Pickleball is the fastest growing sport among seniors. McClaren Park is one of several places in San Francisco where the game can be played. Chen, in back, is getting a lesson from Jason Batong. (Photo by Freddie Nadarisay)
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport among seniors. McClaren Park is one of several places in San Francisco where the game can be played. Chen, in back, is getting a lesson from Jason Batong. (Photo by Freddie Nadarisay)

The Crocker Amazon sport complex recently unveiled two, newly resurfaced pickleball/volleyball courts. Volleyball is really popular with 8- to 13-year-old girls, said Facility Coordinator Gerald Reader. But pickleball?

Pickleball has been called the fastest growing senior sport in the United States. It’s a  blend of tennis, badminton and ping pong, usually played on converted tennis courts – one can be divided into four pickleball courts.

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