Pickleball “exploded” during the pandemic, but it doesn’t seem like the city’s facilities are keeping up with the popularity of the game.

This was the opinion of some pickleball players who recently met with the Richmond News at the South Arm Community Park where there are three courts dedicated to pickleball.

The courts were busy with players lobbing the white wiffleball used in the game across the court.

Other players mingled and socialized as they waited for a court to free up.

All three players, ranging in age from 15 to 75, agreed pickleball is a great game from a social perspective – but that might be because courts are in such high demand that players spend a lot of time chatting while waiting to play.

Doug Ng, a retired teacher who’s been playing pickleball for 12 years alon

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