Thursday, June 12, 2025 (Court Day #814)
My right knee brace continues to be a companion, however, my knee is starting to feel improved.
Skypark
It was very sunny and 70°F when I arrived at Skypark at 6:45 p.m.
I pulled in the lot with the car in front of me taking one open parking spot and me taking the other spot right next to it. With spots open in the lot, sure enough, there was a light crowd tonight and wait times were practically nonexistent.
It was a night of playing mostly with weaker 3.5 level players, though games were generally decent. Not fantastic, although there were some good rallies. Only once or twice was I surprised with balls coming back that I was not expecting.
Tonight, I pulled off some amazing shots. Those are times when you get a ball back that you kind of shock yourself. “How did I get that back?” Of course, that is balanced with hitting three serves into the net tonight, hitting some drives into the net, hitting a few returns long… but overall I felt that I played reasonably well. I was content with my play. I received a lot of compliments—”Nice shot!”—but I’d rather get into games and lose with stronger players than me and get my skills stretched.
We played until 8:45 p.m. when it got too dark with the artificial lights off.
Friday, June 13, 2025 (No Play)
In fairly routine news, Anna Leigh Waters pulled off a triple crown at the PPA Atlanta event today. Singles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles. She just mows down opponents.
I wasn’t going to share this, but, heck, with ALW winning again, it’s apropos.
It’s mostly a drummed-up controversy. Which has been more dominant in their respective sports? Serena Williams in tennis or ALW in pickleball?
Newspaper
Oh, and Big 5 Sporting Goods was advertising pickleball paddles in their newspaper insert again. Speaking of routine, pickleball is getting pretty mainstream these days.
Number of days on a court: 814
Number of total hours: 3,187.5
Number of paid coaching hours: 141.5
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