It will be like golf. A sport for rich people, watched by rich people, invested in by rich people. You saw the graphs, no poor people in sight of this thing.
😂😂 Alot of news these days feel like some interdimensional news. You know, if you don't mind entertaining the realm of the ridiculous, Ever since 2020, the world to some extent feels unrecognisable, it feels familiar yet different at the same time, as if two dimensions collided and mixed & matched to each other. This doesn't feel like the same world. Actually, if feels like a foreign land. The rules have changed in subtle ways. Even some people's personalities seem different, overnight.
My mom, and step dad play. They started 2ish years ago. Ironically my dad, and step mom started playing at the same time. My step mom actually won a state championship for her skill level. They have been trying to get me to play, I’m just so tired after work. I played in middle school and early high school at my dads rec center he ran. They had pickleball night on Tuesday and Thursday, and it was always packed with older folks. This was 2006 to 2009. Back then I never thought it would blow up like it did during the pandemic. It’s really cool to see actually. I think what made it take off is it’s not hard to play compared to tennis. Anyone can pick it up, and hit the ball around. It’ll be interesting to see what it’s like 10 years from now. A lot more younger people are playing now too which is crucial.
As an Ambassador with USA Pickleball, the non-profit, national governing body of the sport, it would've been nice to give some credit to USAP for what it's been doing to grow the sport from a rec and grassroots level. The media focuses mostly on the pro side of pickleball, but the vast majority of players don't play tournaments and don't even know about the pro side of pickleball. USAP has given out over $500,000 in grants to start new locations, has resources for clubs and youth, and it's crown jewel--the 2,000 plus volunteer corp of Ambassadors who work tirelessly and out of the spotlight, giving FREE lessons, running clinics, going to city counsel meetings, meeting with parks and rec officials, etc. to get new places to play at parks and community centers, and help build new courts in their cities. In my own region here in SoCal, I've seen my fellow Ambassadors in the surrounding cities opening new courts and bringing hundreds of new players into the sport. ;-)
Hooray for the USAPA!! My friend, Ronnie Shy was an ambassador. I think this news piece is focused on the pro side for topic more than the overall philosophy of playing, socializing, getting in shape, sharing. My dad started pickleball in Maine and it's grown so! I'd like to see media remain positive about this sport, however they angle the story. Also, I'd like to see gender equity in prizes and winnings.
As you mentioned this article focusing on those trying to grow professional aspect. Frankly I hope they fail. Not that I don't believe the sport is less than any others but because I am selfish. I love the fact I can go to a public park and find people to play doubles with seven days a week, oh yeah for free! Even indoors, lots of senior centers, churches, schools, etc. have drop in programs using portable nets. So you can play 3 hours for 5 or 6 dollars many even cheaper and you don't have to be a member, sign up and pay for a league, etc. So those of us playing the game for fun, let's not let those interested in making money ruin the game for us. We don't need to speed up the game with high tech equipment like balls or paddles, or spend thousands on ball machine to practice hitting, or need personal trainer to get in good enough shape, etc. Keep the game as it is for us, informal fun exercise. Let the ex pro football, basketball or tennis guys make their money some where else.
@@jimw6991 Thx for your reply. I don't think it has to be an "either/or" kind of thing. The rec side of pball will continue to grow regardless of what the pro side does. And while we may not need the $300 paddle, there is a trickle down effect. if it weren't for those serious players playing tournaments in the early days, we rec players might still be using wooden paddles (and I started with a wooden paddle, and am so glad I can use a more modern higher-tech paddle than that!). And while I do dabble in tournaments, I do play mostly rec as well. And I like to keep improving my game so that I can do better in my rec games. Most of my friends, after playing for awhile, get tired of popping up the ball and getting it smashed back at them, or just driving the ball from the baseline and then getting it volley dropped into the kitchen, so they are motivated to improve their game, learn how to drop, softer hands, reset, etc. Has nothing to do with going pro or even winning tournaments or raising your rating, just about having more fun playing pball. ;-)
As a former tennis player who likes tennis and pickleball, please change the rules in singles to disallow volleying so the ball must bounce once this would 'tennisfy' pickleball and make it more appealing to tennis players.
Most of the points in the story only apply because it’s relatively new…a great tennis racket didn’t always cost $300…the more it expands and draws in big time brands the more expensive it becomes. And as elite athletes are drawn in the more these players who feel elite now will be pushed out. Alix Truong was an average tennis player and now a professional pickle ball player…imagine what happens if elite tennis players make the jump. The reality is it was a sport for seniors who liked tennis but bodies could no longer cover the span of the court and speed of the game, how do you think they’ll take it when a bunch of high schoolers take over their local courts.
tennis racquets aren't $300 bucks. Some paddles are $250 already. Stupid inflated with no technology and carbon fiber as if carbon fiber is some great material.
