Pickleball

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What is Pickleball?

Pickleball can be played either indoor or outdoor. It is a paddle sport where two (singles) or four players (doubles) hit a wiffle ball over a net. It is a mixture of Tennis, ping-pong/table tennis and is played on a badmiton sized court. It is currently one of the fastest growing sports in America.

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Pickleball Injuries Cost Americans Nearly $400 Million This Year (www.forbes.com)

submitted 1 year ago by flynnguy to c/pickleball

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Some interesting quotes from the article:

The increases in players and demographic breakdown of those enjoying the sport led UBS to predict that pickleball will lead to: 67,000 emergency department trips, 366,000 outpatient visits, 8,8000 outpatient surgeries, 4,700 hospitalizations and 20,000 post-acute episodes.

A report from 2019 in the Journal of Emergency Medicine estimated there were about 19,000 pickleball injuries per year, with 90% of them affecting people 50 or older.

I think it's good that more people are getting exercise, just be careful out there folks!

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[–] TheKingBee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This could be interesting if compared to other sports injuries, but its pretty meaningless without that context.

How does it stack up against tennis or racquetball?

[–] flynnguy 2 points 1 year ago

I think this is very true but I think also related is the accessibility of Pickleball. I think someone older is more likely to pick up pickleball than say tennis or racquetball. So more people playing is going to naturally mean more injuries.

Relevant xkcd