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I got to practice photography when not hitting balls.</figcaption></figure><p id="c92e" class="pw-post-body-paragraph og oh hd oi b hx oj ok ol ia om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb gw bk">Here is a story about Pickleball, the human condition, and why I chose to leave the sport that has taken over the planet in recent years. If you don’t know what Pickleball is, welcome to Earth. I hope you adapt quickly to how we live here; it gets crazy.</p><p id="ed0c" class="pw-post-body-paragraph og oh hd oi b hx oj ok ol ia om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb gw bk">It’s a sunny, cold winter morning in Scottsdale, Arizona, where I live. I’m teaching a clinic with a friend who’s the head pro at the club of a gated retirement community near our home. I arrive at the club at 6:45 a.m. The clinic will begin at 8 a.m., and our students arrive between 7:15 and 7:30.</p><p id="5d07" class="pw-post-body-paragraph og oh hd oi b hx oj ok ol ia om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb gw bk">It’s time to start. Imagine a group of 14 ambitious new Pickleball players standing on the courts, ready to learn, play, and have fun. I’m one of two certified Pickleball coaches hired to run the clinic. Two club members assist us because they’d love to teach but can’t due to a lack of talent and experience.</p><p id="c5e9" class="pw-post-body-paragraph og oh hd oi b hx oj ok ol ia om on oo op oq or os ot ou ov ow ox oy oz pa pb gw bk">It’s cold for us. We’re wimpy here in the desert, which means if it’s below 60, most of us wear layers unless we’re from Alaska or a faraway tundra. 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