Pickleball is wreaking havoc across the US — and it’s only going to get worse

[jmyrlefuller]

https://nypost.com/2023/10/02/pickleball-is-wreaking-havoc-across-the-us/

By Tami Yang   
Oct. 2, 2023

here’s a sour side to pickleball.

The game’s rapid rise — between 2020 and 2022, it saw a 113% increase in participation, according to a 2023 Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) report — has made for ugly turf wars, furious noise complaints, violence, lawsuits and even potential criminal charges.

“I’ve had to go over to our recreational sports center and tell 70-year-old men: ‘If you threaten to hit our sports center director with the paddle again, I’m going kick you out,’ ” said Chuck Line, the city manager in Glendale, Colorado.

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[mountaineer]

There was a story on local TV news about noise complaints from people living next to a park with pickleball courts. Apparently, it's more annoying than the sounds of tennis or a children's playground.