HEALTH & FITNESS
Corte Bella Pickleball Club News Mary Blome Come join the Corte Bella Pickleball Club, and our 261 members, as we play one of the fastest growing sports in America. Pickleball: Fun, social, and friendly. The rules are simple and the game is easy for beginners to learn, but can develop into a quick, fast-paced, competitive game for experienced players. Club Play: • Member Play for the summer is Monday through Saturday from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM. •
Men’s Novice Group plays Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
PB Happy Hour: Many pickleball players recently gathered for a fun Happy Hour of food, drinks, and pickleball trivia. (See photo). What makes pickleball unique? Pickleball is different from other sports because of its unique rules. One of the biggest rules that sets it apart is how to keep score. A team can only get a point when they are serving and after every point, teammates switch spots. To win the game you must score 11 points and be ahead by at least 2.
Pickleball members enjoying a Happy Hour event. Pickleball Newsletter: For more information on the Corte Bella Pickleball Club you can view the monthly newsletter online at cortebella.net and search for Pickleball.
Reprinted from Minto US OPEN Pickleball Championships Diane Baumgartner has been a part-time resident of Corte Bella since 2007 and credits her great play to the Corte Bella Pickleball Local Pickleball Player Club who continues to produce high quality players. Diane has Diane Baumgartner of not missed a US Open since its beginning in 2016. Corte Bella finished 2nd in Mixed Doubles, 2nd in The most prestigious event in pickleball was staged from April Women’s Doubles Age and 23-30 in “The Pickleball Capital of the World,” with a record Skill, and 3rd in Women’s 2,880 players, a record $100,000 prize purse, and a world-class Doubles Age at the 2022 field of players. Known as the “Biggest Pickleball Party in the Minto US OPEN Pickleball World™” for the electric atmosphere that pulsates through the Championships in Naples, largest permanent pickleball facility in the world with 64 courts, Florida. Diane’s Mixed a record 25,000 spectators attended the weeklong competition. Doubles partner was The event was streamed live on the Pickleball Channel all Basketball Hall of Famer, week and the women’s pro doubles and mixed doubles finals Rick Barry and Women’s were broadcast live on CBS Sports Network on April 30 from Doubles partner Deb 7-9 pm. Complete matches and event highlights are available at www.pickleballchannel.com Pickleball is the fastest-growing Harrison from the Villages in Florida. sport in the country, with more than 4.8 million players in the Nearly 3,000 of the best professional and amateur pickleball U.S., up from just 3.1 million in 2018. It is easy to learn and fun players in the world gathered at East Naples Community Park to play, with a population of athletes coming from a variety of in Naples, Florida from April 23-30 at the 2022 Minto US other sports, including tennis, racquetball, ping pong, badminton, OPEN Pickleball Championships powered by Margaritaville. and squash. Information on the Minto US OPEN Pickleball And by the time the action concluded on Saturday, nearly 1,000 Championships is available at www.USOPENPickleball.com. participants earned US OPEN Championship medals while the other nearly 2,000 players simply had the time of their lives at the “Biggest Pickleball Party in the World™.
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