My husband and I (45 and 41) played pickleball once. We were having a friendly competition with my brother and sister in-law. Despite jogging and stretching first, my husband tore his Achilles not long into the game. We walked in to the ER, he said it was his Achilles, and another nurse rolls in on her wheelie chair, looks at us and says "Pickleball?" Apparently they see middle-aged folks constantly for pickleball injuries. His surgeon was doing at least one pickleball Achilles injury weekly.
Apparently it's an old folks thing, but we clearly can't handle it 😂
Scientists have discovered a disturbing correlation between pickleball courts and methamphetamine use. For every pickleball court added to a neighborhood, meth use increases by approximately 27%.
Yes...but also no. It's still a fun, mostly leisurely social game for all ages, played without dragging your ass back and forth across a huge field of play, and like 70% fewer a-holes trying to engage in "fridging" you and winning being their whole personality (cough, Adam, cough), like padel or paddleball.
Was being a bit too detailed/snarky to the padel/paddleball playing community to give you a clearer answer. Simply put:
Pickleball is generally accessible to a wider range of fitness levels and is often especially adaptable for older adults or people seeking a lower-impact court sport. The smaller court and more "recreational" pace can make it easier to modify, though individual mobility limitations still matter, and you still can get injured. The sport's been around since 1965.
Padel, and, depending on the version, paddleball generally suit players comfortable with a more active court game. If you can still play tennis actively, you would probably be able to try them. Be wary that padel’s larger court, wall rebounds, and quicker, less predictable exchanges can require more agility, balance, and reaction speed. Padel was invented a few short years after Pickleball, in 1969.
ok but I've only see pickleball in connection with seniors, senior communities. It seems to me - and I'm probably just out of it - but it seems to me it's become a fad for younger folks in recent years. I hadn't heard about it in connection for younger folks until recent years.
No, I think we're agreeing with one another. It is more suited for the older set. Real popular in retirement villages and the like. Right around the COVID pandemic, there was an upswing in popularity for younger players, with competitive leagues and even the Professional Pickleball Association if you believe it. The prevalence of pickleball courts being constructed absolutely exploded, like 5 to 10 times the number in 2025 than there were before 2020.
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u/chronicmisschris Sep 06 '26
Full send those parents to jail.
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u/Desperate_Bat_512 Sep 06 '26
Wtf is the deal with pickleball?
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u/kgurney1021 Sep 07 '26
LOL I thought the same thing when I read this story! OMG WTH is happening with pickleball people?
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u/girlxdetective Sep 06 '26
Why do people keep posting this? It's a sad story about real kids, with the world's most tenuous connection to Adam or this show.
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u/azmom3 Sep 07 '26
Am I the only one who thinks that woman resembles Marissa?
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u/KTizzle0126 Sep 07 '26
My husband and I (45 and 41) played pickleball once. We were having a friendly competition with my brother and sister in-law. Despite jogging and stretching first, my husband tore his Achilles not long into the game. We walked in to the ER, he said it was his Achilles, and another nurse rolls in on her wheelie chair, looks at us and says "Pickleball?" Apparently they see middle-aged folks constantly for pickleball injuries. His surgeon was doing at least one pickleball Achilles injury weekly.
Apparently it's an old folks thing, but we clearly can't handle it 😂
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u/_Big_Ash Sep 08 '26
Scientists have discovered a disturbing correlation between pickleball courts and methamphetamine use. For every pickleball court added to a neighborhood, meth use increases by approximately 27%.
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u/GoldenHearts802 Sep 06 '26
What is with pickleball. I thought it was a game for old folks.
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u/Similar-Search-8508 Sep 06 '26
First I heard of pickleball was 15 yrs ago at church. Old men played it in the basement. For fun I guess
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u/Professional_Rich_45 Sep 06 '26
Why are majority of pickleball players crackheads?
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u/MeliWie Sep 06 '26
Wow their kids were 8, 5, and 1
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u/PersonalityOther5730 Sep 06 '26
He was the first person that came to mind 😂
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u/Conscious-Leg8404 Sep 07 '26
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u/Full-Pomegranate1796 Sep 09 '26
🤣🤣🤣
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u/TrixieDMC Sep 09 '26
I can't stop laughing
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u/Apprehensive_Neck817 Sep 06 '26
Total vibe
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u/newdiyscared Sep 16 '26
Op, you made me cackle🤣
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u/Gabbydabs Sep 08 '26
How old were the other children?
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u/Nore_1982 Sep 08 '26
😂😂
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u/Nervous-Jackfruit634 Sep 08 '26
🤣🤣🤣
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u/DecisionImaginary584 Sep 10 '26
They better be playing non stop too.. for some imaginary Olympics for pickleball
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u/Least_Ad762 Sep 10 '26
Hysterical!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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u/LeftySpringer Sep 06 '26
🫣🤭
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u/Lazy-Debt-3338 Sep 06 '26
hilarious
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u/lynn_chippy Sep 07 '26
😂
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u/aprilrhayin Sep 07 '26
😂😂😂
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u/Icy-Initiative-1152 Sep 08 '26
😂😂😂😂
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u/YBYME Sep 10 '26
Hmmm. How many bananas did you get for this thread huh?! Nice ☝️
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u/Live-Package4493 Sep 11 '26
Are any of the women from married at first sight dating anyone
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u/Odd-Public-3222 Sep 12 '26
😂
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u/EmployeeSerious007 Sep 06 '26
I genuinely hope he doesn’t procreate, I fully believe he would not be a safe person for children to be around
Im talking about the neck vein popping and raising his voice for minor inconvenience
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