BTW, while it is expanding also in Italy (where padel truly rules), I looked at it. It might be fun to play - not sure but I'll give you it can be - but it is boring to watch! Even more boring than beach tennis! There is no variation at all, it is dull, it is complicated in its scoring system... Oh God, I can't stand watching it for more than 5 minutes, literally
Yep. Unfortunate that pickleball uses loud plastic balls that easily crack and end up in landfills. I've be advocating for quieter, permanent balls. But corporations need us to rebuy things that don't last.
Ahh the Pickleball. A sport that combines Badminton size court, Table Tennis like paddle/racket and Tennis style rules & play. 🙃 Well I guess Badminton and Ping-pong never "really" took off in the US like Tennis did, so this "easy & accessible" racket sport seems more appealing for the general masses to try and participate in.
Of the three, badminton, table tennis and tennis, tennis is definitely the most popular, so they need to make it more like tennis. If they barred volleying this would make for much longer rallies.
@Donald Duck Well..that's O.K. Table Tennis (ping pong) is stereotyped to casual/garage level terminology. On the pro level it is every bit as competitive asTennis, especially as The top Chinese players practice 7 hours a day and with coaching on average.
pickle ball is literally an old persons sport for people who do not have enough dignity or strength to play actual sports that require effort, strength, and mental fortitude i.e tennis
As a 63 year old former recreational tennis player, I play it because I physically canstill, the basics are something almost all people can do, and it's fun. It's like ping pong or badminton but with more exercise. I can't believe that the upper reaches of the sport will get larger than ping pong or table tennis (those sre Olympic sports).
I heard the name before but had no idea what it was. That's why I clicked on this video. Now that my curiosity is sated I can now comfortably forget about this.
I joined a pickleball club 14 years ago when I was 68 years old. I played 4-5 times a week. It helped keep me in shape. The club had 225 members when I joined. Within 5-6 years it had more than 1,200 players. Pickleball is something almost anyone, me for example, can play. It is a pretty social game that people enjoy. I had to quit at age 74 because I had a good chance of seriously injuring myself because I played so hard.
It's a lot of fun. I played high school and club tennis in college and if you come from a racket background you'll be better than most players. However, once you move up in skill the matches will be very competitive. I think tennis is the "better" sport, but pickleball is a lot more social and fun. There's always a game going on (don't need to hunt down hitting partners around your skill level like in tennis), you're a lot closer so trash talking is easier, and it's not as "buttoned up" as tennis. We regularly crack beers on the court and I play with people from 12 years old to 82 years old and everyone's just having fun
At some point, the game will evolve to have truly elite athletes but by that point it will have lost its appeal to the new comers and amateurs that are enjoying the thought of being “elite” currently. As I’m sure happened originally with something like basketball. It’s also unrealistic to believe it can continue to grow at a 30% rate year over year. Using that logic would mean eventually everyone is playing it.
Nailed it…the professional in the story flat out said it was harder to win prize money because of new entries…as true elites rise to the top then the buzz from amateurs and new entries will slow
@@ThiccBoi23 you’re misunderstanding what I meant. When I said elite athletes, I did not mean pickle ball will be run over with people who run under 4.3 40 yard dash and can bench 500 lbs. I mean eventually truly elite individuals will come to takeover the sport with whatever characteristics or traits are found to be advantageous for this sport. Similar to how powerlifting was a niche sport up until the boom around 2012-2016, you look at the record books before that period and after it’s huge boost in popularity and it’s night and day in difference. After the elite group came and took over the sport of powerlifting, the “mainstream” popularity of it died very quickly. Then came and went the popularity of CrossFit. That same kind of gap will happen with pickle ball as well.
@@ThiccBoi23 That's where you're wrong. Gael Monfils is a pro tennis player. He learned to play pickle ball in just a few days, entered a tournament and beat the number 1 ranked PB player, who was referred to as the Federer of pickle ball. And the big reason is the PB player just couldn't keep up with athletic ability of Monfils.
The APP should change the rules to disallow volleying, so the ball would have to bounce once and only once. This would create longer more entertaining rallies.
As a tennis guy I can’t get behind pickleball, just on principle, but I’ll admit the sport has marketed itself very well and appealed to the people who are alienated by tennis’s elitist culture.
@@golfmaniac007 I don’t have a problem with people who enjoy both, or even just pickleball, but when they start removing entire tennis courts for it, I begin to have one.
I’ve never played tennis, but play pickleball now. I think the draw is that there’s a very low barrier to entry in terms of skill level and athletic ability, but if you want, you can be more serious. It’s also much more social than a lot of sports because most people play doubles. I was out of shape when I started (but was still able to play) and I was motivated to get in better shape to get better at pickleball. It’s not a matter of pickleball or tennis being a “better sport”. Where I am, more people play pickleball on a regular basis than tennis. And it’s a sport with different equipment and rules, so I’m not sure how it doesn’t have the “depth” of tennis. I think that is a perfect example of elitism in tennis. How meta.
It does not require athleticism so it's easy to pick up and play unlike tennis or badminton. In my opinion it's the reason many pros from other sports transition to it after sustaining injury in their native sport and are no longer able to play. One of the last Tennis magazine stories was about a tennis pro who was no longer competitive in tennis and stepped down to play pro pickle ball.
