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WE ARE AT THE DELTA PLAYGROUND GYM IN MEY, LOUISIANA.
TONIGHT WE HAVE OUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT FAMILY LEAGUE, UH, COMPETITION.
WE MEET ONCE A WEEK FOR FIVE WEEKS, AND THEN WEEK SIX WE'LL BE DOING AN ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT TO, UH, BASICALLY CROWN OUR WINNER.
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT THIS IS IT GETS THE FAMILY OUT THIS MORE SO THAN OTHER SPORTS YOU'LL SEE.
THIS IS A REALLY, UH, FAMILY TYPE GAME, A GAME THAT'S GEARED TOWARDS, UH, ADULTS AND KIDS PLAYING TOGETHER.
MY SON GOT TO, UH, HE, HE PLAYS PICKLEBALL AT, AT A SCHOOL.
SO, UH, WHEN HE HEARD THAT THEY HAD A PICKLEBALL LEAGUE OPENING UP, HE WANTED TO PLAY.
IT'S MORE COMPETITIVE THAN PLAYING AT MY SCHOOL, AND IT'S MORE FUN.
I'VE SEEN FAMILY REUNIONS WHERE YOU HAVE GRANDMA, MOM, KIDS, AUNTS, UNCLES, COUSINS.
EVERYBODY GOING OUT IS A GROUP AND PLAYING PICKLEBALL JUST FOR FUN.
PICKLEBALL IS A COMBINATION OF TENNIS, BADM, MITTEN, AND PING PONG.
WE PLAY IT ON A BADM MITTEN COURT.
WE PUT A NET ON THE GROUND, LIKE TO SEE IN TENNIS, AND WE PLAY IT WITH A PADDLE, SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU WOULD FIND IN A PING PONG GAME, ALTHOUGH IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT DOUBLE THE SIZE OF PING PONG PADDLE.
IT'S USER-FRIENDLY, SO THE OVER 60 LOVE IT BECAUSE YOU CAN COME OUT HERE FOR THREE HOURS AND YOUR KNEES DON'T KILL YOU.
IT'S A LITTLE MORE ACTIVE THAN I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.
UM, BUT WE, WE REALLY ENJOY IT.
IT GIVES US TIME TOGETHER, YOU KNOW, SO WE ENJOY, UH, WE ENJOY SPENDING SOME AWESOME TIME AND PLAYING, PLAYING PICKLEBALL TOGETHER.
I JUST LIKE HITTING THE, UM, BALL BACK AND FORTH.
CONSTRUCTING MORE PICKLEBALL, COURTS OUTDOORS, PLUS MAKING MORE GYMS AVAILABLE FOR INDOORS WILL ABSOLUTELY BE WELL RECEIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY WANTS IT, THEY WANT A LOT OF IT.