Let's Be Thankful For Pickleball


Some of you may be thinking that to mention pickleball among the many things we should thank God for at Thanksgiving is too trivial.

But, is it?

You don't have to talk to too many pickleball players to hear example after example of what a blessing pickleball has been for them.

So, when they include it on their list of things to thank God for, they mean it!

I know people who have made it out of a life of substance abuse.  It took a lot to help them reform.  No, it wasn't all pickleball, but pickleball continues to be an outlet that helps them stay clean.

Thanks for pickleball!

And others who have been through the painful loss of loved ones, some very unexpected, and as result needed a new activity and a supportive community.

Thanks for pickleball!

Still others who battle depression and need physical activity and to be a part of a community.

Thanks for pickleball!

And those who have struggled with weight loss but found in pickleball an activity they could do that helped them burn calories and lose weight. And in the process feel so much better about themselves.

Thanks for pickleball!

And those who needed some competition and new goals in their lives. In pickleball, they found that - goals of learning new skills, increasing their DUPR, and competing in tournaments.  It gives them structure and purpose in their lives.

Thanks for pickleball!

And some young people with learning issues who excel at pickleball. It gives them something to feel good about.  And in the process, they found a very supportive community of new friends of all ages.

Thanks for pickleball!

And those older players whose community keeps getting smaller because friends their age are passing away.  But with pickleball, they can stay active and maintain friends of many different ages. As well as having something to do each day. 

Thanks for pickleball!

I was recently at a dinner of a group of people my wife and I play pickleball with regularly.

In that group there was only one person I knew before I started playing pickleball.

Isn't that great?

What a blessing!

And look at what I would have missed out on without it.

No, I don't believe it's too trivial to thank God for pickleball during this Thanksgiving holiday time.

And like all our blessings, let's be thankful for them all year and not just this week.

Has pickleball blessed your life?

Or the lives of others you know?

I would love to hear the stories.

Please email me at:  Ben@pickleball-living.com

And thank God for pickleball!!



Ben Holt
​CEO, Pickleball Living