September 15, 2009
Funny name, serious fun
Pickleball is the rage among the older set, who are bringing the sport back from their winter vacations.
By MARY JANE SMETANKA
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jan Merwin used to play tennis. Then she got older and her knees went bad -- bad enough that doctors have recommended that both knees be replaced.
But the urge to compete hasn't gone away, which is why the 63-year-old from Maple Grove drove to Bloomington last week to meet other enthusiasts for two hours of pickleball.
Wearing a salt-stained visor and sunglasses, she smacked a perforated yellow plastic ball back and forth across a net with a wooden paddle, leaping and reaching and jumping in spirited doubles games that left her glistening with sweat when she sat down.
Funny name, serious fun
Pickleball is the rage among the older set, who are bringing the sport back from their winter vacations.
By MARY JANE SMETANKA
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jan Merwin used to play tennis. Then she got older and her knees went bad -- bad enough that doctors have recommended that both knees be replaced.
But the urge to compete hasn't gone away, which is why the 63-year-old from Maple Grove drove to Bloomington last week to meet other enthusiasts for two hours of pickleball.
Wearing a salt-stained visor and sunglasses, she smacked a perforated yellow plastic ball back and forth across a net with a wooden paddle, leaping and reaching and jumping in spirited doubles games that left her glistening with sweat when she sat down.
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