Pickleball Living was founded by Ben Holt. 

In 2021, since their six kids were grown and out of the house, he and his wife decided to downsize.  They then moved to a smaller town which had a membership-based community Recreation Center.  His wife joined the Rec Center because it had an indoor running track she could use during the winter.

What she also discovered was a group of people playing pickleball there every morning.  She, nor Ben, had ever played pickleball.  She decided to try it and immediately loved it.  After a few months of playing and learning, she encouraged Ben to participate.

At the time, Ben had not retired, so the only time he could play was in the evenings. They got some friends and coworkers to join them and started playing regularly.

Eventually, as their skills improved, they began playing tournaments.  At first they had minimal success, but as time went on, they began to receive medals and even won a few tournaments.

Ben then retired from his first career at the end of 2022.  He then started a consulting firm for physicians but was working from home.  Therefore, he had more flexibility in his time.

In his new consulting career and with his marketing knowledge, he realized how important email newsletters had become.  Since he had a new interest in pickleball, and since he understood how much it had affected his wife's life as well as his life, he decided to start the Pickleball Living newsletter.   

Their lives had definitely changed.  They devoted time to pickleball.  They had new friends whom they met playing pickleball.  They traveled to play in tournaments.  They changed the way they spent their time, money, and travel.

Ben figured that, if he and his wife had been so affected by pickleball, others likely were too.

So, that's how Pickleball Living started!

It is designed for all who are learning, living, and loving pickleball.

The goal of Pickleball Living is to provide readers more information about pickleball than they could likely find on their own.  Not every topic will interest every pickleball player.  But there are links to more information for those who are interested in a topic and want to know more. 

These topics range from clothing, shoes, paddles, and balls, to coaching tips, health issues, tournament news, pickleball housing communities and more.

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