE BALL.
ONE OF THE TOP PROS IN AMERICA
IS ANNA WATERS, 12 YEARS OLD.
S THAN 12, OLDER THAN 2E.
YOU CAN PLAY THE GAME.
Tannya: I LOVE IT.
John: I'LL STEP OVER.
I'M STEP OVER THE NET.
Tannya: MEN VERSUS GIRLS?
John: MIKEY MIGHT TRIP OR
HE'S NOT TALL ENOUGH.
Mikey: NO.
John: SO THE IDEAS, WHAT IS
THE IDEA BEHIND PICKLEBALL?
IS IT A LOT LIKE TENNIS?
IT IS A LOT LIKE TENITION.
ONLY TWO RULES IS THAT YOU HAVE
TO SERVE UNDERHAND.
John: WHICH IS HOW I DO
TENNIS ANYWAY.
VOLLEY.
HIT THE BALL IN THE AIR IN FRONT
OF THE WHACKED.
John: WE HAVE A LINE HERE.
DONNA HAS DRAWN A LIKE.
Tannya: LET'S GO.
YOU HEAR THE EXPREX, DON'T GO
INTO THE KITCHEN.
THAT'S A POPULAR PICKLEBALL
EXPRESSION.
YOU CANNOT VOL WILL BUT YOU CAN
STEP THERE IF THE BALL BOUNCES.
John: DON'T BREAK THAT.
SO WE CAN VOLLEY BEHIND THE
KITCHEN.
YOU CAN VOLLEY BEHIND THE
TO THIS.
Tannya: STOP TALKING, JOHN.
WE WANT TO PLAY.
John: OBJECTION.
THERE WE GO.
WOW.
John: I'M GLAD YOU'RE ON MY
TEAM.
POINT.
John: YOU GUYS HAVE -- HERE
WE GO.
TANYA IS CLEARLY --
Mikey: DID WE GET IT IN?
Mikey: READY?
John: I'M GOING TO LET
MARGIE STEP A150EUD.
I WANT MARGIE TO TELL US ABOUT
THE JULY EVENT.
TELL US ABOUT TA.
IT'S GOING TO BE OUR PREMIER
EVENT FOR THE YEAR.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN INTRNLT
EVENT.
COMING INTO TOWN FOR THAT.
THERE WILL BE PEOPLE FROM CHIN
NA, JAPAN, ALL OVER THE MAIN
MAYBE AND ALL OVER HAWAI'I.
AND WE'LL HAVE CONTESTANTS
Tannya: WE NEED TO WORK ON
OUR GAME.
CHECK IT OUT.
REMATCH.
John: WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
SOMETHING TO CONNECT QUEUE TO