The Perennial Pickle in Pickleball

If we've read this news story once, we've probably read it dozens of  times.  This seems to be the signature issue swirling across America's sports scene these day.  Tennis in most areas is on a fading downtrend and some say "so yesterday".  Meanwhile pickleball is on a surging uptrend and "so tomorrow".

Here's how the situation is evolving in a hip Montana city.  Bozeman is so hip it long ago earned the nickname, "Bozeangeles." Or as a Bozeman Native we know likes to say, "Bozeman is the only California town where you can be in Montana 20 minutes from downtown!"

Ironically, The Bozeman Pickleball People actually got a tournament together this year called "Pickle Mania" and it looks to be very well supported by the local movers and shakers.   Let's hope Pickle Mania goes really, really well and helps city Mothers and Fathers see The Pickleball Light.

Here's the link to the article that prompted this post:

http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/city/pickleball-players-ask-city-to-swing-dedicated-court-space/article_aab4bb57-3228-5f64-a4d5-ad7b9715a576.html

Above is the spiff logo for Bozeman's USAPA Sanctioned Tournament.

The vicinity map above shows the reported location where most people play.

Here's a closer look at the Bozeman courts.  Supposedly, two pickleball courts are striped for each tennis court.  That's a common arrangement because it uses the tennis net as a backstop for each of those two courts.

You can see by the Pickle Mania ad on Pickleball Tournaments that it's got some decent local support.
Here's the link for the tournament:  http://www.pickleballtournaments.com/welcome.pl?tid=1203