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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t play pickle ball or basketball so I don’t have a horse in this race, but there’s about to be, or maybe already is, a silver tsunami, so I can see businesses prioritizing the 50+ age group over children, when birth rates are dropping. Older people have the time and the money. The American population is aging. [/quote]

Especially with how selfish Boomers are. They certainly don't care about kids well-being or giving back to the community or pitching in for a better tomorrow. Thwack thwack thwack thwack.[/quote]

All you ageists in this thread might be surprised by how much pickle ball is appealing to the younger crowd. My DC is playing in a club at their college and spots in a tournament were filled within minutes last week. My niece, a recent college graduate in a new city was deciding between a kickball league and a pickle ball league as a way to meet people. Guess which one she chose. Maybe it’s a fad and will eventually burn itself out, but it’s a mistake to view it as only an “old” people thing. [/quote]

[url]https://www.thepickleballdinks.com/post/pickleball-statistics#:~:text=%E2%80%8D-,Pickleball%20Demographics%3A%20Players%20by%20Age,is%20the%20most%20popular%20demopgraphic.[/url]

[quote]Ages 18-34 represents the largest age bracket of pickleball players, totaling 28.8% of all players. Pickleball is getting younger every year.
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According to the 2023 APP Tour’s Pickleball Participation Report, there are 36.5 million pickleball players in the United States.
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The average age of pickleball players in 2021 is 38.1 years old, a decrease of 2.9 years (41) in 2020. This shows that pickleball is getting younger.[/quote]

36.5M people play pickleball and the number is rising by leaps and bounds.

vs. 24M people who played basketball in 2022, down from 27M who played in 2021.

Lifetime is a for profit gym and they are redesigning their gyms for a growing demographic vs a shrinking demographic.[/quote]

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