You mean the name pickle? Well I think that the inventor of the sport owns a dog, called Pickle. His family played fetch with him. So it’s probably suppose to be “Pickle’s Ball” but idk.
I'm constantly running into people that say "I've been hearing about Pickleball and want to try it" Just wait 40M will be nothing at some point. I don't really think there is anything you can compare this phenomenon by. There isn't a sport that is as open and social as pickleball. Truly think it's an important sport we should be investing in to bring folks together.
I onced worked at a sporting goods store in CaIgary, Canada that soId racquet gear, the summer of 2014, not onIy I had not heard of pickle ball prior to working there, I can teII you that the store's most on demand orders were for pickle ball gear and most of the orders were from The U.S! ... And oh, it's very ADDICTIVE when you start pIaying and grows on you reaIIy fast!
@@kamu747 depends on how you play and who you play with....guys ho play like tennis players get a workout, while other guys who like to just rally and look for scoring opportunity, not so much I think
I played 4-5 times a week. During the summer in Arizona we would start playing at 5:30 in the morning and play until 10 am usually when the temperatures would get up to 100. There was a group of 20 of us that did that.
What's with US always wanting to modify the original game to come up with their own version of he game.? Baseball (from Cricket), American Football (from Football and Rugby) and now PickleBall (mix of TableTennis + Badminton).
This is a great sport and a lot of fun and exercise. Just because some people want to become pros doesn't mean it has to ruin it for the rest of us. When it comes to "Growth Rate" I remember when NASCAR was the fastest growing sport. Now they are painting the seats and using camera angles to make it look like people are in the stands.
Sports seem to be trendy. I remember tennis being huge always people on the public courts, not now. NASCAR lost some popularity because they lost a lot of stars Gordon, Stewart etc.and the cars don't relate to street cars like they used to.
It kills me that my mother was formerly an athlete, and is still capable of being one, but now most of our phone calls involve discussions of pickle ball and the cheaters playing the game. It blows my mind. Long distance bicycle riding to.....pickle ball.... I can't stand this world.
i don't get it. watching pickleball is worse than watching paint dry. that combined with the fact that pickleballers talk about pickleball ad nauseum. it's got that same psycho cult feel that crossfit did a few years ago.
Its a simple answer - look at the people playing. These are people who aren't athletic, can't play basketball, football, baseball, hockey, etc - so they play "pickleball" or bowling or lacrosse or cornhole
For the most part its for people that never played a sport before. Easy to get into requiring little time invested in developing fundamentals. Margins for error are low compared to other sports.
"... the sport's Crown Jewel ..." is the fact that two talented grannies can take home the local pickleball tournament trophy after defeating all the young bucks. Been there. Have the scars to prove it. That's what make pickleball great. Not celebrities. Not commercial sponsorship. Not big prize money.
Padel has been around since the 90's and it is huge in South America and some European countries. I wouldn't call it "similar" to pickleball as it involves the surrounding walls. It's just another racket sport. Lots of fun, though!!
@@feelingcrafty Yes it's very fun game here in egypt it's a new sport first appeared 4 or 5 years ago, many egyptian love it since it's have some similarities with anoter racket sport egypt dominating in it which is squash and it's also new in gulf countries in the middle east but i know its huge in spain
The US had paddle tennis or now called POP Tennis in California and New York, but it hasn't taken off like Pickleball. I guess it is still too much like tennis, which requires more learning curve, unlike PB.
2:40ish Don't know if you mislabelled, misread or can't read a graph. The graph shows badminton gaining 3.7% in 2021, ping pong lost about 8% .... You can't compare the stats from one sport in one year to the stats of another sport over multiple years if you're trying to be authentic. Reminds me of tricks scammers use.
Give enough money to CNBC and they will produce a documentary like this one titled: "Boise is becoming the new capital of fistball and this is why you should invest in it."
I laughed at the idea and thought it was for suckers. Now I have seen the light. Where I live people of all ages are playing and taking it very serious. I play everyday now and not looking back. Y’all can laugh all you want but one day that will change like it did for me. It’s too addicting. Having older people whoop on you will humble the ego quick.
There is a lot of misinformation in the comment section and video (Surprise! It's TH-cam!). But one thing is certain. The only people promoting pickleball are the ones who want to make money off a leisure sport. As an avid player, I (selfishly) don't want millions of new players. My town of 60k only has 4 courts. That's 16 players max at one time. Building new courts will never keep up with demand if we encourage every uncoordinated, immobile senior to give it a try.
and its not exercise. its just social media. change the name. change some of the rules. give the ball more bounce and much less noise. dont allow chatting on the court. and you might have a real sport. right now its a expensive joke. the skill required is minimal.
just a suggestion to others who will just play for fun, try using a styrofoam ball(triple the size of tennis ball), you will have long rallies, you can hit the ball as hard as you want and you can do all sorts of spins and curve ball shots😁,
Nope, I prefer relishball. the court is so small you can play ii sitting on your favorite couch, and players have to lob the ball so you don't have to strain to reach and return it. the match is 10 1 minute tenths with 10 minutes between each tenth(avoids strain). This way even old coots like myself with very little talent can still feel young and vital.
