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FRISCO NOW HAS MORE WAYS TO PLAY PICKLEBALL AT FIELDHOUSE USA.
“THIS IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP, HELPS US OUT HELP WITH THE INCREASING DEMAND FOR PICKLEBALL.” “WE EXPRESSED THE NEED AND FIELDHOUSE JUMPED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP US.” FIELDHOUSE USA FRISCO HAS 9 NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS.
“IF YOU’RE A FRISCO RESIDENT AND YOU LIKE PICKLEBALL YOU KNOW THAT WE NEED MORE PICKLEBALL COURTS.
WE KNEW THAT OUR AUDIENCE WANTED SOMETHING THAT WAS INDOORS, CLIMATE CONTROLLED AND ALSO PRICE SENSITIVE.” THE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY AND FIELDHOUSE USA LED TO THE PICKLEBALL PROGRAM.
A FRISCO RESIDENT CAN PAY $15 A MONTH TO PLAY OR $5 FOR A DAY PASS.
“IT FITS THE IMMEDIATE NEED AND WE’LL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS AS WELL.” “THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE’VE ACTUALLY PUT LINES ON PAPER AND PAINTED PICKLEBALL LINES IN A FIELDHOUSE, SO THAT MEANS WE’RE COMMITTED.” PADDLES AND BALLS ARE PROVIDED IF YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR OWN.
“EVERYONE I’VE MET HAS BEEN WELCOMING FOR MORE PEOPLE TO GROW THE SPORT AND BECAUSE THEN THAT WAY IT BEGINS WITH BEGINNER LEVEL, INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED.” IN THE FUTURE, FIELDHOUSE PLANS TO PROVIDE PLAYING TIME IN THE EVENINGS FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO PLAY DURING THE DAY.
“PICKLEBALL HAS BEEN THIS UNIVERSAL SPORT THAT A 7-YEAR-OLD TO A 95-YEAR-OLD CAN PLAY.” “IT’S VERY EASY TO GET INVOLVED. THIS IS RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY, THERE ARE A LOT OF HEALTH BENEFITS.” TO LEARN ABOUT THE PLACES YOU CAN PLAY PICKLEBALL AT CITY FACILITIES, GO TO PLAYFRISCO.ORG/PICKLEBALL.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.