On September 9, Madrid will open four approved pickleball courts, the paddle sport that is all the rage in the United States and that is entering Spain with force in the wake of paddle tennis, and that has motivated the Somontes Sports Club to create a pickleball area and to launch a School for those who want to start in this new sport.
Pickleball has its origins in an improvised family game played by an American congressman in 1965, when with some wooden paddles, a ball with holes in it, and a badminton net placed at a low height, it began to be practiced, even taking its name from the house dog. , who attended by “Pickles”. From here, the same family, with a great commercial vision, decided to create a company for the development of this sport, which is a mix of tennis, paddle tennis, badminton, and even table tennis. In Spain it is quickly gaining followers due to the simplicity of the game and that, like paddle tennis, it is a social sport, which is why courts are being built in both public facilities and private clubs.
This new type of shovel sport, which already has a Spanish Association and various provincial associations, could be welcomed by the Spanish Tennis Federation to promote its development.
The Somontes Sports Club, with the construction of its first four courts and the launch of a School for beginners and competition level, wants to become the reference for this sport in Madrid, which is why it has turned the inauguration of its facilities into a “baptism.” ” of pickleball for any athlete who wants to try it for free, advised by instructors and with the transfer of the necessary material, next Saturday, September 9, at 12:00 p.m.
2023-09-08 10:20:28
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