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Taking a break from the coaching search and trade and contract talks, it is a beautiful night for baseball. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer.
Squash, this is not your grandfather's pickleballWe played pickleball in gym class when I was in high school (2002-2006). We didn't have traditional general gym, though. You elected into Swimming, Raquet Sports, Team Sports, or Track & Field. I always did Raquet because screw being wet all day or having to play basketball, so I played a lot of pickleball (and tennis, badminton, ping pong, even things like adapted softball with a raquet instead of a bat that I loved). We kind of made fun of it then, so it's weird to see it catch on the way it has in more recent years. Maybe I should get back into it.
I was a catcher in softball and I’ve played hundreds of hours of tennis, so things flying at my face at high speed don’t phase me. If I’d grown up with hockey and we had any money, I’d have been a goalie. How is it on wrecked former-catcher feet and knees, though?Squash, this is not your grandfather's pickleballFrom a recreational POV it is fun and social but it can also be extremely intense and competitive. You just have to find the people who play at your level and competitiveness. It's decent exercise (you don't even know you are getting exercise because you are having so much fun) and the fast twitch muscles needed to play competitively are sometimes insane (I would bet a ball coming at you at 40 MPH from 14' is more than comparable to a 90 MPH fastball from 60'). And if you want to play singles you'll be aerobically spent after just a few games.
You should give it a try, there are tons of public courts around the Columbus area and now plenty of indoor club courts in the northern suburbs.
I haven't played much, but the few times when I've played with nieces and nephews and their peers have largely reflected this assessment.Squash, this is not your grandfather's pickleballFrom a recreational POV it is fun and social but it can also be extremely intense and competitive. You just have to find the people who play at your level and competitiveness. It's decent exercise (you don't even know you are getting exercise because you are having so much fun) and the fast twitch muscles needed to play competitively are sometimes insane (I would bet a ball coming at you at 40 MPH from 14' is more than comparable to a 90 MPH fastball from 60'). And if you want to play singles you'll be aerobically spent after just a few games.
You should give it a try, there are tons of public courts around the Columbus area and now plenty of indoor club courts in the northern suburbs.
I keep forgetting it's on, myself. The Olympics lost its charm for me before my teenage years.Anyone watching the Olympics? thinking about waking up early to watch Biles and the gymnastics team. Ledecky being called old at 27 has me feeling ancient
Love the Winter Olympics. Outside of swimming, the Summer Olympics not as much.Love the Olympics. Watch every day
Swimming, gymnastics, and basketball are what I love watching in the summer.Love the Winter Olympics. Outside of swimming, the Summer Olympics not as much.
I don’t like any basketball at any level. The gymnasts are great athletes and amazed what they can do but sports scored by subjectiveness don’t appeal to me.Swimming, gymnastics, and basketball are what I love watching in the summer.
These things verbatim for me as well.I don’t like any basketball at any level. The gymnasts are great athletes and amazed what they can do but sports scored by subjectiveness don’t appeal to me.
Pulling this up on my phone right now.I dig (pun intended) women's volleyball as well. Not so much men's volleyball or any of the sand volleyball.
Big match right now between USA and China.
- 8-7 US in a fifth game tiebreak right now. Nail biter!
- 10-8 China
15-13 China. Damn!!! Hard fought match! Annie Drews, Hitter for the US was dynamite. And love great Libero work by Orantes!Pulling this up on my phone right now.
We have a friend's granddaughter who was invited to the team tryouts but it appears she did not make it. Just getting to tryouts I thought was amazing and she's still in college so I bet she's got another chance in 2028.Pulling this up on my phone right now.
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