[argos5usa]

There are no legitimate "health and safety" reasons to keep pickleball courts closed at this point.... In fact, the Rec Department's current decision to keep them closed is now adversely impacting the physical health of those who rely on such exercise for conditions like high blood pressure.

It is much healthier for people to be outside doing exercise than sitting at home and being afraid to touch anything.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by aa1949a

Do you really think that The Villages will hire that many people to cover all the pickleball courts to control all the old children we have in the Villages?????

So, what makes golf so special, o I see as long as don’t affect my sport (if you want to call it that) it’s Ok to bash other right?


Maybe they need to hire more ambassador’s? So they don’t have to spend millions on course repairs, keeping them from driving up to greens, and Keeping some inline at starter shacks and parking lots apart.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Social Distancing................apples & oranges. Duh.

Let’s see corn hole beside each other, bags go In hole touching opponents bag, sliding across the platform, got reach in get the bags.Let’s see horseshoes, ( rarely see anybody playing anyway) horse shoes hit the ringer plop on top of Each other In the dirt, both players picking the up their horseshoe after the came in contact. Shuffle board not so much, but social distancing would be kinda hard. Don’t even want to discuss bocce. Yep apples and oranges when compared to other sports.

IMO all hypothetical BS which includes ALL outdoor sports.

[ItsALLaboutTheLOVE]

Originally Posted by donassaid

Not to mention that the virus only survives for 90 seconds in heat and humidity.

Hmmm... I think that is incorrect information. one of my best friends is a viral disease professor. There are lots of incorrect data on the internets. They are not yet certain what heat and humidity does to the virus. But it is definitely alive for more than 90 seconds! Most surfaces is a day to a week with each timeframe reducing the effectiveness of the virus. so it would be less contaminated after a week then after day one.

But yes, the contact with the ball or clinking paddles after the game is over at the net is the risk in pickleball. Ideally the pickleball would be dumped in a 10% bleach solution quite often during the game. Probably singles would be the best idea. If full-court singles is too difficult you can play skinny singles. You only use half the court. So it's like you're playing doubles because you're only covering your half.
That's my two cents, it's worth what you paid for it...

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by argos5usa

There are no legitimate "health and safety" reasons to keep pickleball courts closed at this point.... In fact, the Rec Department's current decision to keep them closed is now adversely impacting the physical health of those who rely on such exercise for conditions like high blood pressure.

It is much healthier for people to be outside doing exercise than sitting at home and being afraid to touch anything.

Usually it is. ABSOLUTELY you'd be right, COMPLETELY...…….that exercise is the best thing for everyone's general health, and pickleball would be one of the best ways, as it raises the resting heart rate and keeps it up for some time......But in these unusual times, older people are at much greater risk than the general population to die, IF they contract the virus.

[600th Photo Sq]

Originally Posted by dewilson58

Social Distancing................apples & oranges. Duh.

Or Potatoes and Turnips. Do Da Day

[ItsALLaboutTheLOVE]

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[Rosebud1949]

MASKS AND GLOVES, hand sanitizer, and disinfected balls..... we can play...... TV wont let us. Some monitoring needed for 6 feet distance OFF court when waiting... no problem...... just Rec Dept... when folk start deducting funds from the monthly CDD they pay as we have NO FACILITIES.. maybe that will help.

[roob1]

There have been numerous ongoing discussions similar to this one on The Villages Pickleball Community, a Facebook group, for those who wish to read/express additional opinions.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Usually it is. ABSOLUTELY you'd be right, COMPLETELY...…….that exercise is the best thing for everyone's general health, and pickleball would be one of the best ways, as it raises the resting heart rate and keeps it up for some time......But in these unusual times, older people are at much greater risk than the general population to die, IF they contract the virus.

While not a player of pickle ball or tennis, I am in favor of any outdoor exercise. Just wondered if players would be open to an idea similar to golf where players reserve a court (tee time), maybe, thirty minutes, check in at the rec center , pick up a "score card" to be clipped somewhere at the court showing who is allowed on ( inside the gate) which court. No non-players/spectators inside the court area. I am sure that there would have to be rules, safeguards and some level of supervision to keep non-player out and make the courts available and safe.
So, does anyone think this is an idea worth pursuing?

[jackandbeth]

In all 'Ball' sports except golf, first, you are all touching the same ball and second, at some point you are all within 3 feet of each other.
Both things are bad but together, disastrous.

[ldivens]

Write the villages with statistics I have done this several times and sent copies to the Governor and Lt. Governor for help. Maybe we need more people to do that. Don't complain give facts. BTY 3 feet on each side of the net and partners are not usually close, the point is to cover the court right?

Originally Posted by shut the front door

In senior softball in TV, tagging is never required. It's a safety issue.

I play in Division 3 but in Divisions 1 & 2 they follow the following rule:

From the villages softball Division 2 website:


"Division 2 uses regular Senior Softball rules whereby
runners must be tagged in a non-force out situation"

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Using the above as examples I can see allowing singles only pickleball, but not doubles. I suppose if both teams in doubles are Couples that live together, doubles would be OK. The only difference between pickleball and the other activities is that the players in the other activities are separated by much more than 6 feet. In pickleball, players can come closer than 6 feet at/near the net.

Good point.

[jonathanb]

Villagers who want to play PB are playing. We just aren’t playing in The Villages. So the courts being closed are a moot point. Open the courts.