Pickleball? A New Sport, Clinic Comes To Hartsdale's Rumbrook Park

GREENBURGH, N.Y. – A popular new sport for kids and adults alike is coming to southern Westchester County.

05/29/2014 4:00 a.m.

A Pickleball demo and clinic will open to all at East Rumbrook Park in Hartsdale on May 29 and 30 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Pickleball is a paddle sport for all ages and skill levels. It combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong and can be played either outside or indoors on a badminton-sized court and a modified tennis net.

Invented by three dads in 1965 on Bainbridge Island outside of Seattle, Washington, Pickleball now has more than 100,000 players and is played internationally in Canada, Europe and Asia according to the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA).

For more information about Pickleball, visit www.usapa.org.

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