It would be so funny that professional pickleball is more injury prone than any other sport so much so the only way to not get injured is to be bad at the sport like old people.
Well it is a CNBC story... which has a financial spin. At the grass roots level, I see people who wouldn't necessarily play sports are getting out there, older, obese and not typical athletic types. The PB learning curve being much easier. The community is pretty welcoming to new players. Have seen two tennis clubs start offering PB on their courts and one looking to add dedicated courts. I find it hard to watch PB on TV screen vs tennis; easier to follow tennis play, track the ball. I thought POP Tennis or paddle tennis might take off, but I guess not user friendly enough. Padel is big in Latin countries and tennis strong in Europe that maybe Asian countries might make better market for PB? The sound the ball makes does cause issues with parks near residential areas.
The sport is ruined. There simply won’t be enough court time to play. As yogi used to say”it’s too crowded nobody goes there anymore”. It’s all well and good for the top players but the everyday player the cornerstone of the sport will soon be squeezed out.
i've been a professional pickle ball player for the last 5 years...and even i have never heard of this sport
It will be like golf. A sport for rich people, watched by rich people, invested in by rich people. You saw the graphs, no poor people in sight of this thing.
@@LeeeroyJenkins Being poor have a look?
You cannot tell how much someone have by looking at them.
@@saulgoodman2018 yes you can
@@saulgoodman2018 Did you even watch the video and see the graph? The only people who play this have a salary of over 100k a year.
@@chiquita683 How?
I'd take it more seriously if it wasn't called Pickleball
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lmao
as opposed to a macho name like "ping pong."
@@mfraser29 it's table tennis you gutless worm
The one I like is cornhole!!!
So it’s like tennis and shuttlecock. Listen to that woman “at this growth rate by 2040 there will be more pickleball players than humans in the world”
Shuttle what? Could you say the second part 😀
@@LeeeroyJenkins
Badminton. They use a shuttlecock in badminton...
spent the last two hours watching old rick and morty episodes and this feels like interdimensional cable news
😂😂 Alot of news these days feel like some interdimensional news.
You know, if you don't mind entertaining the realm of the ridiculous, Ever since 2020, the world to some extent feels unrecognisable, it feels familiar yet different at the same time, as if two dimensions collided and mixed & matched to each other. This doesn't feel like the same world. Actually, if feels like a foreign land. The rules have changed in subtle ways.
Even some people's personalities seem different, overnight.
My mom, and step dad play. They started 2ish years ago. Ironically my dad, and step mom started playing at the same time. My step mom actually won a state championship for her skill level. They have been trying to get me to play, I’m just so tired after work. I played in middle school and early high school at my dads rec center he ran. They had pickleball night on Tuesday and Thursday, and it was always packed with older folks. This was 2006 to 2009. Back then I never thought it would blow up like it did during the pandemic. It’s really cool to see actually. I think what made it take off is it’s not hard to play compared to tennis. Anyone can pick it up, and hit the ball around. It’ll be interesting to see what it’s like 10 years from now. A lot more younger people are playing now too which is crucial.
atta boy, bucko!
I love pickleball and I met more of my new neighbors and introduced people to it after 4 years
As an Ambassador with USA Pickleball, the non-profit, national governing body of the sport, it would've been nice to give some credit to USAP for what it's been doing to grow the sport from a rec and grassroots level. The media focuses mostly on the pro side of pickleball, but the vast majority of players don't play tournaments and don't even know about the pro side of pickleball. USAP has given out over $500,000 in grants to start new locations, has resources for clubs and youth, and it's crown jewel--the 2,000 plus volunteer corp of Ambassadors who work tirelessly and out of the spotlight, giving FREE lessons, running clinics, going to city counsel meetings, meeting with parks and rec officials, etc. to get new places to play at parks and community centers, and help build new courts in their cities. In my own region here in SoCal, I've seen my fellow Ambassadors in the surrounding cities opening new courts and bringing hundreds of new players into the sport. ;-)
Hooray for the USAPA!! My friend, Ronnie Shy was an ambassador. I think this news piece is focused on the pro side for topic more than the overall philosophy of playing, socializing, getting in shape, sharing. My dad started pickleball in Maine and it's grown so! I'd like to see media remain positive about this sport, however they angle the story. Also, I'd like to see gender equity in prizes and winnings.
As you mentioned this article focusing on those trying to grow professional aspect. Frankly I hope they fail. Not that I don't believe the sport is less than any others but because I am selfish. I love the fact I can go to a public park and find people to play doubles with seven days a week, oh yeah for free! Even indoors, lots of senior centers, churches, schools, etc. have drop in programs using portable nets. So you can play 3 hours for 5 or 6 dollars many even cheaper and you don't have to be a member, sign up and pay for a league, etc. So those of us playing the game for fun, let's not let those interested in making money ruin the game for us. We don't need to speed up the game with high tech equipment like balls or paddles, or spend thousands on ball machine to practice hitting, or need personal trainer to get in good enough shape, etc. Keep the game as it is for us, informal fun exercise. Let the ex pro football, basketball or tennis guys make their money some where else.
