We all need to laugh and let go like a carefree kid in the playground
On any given Sunday, the Lunenburg Community Centre is a place of worship for the world’s fastest-growing sport. This isn’t dodgeball, nor is it a sea of rippling muscles and pent-up angst. Well, maybe a little bit of angst. In this congregation, beer bellies outnumber six-pack abs and knee braces are de rigueur. Spirited competition, friendly banter and kindness are at play, because in the beginning was the word and the word was: pickleball.
“He’s a Minister?” is often muttered by puzzled newcomers – victims of a wicked spin serve and hockey-worthy heckling from this man of the sweaty cloth. There’s irony in that devilish grin as he yells, “Go Habs!” after a lopsided game. He’s also the administrator of the group’s Facebook page, a patient teacher, a caring food distributor and the first one to check in when someone’s missed a gameday or two.
But this is Lunenburg, and dandelions thrive between the pavement cracks at the makeshift outdoor pickleball court – ragged lines drawn out behind the school, where sea breezes topple the lightweight, portable net. But that’s about to change. The council recently announced that the former jail site has been approved for the development of six new pickleball courts. Things are looking briny in the UNESCO hamlet.
Played well, pickleball is a blend of finesse shots called “dinks,” angles, patience, power, strategy and remembering to stay the hell out of the kitchen or “non-volley zone.” Stepping in to strike the ball in the seven-foot area on either side of the net is a sin – unless the ball bounces in the kitchen first. Confused? Don’t worry.
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