{"id":28921,"date":"2021-02-19T07:38:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T12:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theburn.com\/?p=28446"},"modified":"2021-02-19T07:38:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T12:38:20","slug":"pickleball-growing-in-popularity-around-the-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theburn.com\/2021\/02\/19\/pickleball-growing-in-popularity-around-the-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Pickleball growing in popularity around the region"},"content":{"rendered":"
(The Burn is pleased to share this article from our partner publication,\u00a0Ashburn Magazine<\/span><\/a><\/strong>.)<\/em><\/p>\n When retired IBM executive Dave Bauer moved from his long-time Fairfax City home to Ashburn\u2019s Ashby Ponds in December 2016, he wanted to stay active and make friends. An invitation from another resident to play pickleball, a sport that combines elements of tennis, ping pong and badminton, delivered more friends, fun and fitness than he ever expected.<\/p>\n \u201cPickleball helped me meet people with similar interests here,\u201d Bauer said. \u201cIt\u2019s a good [activity] for all ages.\u201d<\/p>\nPrimetime for Pickleball
\nBy Jill Devine<\/strong><\/h4>\n