@@jimw6991 Thx for your reply. I don't think it has to be an "either/or" kind of thing. The rec side of pball will continue to grow regardless of what the pro side does. And while we may not need the $300 paddle, there is a trickle down effect. if it weren't for those serious players playing tournaments in the early days, we rec players might still be using wooden paddles (and I started with a wooden paddle, and am so glad I can use a more modern higher-tech paddle than that!).
And while I do dabble in tournaments, I do play mostly rec as well. And I like to keep improving my game so that I can do better in my rec games. Most of my friends, after playing for awhile, get tired of popping up the ball and getting it smashed back at them, or just driving the ball from the baseline and then getting it volley dropped into the kitchen, so they are motivated to improve their game, learn how to drop, softer hands, reset, etc. Has nothing to do with going pro or even winning tournaments or raising your rating, just about having more fun playing pball. ;-)
as a tennis player can you guys get your own courts please. thanks -tennis players
As a former tennis player who likes tennis and pickleball, please change the rules in singles to disallow volleying so the ball must bounce once this would 'tennisfy' pickleball and make it more appealing to tennis players.
Most of the points in the story only apply because it’s relatively new…a great tennis racket didn’t always cost $300…the more it expands and draws in big time brands the more expensive it becomes. And as elite athletes are drawn in the more these players who feel elite now will be pushed out. Alix Truong was an average tennis player and now a professional pickle ball player…imagine what happens if elite tennis players make the jump. The reality is it was a sport for seniors who liked tennis but bodies could no longer cover the span of the court and speed of the game, how do you think they’ll take it when a bunch of high schoolers take over their local courts.
tennis racquets aren't $300 bucks. Some paddles are $250 already. Stupid inflated with no technology and carbon fiber as if carbon fiber is some great material.
@@albertcamus5970 personally, Ive never seen a pickleball court that wasnt a converted tennis court. lol
Solid gate keeping OP.
>everyone is playing this game, now I can't have fun!!
Tennis rackets cost $300 because our government won’t stop fricking devaluing the dollar
BTW, while it is expanding also in Italy (where padel truly rules), I looked at it. It might be fun to play - not sure but I'll give you it can be - but it is boring to watch! Even more boring than beach tennis! There is no variation at all, it is dull, it is complicated in its scoring system... Oh God, I can't stand watching it for more than 5 minutes, literally
Never heard of Pickleball until I started playing tennis and saw those loud plastic hitting sounds taking over tennis courts.
Yep. Unfortunate that pickleball uses loud plastic balls that easily crack and end up in landfills. I've be advocating for quieter, permanent balls. But corporations need us to rebuy things that don't last.
LOL
Ahh the Pickleball. A sport that combines Badminton size court, Table Tennis like paddle/racket and Tennis style rules & play. 🙃 Well I guess Badminton and Ping-pong never "really" took off in the US like Tennis did, so this "easy & accessible" racket sport seems more appealing for the general masses to try and participate in.
Boring
Of the three, badminton, table tennis and tennis, tennis is definitely the most popular, so they need to make it more like tennis. If they barred volleying this would make for much longer rallies.
It's not PING PONG..it's Table Tennis!
@@bobmalack481 oh I'm so sorry ❄️
@Donald Duck Well..that's O.K. Table Tennis (ping pong) is stereotyped to casual/garage level terminology. On the pro level it is every bit as competitive asTennis, especially as The top Chinese players practice 7 hours a day and with coaching on average.
pickle ball is literally an old persons sport for people who do not have enough dignity or strength to play actual sports that require effort, strength, and mental fortitude i.e tennis
You ok?
As a 63 year old former recreational tennis player, I play it because I physically canstill, the basics are something almost all people can do, and it's fun. It's like ping pong or badminton but with more exercise. I can't believe that the upper reaches of the sport will get larger than ping pong or table tennis (those sre Olympic sports).
Isn't ping pong and table tennis the same thing ?
Hey dumbfuck badminton and ping pong has more exercise!
Professional badminton is physically more strenuous than professional pickleball
how is it like badminton but with more exercise? i guess this depends on the player and how much you exert on the sport
Wtf? More exercise than Badminton. Have you ever played/watched?
I've never heard of pickle ball before.
They are trying so hard to make this a thing and it's not. It's leveling up to Bitcoin status
I heard the name before but had no idea what it was. That's why I clicked on this video. Now that my curiosity is sated I can now comfortably forget about this.
I joined a pickleball club 14 years ago when I was 68 years old. I played 4-5 times a week. It helped keep me in shape. The club had 225 members when I joined. Within 5-6 years it had more than 1,200 players. Pickleball is something almost anyone, me for example, can play. It is a pretty social game that people enjoy. I had to quit at age 74 because I had a good chance of seriously injuring myself because I played so hard.
