Pickleball
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Anonymous
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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
What's the difference? Higher coverage of ankle? Different lacing? |
Anonymous
Pickleball is co-ed: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/departments/ersc/employees/timekeepers/eca_handbook_current.pdf |
Anonymous
Yes, Varsity Corollary (disability-inclusive, not athletically selective) |
Anonymous
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
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
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
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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
Please share then! |
Anonymous
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
You mean at 7 weeks of age as it seems to be around the DMV |