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The first of (hopefully) many.
For the past half-decade, the United States has been plagued by a scourge known as “pickleball.” In case you’re not aware of the sport, imagine if tennis was easier, louder and didn’t involve any exercise. Bam, you’ve got pickleball!
Pickleball has faced many hurdles trying to go mainstream. First, it sucks. Second, there’s not much of a market for it as a spectator sport because it’s, you know, boring. Finally, as stated before, it’s really, really loud — so loud, in fact, that the installation of pickleball courts has caused neighborhood disputes across the country.
But the rise of this sport has left many cities with two options: regulate pickleball and face the wrath of the Boomers who play it, or ignore the issue and deal with noise complaints from the Boomers who don’t. Now, one city in California has finally had the courage to discuss not only regulating the sport, but banning it entirely.
As reported by ABC7, Carmel, California put a temporary pickleball ban in place after a host of noise complaints from neighbors. The ban has been successful — and now, the city is considering making it permanent.
While people will be free to play pickleball on their own courts (if they’re wealthy enough to have them), citizens will no longer be allowed to play the sport on the city’s public court. They are also free to go to one of the other pickleball courts in adjoining towns.
Hearing this, some local pickleball players are upset. To them I say it may be the time to simply graduate to tennis. You know, like an adult.
For the past half-decade, the United States has been plagued by a scourge known as “pickleball.” In case you’re not aware of the sport, imagine if tennis was easier, louder and didn’t involve any exercise. Bam, you’ve got pickleball!
Pickleball has faced many hurdles trying to go mainstream. First, it sucks. Second, there’s not much of a market for it as a spectator sport because it’s, you know, boring. Finally, as stated before, it’s really, really loud — so loud, in fact, that the installation of pickleball courts has caused neighborhood disputes across the country.
But the rise of this sport has left many cities with two options: regulate pickleball and face the wrath of the Boomers who play it, or ignore the issue and deal with noise complaints from the Boomers who don’t. Now, one city in California has finally had the courage to discuss not only regulating the sport, but banning it entirely.
As reported by ABC7, Carmel, California put a temporary pickleball ban in place after a host of noise complaints from neighbors. The ban has been successful — and now, the city is considering making it permanent.
While people will be free to play pickleball on their own courts (if they’re wealthy enough to have them), citizens will no longer be allowed to play the sport on the city’s public court. They are also free to go to one of the other pickleball courts in adjoining towns.
Hearing this, some local pickleball players are upset. To them I say it may be the time to simply graduate to tennis. You know, like an adult.
