Pickleball The States

Friday May 7 2021 10:00am When we arrived at Tunix Hill Park in Fairfield CT a little before 9:00am, we saw a ball field, but couldn't see any pickleball courts. We did see a hill beyond the ball field and a few cars parked there, so we went around the wooded corner and up the hill and voila! There were the pickleball courts down the hill just out of sight from from where we first encountered the park, and players were on the court which is a good sign. We saw 4 dedicated courts with permanent nets, another good sign. As we approached the courts, we could see some beginners on one end, some intermediate players in the middle and three players on the opposite end chatting. It was obvious that they had been playing and were possibly finished. Barb and I walked over and gave a brief explanation of our endeavor to play pickleball in all 50 states. Two of the individuals were Mark and Barb and they had just finished playing having started at 7:00am, yet, they were willing to play a few ...