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The Pickleball Experience

What is the pickleball experience? The pickleball experience may differ from community to community, for example, we have visited other HOA communities, and in some, the experience we noticed is basically uniform, players lined up their paddles and wait for their turn to play, the games are serious, but we didn’t see the social comradery we were expecting, although a less-close comradery did exist, I would not call it a social gathering,  the age range in these communities was the 60s to 80s, they all played well.

In other communities we saw a different type of comradery, here, music was playing, and you can see how the players reacted, they expressed joy on the court, and they were much friendlier to one another, some doing their dance moves to the music.  Basically, same age group, but it was clear that the social atmosphere here was stronger, and some even commented that they looked forward to these games for the social closeness and their therapeutic effect.

So the pickleball experience is what you make of it, pickleball took off in HOA communities during the Covid pandemic, and it brought neighbors closer than ever before, and the closeness that developed on the court with each other has created extended families throughout communities everywhere.

Tell us about your pickleball experience!

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