It's a lot of fun. I played high school and club tennis in college and if you come from a racket background you'll be better than most players. However, once you move up in skill the matches will be very competitive. I think tennis is the "better" sport, but pickleball is a lot more social and fun. There's always a game going on (don't need to hunt down hitting partners around your skill level like in tennis), you're a lot closer so trash talking is easier, and it's not as "buttoned up" as tennis. We regularly crack beers on the court and I play with people from 12 years old to 82 years old and everyone's just having fun
At some point, the game will evolve to have truly elite athletes but by that point it will have lost its appeal to the new comers and amateurs that are enjoying the thought of being “elite” currently. As I’m sure happened originally with something like basketball.
It’s also unrealistic to believe it can continue to grow at a 30% rate year over year. Using that logic would mean eventually everyone is playing it.
Nailed it…the professional in the story flat out said it was harder to win prize money because of new entries…as true elites rise to the top then the buzz from amateurs and new entries will slow
pball doesn't require elite athletic ability, the really good players will move athletic people around like chess pieces
@@ThiccBoi23 you’re misunderstanding what I meant. When I said elite athletes, I did not mean pickle ball will be run over with people who run under 4.3 40 yard dash and can bench 500 lbs.
I mean eventually truly elite individuals will come to takeover the sport with whatever characteristics or traits are found to be advantageous for this sport.
Similar to how powerlifting was a niche sport up until the boom around 2012-2016, you look at the record books before that period and after it’s huge boost in popularity and it’s night and day in difference.
After the elite group came and took over the sport of powerlifting, the “mainstream” popularity of it died very quickly. Then came and went the popularity of CrossFit.
That same kind of gap will happen with pickle ball as well.
@@ThiccBoi23 That's where you're wrong. Gael Monfils is a pro tennis player. He learned to play pickle ball in just a few days, entered a tournament and beat the number 1 ranked PB player, who was referred to as the Federer of pickle ball. And the big reason is the PB player just couldn't keep up with athletic ability of Monfils.
@@tomsd8656 No he didn't. Why lie about that? There's no evidence of Monfils ever having even played pickleball.
It's for retired folks who are trying to find activities to fill their day and stay in shape...
And look at it exploding... NICE!!
like racquetball. it ain't gonna be anything huge
not retired, and play 3x week
@@ThiccBoi23 you?
@@a-don13 it’s not like racket ball. Much easier to play and far more accessible.
@@JoeBlue415 meant its like racquetball in the way that it's for old people
I’ve been into it for like 2 years now. Didn’t know it was going to be a thing
So is this basically a low impact, low energy version of tennis/ ping pong/ badminton?
I propose we rename it bad tennis
The APP should change the rules to disallow volleying, so the ball would have to bounce once and only once. This would create longer more entertaining rallies.
As a tennis guy I can’t get behind pickleball, just on principle, but I’ll admit the sport has marketed itself very well and appealed to the people who are alienated by tennis’s elitist culture.
Yep. I play tennis, but tried PB and found the community so welcoming....not like us tennis a-holes.😄
you make it sound like pickeballers never played tennis
@@golfmaniac007 I don’t have a problem with people who enjoy both, or even just pickleball, but when they start removing entire tennis courts for it, I begin to have one.
I’ve never played tennis, but play pickleball now. I think the draw is that there’s a very low barrier to entry in terms of skill level and athletic ability, but if you want, you can be more serious. It’s also much more social than a lot of sports because most people play doubles. I was out of shape when I started (but was still able to play) and I was motivated to get in better shape to get better at pickleball.
It’s not a matter of pickleball or tennis being a “better sport”. Where I am, more people play pickleball on a regular basis than tennis. And it’s a sport with different equipment and rules, so I’m not sure how it doesn’t have the “depth” of tennis. I think that is a perfect example of elitism in tennis. How meta.
Y not just play tennis‽⸮ it’s already there! How different is it really.😅
It does not require athleticism so it's easy to pick up and play unlike tennis or badminton. In my opinion it's the reason many pros from other sports transition to it after sustaining injury in their native sport and are no longer able to play. One of the last Tennis magazine stories was about a tennis pro who was no longer competitive in tennis and stepped down to play pro pickle ball.
I wanna see Rafa play Roger in pickleball
Interesting, but the only question that I have that is unanswered is why - Pickle? ☮️
You mean the name pickle? Well I think that the inventor of the sport owns a dog, called Pickle. His family played fetch with him. So it’s probably suppose to be “Pickle’s Ball” but idk.
@@mylightb4sunrise611 The story is that Pickles the dog loved the ball his owners were playing with and would take off with it. Pickle's ball.
I'm constantly running into people that say "I've been hearing about Pickleball and want to try it" Just wait 40M will be nothing at some point. I don't really think there is anything you can compare this phenomenon by. There isn't a sport that is as open and social as pickleball. Truly think it's an important sport we should be investing in to bring folks together.
Very popular in Florida. I love pickleball. Play it daily.
I onced worked at a sporting goods store in CaIgary, Canada that soId racquet gear, the summer of 2014, not onIy I had not heard of pickle ball prior to working there, I can teII you that the store's most on demand orders were for pickle ball gear and most of the orders were from The U.S! ... And oh, it's very ADDICTIVE when you start pIaying and grows on you reaIIy fast!
