Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (Court Day #835)
This morning, this popped up. I need this, yes, a shock collar when when I hit an out ball!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMkiTeUzhKS/
Padel vs. Pickleball
“Move over pickleball”? This is a news report from the Bay Area, about an hour away:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHluxzTR9fk/
I’ll admit, padel looks like a lot of fun. But according to Google’s A.I., “A June 2025 study on pickleball in Asia found that close to 812 million people in that region have played at least once.” Also, “The Association of Pickleball Players (APP) estimates over 100 million players globally.” Also, “There are an estimated 30 million active padel players worldwide as of 2024 and 2025.”
Padel may be great, but it’s far harder and more expensive to set up a padel court than a pickleball court.
Skypark
As I drove away after work at 6:26 p.m., it was a sunny warm 75°F without a cloud in the sky. Even though it was only two days, it felt like forever since I played. I believe a part of that is because I only got two good games on Sunday at Derby Park.
I parked and was walking into the Skypark courts around 6:40 p.m. The courts were a little busy and people are waiting however there was no whiteboard out.
I pretty quickly got into games, including some with and against David L. and against Rachel. I had two games against a guy named John who is quite a good player and I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen him before.
David was absolutely on fire tonight. Unrelated, his partner Minori is now 35 weeks along with their first child.
I felt somewhat satisfied with my play tonight, but it’s not necessarily because I played particularly well but more so that I was just tired. By 7:30 p.m., I was dragging a bit and not caring so much about the outcome of the games.
Fremont Courts
A new indoor pickleball facility has opened up in the East Bay, specifically, in Fremont, roughly 45 minutes north of my house:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMjMrRsS1bk
I doubt I’ll ever play there, but who knows? Maybe.
Number of days on a court: 835
Number of total hours: 3,242
Number of paid coaching hours: 156.5
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