Have You Been Pickled?

Kitchen Sink, Dill, Dead Paddle, Pancake, Poach and the dreaded... Pickled! Sounds more like a mishap in the kitchen or a recipe gone bad than one of the crazy popular sports on the rise called Pickleball. Over 4.8 million people have played at least once. Drop in one night at Bobby Riggs Racket and Paddle Club in Encinitas to see 20 spectacular courts lit up, booked and a queue forming for the next game. That popular!

Joan and Bob started playing pickleball during the Pandemic. They were looking for something that would be easy to learn, do as a couple and good for their health. They took pickleball lessons, played with friends and joined the Pickleball Club of Carlsbad. After trying to play in skilled-level group sessions, they realized pickleball for them was more of a social sport, something to have fun with and no need to play competitively.

Bob and Joan are REALTORS® with Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty who have been providing no-cost pickleball lessons to their community for the past three years. When they talk to seniors about listing their homes and helping them in the downsizing process, the subject of pickleball always seems to come up.

Bob says, “Personally, it has helped us stay physically active and our minds alert. We play with our adult children. They love that we stay healthy, active and have a positive outlook on life. What better way to show ‘your’ children getting older can still be fun!”

Oh, and Bob and Joan have never been pickled, which is when a team scores zero in an entire game.

If you are interested in learning how to play pickleball, please contact Joan and Bob.