Facts!!
Very addictive!!
A good form of addiction tho
Being that it helps you stay in shape😁
How physically active of a sport is it? Does it offer a good workout?
@@kamu747 depends on how you play and who you play with....guys ho play like tennis players get a workout, while other guys who like to just rally and look for scoring opportunity, not so much I think
I played 4-5 times a week. During the summer in Arizona we would start playing at 5:30 in the morning and play until 10 am usually when the temperatures would get up to 100. There was a group of 20 of us that did that.
@@kamu747If you play with someone who can hit a variety of shots it can be quite a workout.
What's with US always wanting to modify the original game to come up with their own version of he game.?
Baseball (from Cricket), American Football (from Football and Rugby) and now PickleBall (mix of TableTennis + Badminton).
What happened to the chapter talking about the loopholes in the rulebook?
They must not want us to know the loopholes 😂
This is a great sport and a lot of fun and exercise. Just because some people want to become pros doesn't mean it has to ruin it for the rest of us.
When it comes to "Growth Rate" I remember when NASCAR was the fastest growing sport. Now they are painting the seats and using camera angles to make it look like people are in the stands.
terrible analogy lol its about accessibility, hence NBA's rise... no one can walk across the street to their park and just drive a NASCAR
It's not cool. For losers, to put it nicely.
Sports seem to be trendy. I remember tennis being huge always people on the public courts, not now. NASCAR lost some popularity because they lost a lot of stars Gordon, Stewart etc.and the cars don't relate to street cars like they used to.
It kills me that my mother was formerly an athlete, and is still capable of being one, but now most of our phone calls involve discussions of pickle ball and the cheaters playing the game. It blows my mind. Long distance bicycle riding to.....pickle ball.... I can't stand this world.
Popular? Never heard of it.
This is crazy to me. I first played pickle ball some time in the late 80s or early 90s and loved it, but I didn’t see it again until this new fad.
i don't get it. watching pickleball is worse than watching paint dry. that combined with the fact that pickleballers talk about pickleball ad nauseum. it's got that same psycho cult feel that crossfit did a few years ago.
What a joke. They just made tennis for elderly people and the young who are too bored to move a meter.
I'm guessing Lebron invested because he thought pickle ball was something else
*LOL* ...
Now Tom Brady is investing too.
@@marktwain368 *Doesn't matter, He is another Nutjob* ...
And this is better than tennis because...? Can't be the name. That sucks.
Who said it's better than tennis? It amazes me to see how many tennis players get so upset at the growth of pickleball. They must feel threatened.
Glad people enjoy it, but I can't watch it on TV.
Its a simple answer - look at the people playing. These are people who aren't athletic, can't play basketball, football, baseball, hockey, etc - so they play "pickleball" or bowling or lacrosse or cornhole
'Who will give me TP?'
Pickle ball used to be a unit way back in middle school for me a long time ago
Pickleball...I will play that when my legs are telling me tennis is too much
It's like giant ping pong!
For the most part its for people that never played a sport before. Easy to get into requiring little time invested in developing fundamentals. Margins for error are low compared to other sports.
See you on the pickle ball court .
There’s 4.3 million players? Yeah definitely taking over 🤣
"... the sport's Crown Jewel ..." is the fact that two talented grannies can take home the local pickleball tournament trophy after defeating all the young bucks. Been there. Have the scars to prove it. That's what make pickleball great. Not celebrities. Not commercial sponsorship. Not big prize money.
Tom Brady led me here. The GOAT must know something I don't, and I'm amazed Drew Brees is in on this craze.
Here come the Tennis Players!!!
There is similar sport growing here in egypt and i guess in europe and middle east also its called padel
Padel has been around since the 90's and it is huge in South America and some European countries. I wouldn't call it "similar" to pickleball as it involves the surrounding walls. It's just another racket sport. Lots of fun, though!!
@@feelingcrafty
Yes it's very fun game here in egypt it's a new sport first appeared 4 or 5 years ago, many egyptian love it since it's have some similarities with anoter racket sport egypt dominating in it which is squash and it's also new in gulf countries in the middle east but i know its huge in spain
The US had paddle tennis or now called POP Tennis in California and New York, but it hasn't taken off like Pickleball. I guess it is still too much like tennis, which requires more learning curve, unlike PB.
So it’s a watered down indoor tennis, I get it now
You couldn’t be more wrong.
@@jamievidd775 what do u think miniature golf is compared to actual golf?
"I turn myself into a Pickle... Ball."
So after watching this, I have but one question. What is Pickleball?
Pickleball.. Its easier than tennis!
PICKLEBALL IS THE BEST!! 🤘🔥🏓🔥
Should've call it Extreme Tennis, no one take pickleball seriously.
I love badminton, I don't understand why it lost players. :(
cause its hard
For those who can't play tennis, there's this.
The ball goes so slow! It's so funny.
You have set the speed of the Video too fast and the volume is not set right, its low.
