Hometown PTBO: Robbie Brooks On His Pickleball Career and Upcoming Tournaments In Peterborough

This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday speaks with pickleball player Robbie Brooks about his accomplishments in the sport, the story of his disability and how he treks on despite it and upcoming pickleball tournaments as the director.

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Hometown PTBO: Peterborough Pickleball Association About Growing the Game of Pickleball and What the Town Needs For Expansion

This week on Hometown PTBO, Pete Dalliday speaks with Robyn Percival and Bruce Bozec of the Peterborough Pickleball Association about what Peterborough can do to expand on the growing-popular sport.

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Peterborough Is Getting Pickleball Fever

Pickleball is sort of a hybrid sport between ping pong, tennis and badminton. The game is played with a hard paddle and a whiffle ball, on a badminton sized court. It feels like tennis, but is a slower game as the ball doesn't travel as fast as a tennis ball. The game is very popular among seniors—it's usually played as doubles—but is fun for all ages. A group has been playing at the Wellness Centre for the past few months and at the Legacy Bowl in Knights of Columbus Park recently (see pics below), where about 20 people showed up. Organizers would eventually like to see a pickleball court in Peterborough. For more information and to find more places to play, visit Pickleballassociationofontario.org or email pickleballptbo@gmail.com.

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