Anonymous wrote:Sad

The parents of the smart Asian kids probably advocated for it.

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Anonymous wrote:PB is another rich white & Asian sport, just like tennis or golf.

you literally need a plastic ball and two inexpensive paddles to play with on a free, public court. no lessons required, no stringing. it's as affordable as basketball.

Then please explain why I am not seeing a lot of POC playing PB. I play PB at Lewinsville park in McLean and East Potomac Center in DC and I rarely see black or Hispanic PB players. I only see either white or Asian PB players, young and old.

Um could it be the location where you play? Like um duh.

Anonymous wrote:If espn had a list of sports by difficulty it would rank pickleball dead last behind fishing

This is a likely reason it was selected as a corollary/inclusive sport. The inclusive sports are intended to include a mix of kids with and without special needs. Some parents whine about how it's not fair that Johnny in the wheelchair gets the same varsity credit for pickleball when Larla has been in private training for tennis since she was two so her earning a Varsity letter in tennis really means something.

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Anonymous wrote:Clarification for the people who couldn’t read the whole half page article:

Pickleball is a corollary sport, with bocce, handball, add slow pitch softball. It’s part of the inclusive program, for students with disabilities or average fitness. It’s the athletic version of non-AP/DE classes.

No one’s stealing your precious D1 scholarship or Ivy League admit by playing pickleball. Sorry if you’re so bitter that not everyone else broke their child’s body for a sport because they don’t share your insecurity about your child’s academic readiness for your sense of entitlement to attend an elite college.

Any sport that has limited number of kids on the court and rewards better coordination and fitness will not end up being inclusive. The kids who actually get to play will all be in good shape with good hand eye coordination

They are trying out pickleball to see how it goes. These teams require a certain number of students with disabilities to be included on the roster. DS has special needs and handball was offered last year. He did not play handball because it really was beyond his physical capabilities. He had a wonderful experience playing bocce with fellow students from his LFI program as well as kids in general education. Softball was pretty painful to watch, but it was really interesting to see how they adapted the game (e.g., some kids hit off a tee, kids in wheelchairs had a designated runner, etc). This whole thread seems to be missing the whole point of this being a sport that at it's core will be for kids with special needs.

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Anonymous wrote:It says PB will be a corollary sport open to both kids with disabilities and without, as it’s listed as a more inclusive sport Does this mean that kids with disabilities who want to play a varsity sport will have first chance at making a team or is it going to be 250 kids trying out for the team with lots of cuts?

Wouldn't be nice if kids could play sports for fun and fitness and not be subjected to cuts.

The corollary sports require a certain number of participants to have special needs. This isn't the "make the varisty" cut throat scenario most of the posters think it is. They used to do handball in the fall, but are trying pickleball this year. In the winter it's bocce and in the spring it's softball. All are "adaptive" in the sense that they have special rules for kids in wheelchairs etc.

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Anonymous wrote:It says PB will be a corollary sport open to both kids with disabilities and without, as it’s listed as a more inclusive sport Does this mean that kids with disabilities who want to play a varsity sport will have first chance at making a team or is it going to be 250 kids trying out for the team with lots of cuts?

Wouldn't be nice if kids could play sports for fun and fitness and not be subjected to cuts.

Are you willing to pay more property taxes so that more PB courts can be built? The school has finite resources and a limited budget.

I play basketball at Lewinsville park in McLean, and it is right next to the PB courts. I see so many young men and women play PB that even my 23-year-old son, who played D1 tennis, is now joining the PB crowd. He said that it is a great way to make new friends, and it also improves his dating prospects.

Anonymous wrote:Anything that gets kids to put down their phones sounds like a good idea.

I give bonus points for sports they can do for many years as well eg swimming, pickle ball and running.

honestly it seems like a stupid sport, and I was never much of a tennis player, but

A) i can't see why anyone would care what someone else's kids do
B) PP is right, maybe there are better things for your kid to do, but there are definitely worse, and that includes virtually anything inside.

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Anonymous wrote:If espn had a list of sports by difficulty it would rank pickleball dead last behind fishing

I can't fish

But I bet you can play pickleball!

Anonymous wrote:If espn had a list of sports by difficulty it would rank pickleball dead last behind fishing

I can't fish

If espn had a list of sports by difficulty it would rank pickleball dead last behind fishing