2:40ish Don't know if you mislabelled, misread or can't read a graph. The graph shows badminton gaining 3.7% in 2021, ping pong lost about 8% .... You can't compare the stats from one sport in one year to the stats of another sport over multiple years if you're trying to be authentic. Reminds me of tricks scammers use.
It's kinda like tennis in the 70s, with the wood rackets , a slower game.
Looks just like tennis with a ping pong ball and paddle.
Give enough money to CNBC and they will produce a documentary like this one titled: "Boise is becoming the new capital of fistball and this is why you should invest in it."
I laughed at the idea and thought it was for suckers. Now I have seen the light. Where I live people of all ages are playing and taking it very serious. I play everyday now and not looking back. Y’all can laugh all you want but one day that will change like it did for me. It’s too addicting. Having older people whoop on you will humble the ego quick.
This is Probably Poor man's tennis :)
We used to play this in gym class in middle school
They haven’t come close to perfecting how it’s broadcast leaving it very difficult to follow on television.
Rules: why is everyone I see serving differently..bouncing first then hitting/serving...vs...no bounce, hitting/serving off the drop🤷..
Pickleball? I thought I was playing wiffle tennis when I was younger in the 80's.
Pickle ball is one of those sports which will massively grow in popularity but will be boring to watch and will have more players than watchers.
There is a lot of misinformation in the comment section and video (Surprise! It's TH-cam!). But one thing is certain. The only people promoting pickleball are the ones who want to make money off a leisure sport. As an avid player, I (selfishly) don't want millions of new players. My town of 60k only has 4 courts. That's 16 players max at one time. Building new courts will never keep up with demand if we encourage every uncoordinated, immobile senior to give it a try.
Why not play table tennis properly . Infinitely better game and more fun to watch
How was the different than badminton?
Nadal , Federer, Djokovic played the wrong game all their lives
Poor souls
My new sport
isn't that a FOOT FAULT @ 0:49 ? LOL
Pickle Pong: ping pong paddles, ping pong ball, hard-floor hallway. Done.
So it's basically tennis, but slightly different?
I’ve never heard of this sport prior to this video lol
Who knew the game you played in high school for PE became such a popular sport.
It really is fun. Way less exhilarating than tennis.
and its not exercise. its just social media. change the name. change some of the rules. give the ball more bounce and much less noise. dont allow chatting on the court. and you might have a real sport. right now its a expensive joke. the skill required is minimal.
foot fault @0:54
Nice pickleball commercial, still not playing.
just a suggestion to others who will just play for fun, try using a styrofoam ball(triple the size of tennis ball), you will have long rallies, you can hit the ball as hard as you want and you can do all sorts of spins and curve ball shots😁,
Lol they used a clip of Padel courts in one part. Padel > Pickle! 💪🏼
This is the first time i ever hear about pickle ball 😂😂😂
….so it’s oversized ping pong for old people that can’t play tennis….
As a tennis player, Pickleball is a pain in the ass. Having to wait for others to use. Tennis court for another less athletic sport.
Nope, I prefer relishball. the court is so small you can play ii sitting on your favorite couch, and players have to lob the ball so you don't have to strain to reach and return it. the match is 10 1 minute tenths with 10 minutes between each tenth(avoids strain). This way even old coots like myself with very little talent can still feel young and vital.
So just like tennis, table tennis, or racquetball?
This is the first I've heard of it.
You all forgot it originated from washington🤷♂️
sooo the same entry cost of tennis?
never heard of it till now
It would be so funny that professional pickleball is more injury prone than any other sport so much so the only way to not get injured is to be bad at the sport like old people.
Been playing almost a year. Love it. Name sucks but that’s about it.
Lame that this story didn’t even explain how it’s played.
It's CNBC.... business channel.
No one is talking about the fact that people is not a spectator sport.
So this is for basically aggressive ping pong players and wannabe tennis players who can’t. Ok whatever makes people happy
Invented in Seattle I'm 40 been playing since fifth grade it's meh
Well it is a CNBC story... which has a financial spin. At the grass roots level, I see people who wouldn't necessarily play sports are getting out there, older, obese and not typical athletic types. The PB learning curve being much easier. The community is pretty welcoming to new players. Have seen two tennis clubs start offering PB on their courts and one looking to add dedicated courts. I find it hard to watch PB on TV screen vs tennis; easier to follow tennis play, track the ball. I thought POP Tennis or paddle tennis might take off, but I guess not user friendly enough. Padel is big in Latin countries and tennis strong in Europe that maybe Asian countries might make better market for PB? The sound the ball makes does cause issues with parks near residential areas.
Not for long as more players try to join. They won’t be welcomed at all.
Asian markets is dominated by badminton and ping pong
The sport is ruined. There simply won’t be enough court time to play. As yogi used to say”it’s too crowded nobody goes there anymore”. It’s all well and good for the top players but the everyday player the cornerstone of the sport will soon be squeezed out.
why is pickleball safer than tennis during covid?...?
I try really hard but I can't like it. It's tennis for kids, padel played with cardboard raquets, it's terrible