Truckee Meadows Pickleball Club
Northern Nevada Pickleball including Reno, Sparks, Carson City, Incline, Tahoe, Fallon and more
Huffaker Park in South Reno now has two Pickleball courts. Bring your nets!! The lines were painted by our club members. Thank you to our volunteers who, once again, donated their time and labor to complete this project.
Bob Basso, Lyle Mason, Steve and Liz Brown, Paul and Mary Ann Ricciardi
Whether you have been playing one day or one year or fifty one years, pickleball has likely enhanced your life in many ways.
A recent podcast on Pickleball Kitchen showcases Kory Kelly’s amazing journey through PTSD and back out into the world with some help from pickleball and pickleball friends.
Listen to Kory’s amazing story here:
Not a podcast listener? Check out this fabulous article by Jodi Pree in San Marcos Island’s Coastal Breeze News.
“Before pickleball, Kory Kelly served in the Air Force and CIA and had been living with PTSD for five years. He was only able to go to work and come directly home. One and a half years ago, Kory was introduced to pickleball by his 80-year-old mother and her church ladies. He quickly became hooked on the sport, and it gave him the opportunity to face his fears in a supportive, encouraging environment.
“What pickleball has done for me? It brought me out of my house. The people are the treasure of this sport! The game is great, but it’s the people. I now have friends all over the country. It has changed my life! It has returned me to my wife and family,” expresses Kory Kelly.”
People can email: renodirect@reno.gov attn: Jeff Mann – Parks Manager and please support CONCEPT #1 with 4 courts.
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The fees for pickleball at Neil Road have been changed back to $1 drop-in and pickleball is included back into the senior activity pass ($50).
“We like to watch movies, we go out to movies together, we kayak together, we play a crazy game called pickleball,” Melinda Gates told CNBC.
Similar to badminton or tennis, but played with paddles and a light plastic ball, pickleball is a favorite of suburbanites, and according to Melinda, of the Gates family.
“We are huge pickleball fans,” Gates says.
“In fact, one of the things that Bill was so excited to teach me when we first were dating was pickleball. His family took me out on the court and they taught me, it’s easier to pick up than tennis. He1’s more of a tennis player, but I play pickleball with him.”
Just a fun post for today. How many of you listen to pickleball podcasts?
All are free to listen to at any time. To listen to podcasts on your phone or tablet, you will need to download an app. Yep, there’s an app for that! Actually, there are a lot of apps for podcasts. I am happy with PocketCasts but there are many others for androids and Apple products.
Links to the podcasts are listed below. Check them out and then vote!
Pickleball Show with Chris Allen
Pickleball Problems with Mark Renneson
The Pickleball 5.0 Podcast with Phil Ladden
Last Saturday, up at the gorgeous pickleball courts at Incline Village Tennis Center, 53 enthusiastic pickleball players came together to play some really amazing pickleball games and stayed on the court for hours.
You can read more about the event and see pictures at https://tahoepickleball.com/2018/09/10/the-fantastic-incline-open-team-pickleball-wrapup/ courtesy of Matt Juskiewicz.
More pictures from this fun event are on the Gallery Page here on our website. Gallery
Big thanks to CJ Johnson from Incline Village, Matt Juskiewicz and ALL THE PLAYERS! You all made this event so much fun!
Pictured below are Matt Juskiewicz, CJ Johnson, Brian Johnson, and Reto Gross. Reto played the morning session and volunteered to stay and play the afternoon session. So, what does Reto do after 9 solid hours of pickleball? He puts together some pickup games! Gotta love pickleball peeps!
What’s the farthest destination from the Truckee Meadows you have played pickleball? Do you know that pickleball is gaining in popularity all across the world? Here is a wonderful article about pickleball in Ireland.
Wonder what color balls they prefer in Ireland? Emerald or neon green?
http://gregklinkel.com/musician/the-pickleball-song/
By Greg Klinkel
Thank you, Greg, for a great song and great laughs! Be sure to watch until the end. Pickleball peeps – all about good friends and good times!
I met up with some friends; we shared a glass of wine
They asked me what I do, how I spend my time
I told ’em ’bout my grandkids, and most of all
I really love pickleball!
I told ’em ’bout the paddle, I told ’em ’bout the ball
I told ’em ’bout the lob and how you’re not supposed to fall
The scoring seemed confusing, and they asked me again
“Where does the pickle fit in?”
Pickleball, the fun never ends
The kind of game that you play with friends
No one says they’re sorry, and when the game ends
You switch it up and start all over again
You start out nice and easy with an underhand serve
You have to be ready for a deep return
Then things can get crazy, and you play it as it comes
Volleyin’ and dinkin’ till you’re done
Pickleball, the fun never ends
The kind of game that you play with friends
No one says they’re sorry, and when the game ends
You switch it up and start all over again
Now I’m a PB addict, and I play every day
My waking life is ruled in a pickleball way
Please don’t tell my grandkids that most of all
I really love pickleball!
Pickleball, the fun never ends
The kind of game that you play with friends
Please don’t tell my grandkids that most of all
I really love pickleball!
I really love pickleball!
Really, really, really
Really, really, really
I really love pickleball!
Words & Music Copyright © 2017 by Gregory D. Klinkel. All Rights Reserved.