Pickleball

Anonymous
Is this now a varsity sport in MCPS?
Do all 25+ HS schools have teams?
Are there separate girls and boys teams?
Anonymous
If your kids play, please make sure they’re wearing tennis shoes. Not general athletic shoes. I’ve seen kids tear their Achilles from rolling their ankles/falling/etc..
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:If your kids play, please make sure they’re wearing tennis shoes. Not general athletic shoes. I’ve seen kids tear their Achilles from rolling their ankles/falling/etc..


What's the difference?
Higher coverage of ankle?
Different lacing?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Is this now a varsity sport in MCPS?
Do all 25+ HS schools have teams?
Are there separate girls and boys teams?


Pickleball is co-ed:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/ersc/employees/timekeepers/eca_handbook_current.pdf
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Is this now a varsity sport in MCPS?
Do all 25+ HS schools have teams?
Are there separate girls and boys teams?


Yes, Varsity Corollary (disability-inclusive, not athletically selective)
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Is this now a varsity sport in MCPS?
Do all 25+ HS schools have teams?
Are there separate girls and boys teams?


The plan was to launch it at every high school this year.

Your kids probably attend 3 or fewer, so you can start by asking your school if it's running this year.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If your kids play, please make sure they’re wearing tennis shoes. Not general athletic shoes. I’ve seen kids tear their Achilles from rolling their ankles/falling/etc..


What's the difference?
Higher coverage of ankle?
Different lacing?


Court shoes help with quick lateral movements like reinforced midfoot sections to provide stability during these movements, reducing the risk of ankle injuries. They also have grippy outsoles that prevent slipping on the court surface, People often think of Pickleball as an easy/low impact sport, but especially when it’s done by athletic individuals and kids they play pretty competitively.

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Is this now a varsity sport in MCPS?
Do all 25+ HS schools have teams?
Are there separate girls and boys teams?


Pickleball is co-ed:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/ersc/employees/timekeepers/eca_handbook_current.pdf


Some info from the doc:

PICKLEBALL (COED) (COROLLARY) HIGH SCHOOL (3-B17)



2. Length of season: Early September – Late October 60.0

26 practices

7 regular and postseason contests @ 3.0 hours

Transportation – away contest @ 1.0 hours

4. Postseason requirements (equipment, uniforms, inventory, budget, etc. 4.0

Anonymous
https://www.mymcmedia.org/mcps-ushers-in-high-school-varsity-pickleball/

Not much info on how it's going.

Is there a unified MCPS sports stats website?
Or is it tracked separately (privately?) for each sport?
Anonymous
What type of stats are you looking for? "Varsity Corollary" is a little different than "Varsity Soccer"
Anonymous
We've had multiple threads on this. Try to keep up
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:We've had multiple threads on this. Try to keep up


Please share then!
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:We've had multiple threads on this. Try to keep up


Try to use punctuation and not be a d1ck.
Anonymous
I love this! It's an opportunity for kids who didn't start sports at age 7 to participate a varsity sport for their school.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I love this! It's an opportunity for kids who didn't start sports at age 7 to participate a varsity sport for their school.


You mean at 7 weeks of age as it seems to be around the DMV
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