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The Volley: Pickleball Opinion, Commentary & Hot Takes
Welcome to The Volley: Opinions Served Fast
By Simone Ashford, Senior Sports Editor, The Pickleball Chronicle
Is pickleball really killing tennis? Should the sport be in schools? Does professional pickleball have a media problem? Are noise complaints the biggest threat to community court development? Is calling pickleball a retirement sport lazy journalism or accurate demographics?
If any of those questions made you want to argue, you are in the right place.
The Volley is The Pickleball Chronicle’s opinion and commentary section. Named after the rapid-fire mid-air exchange that defines the sport’s most electric moments, this is where we take positions, invite debate, and give voice to the arguments the pickleball community is already having in parking lots, group chats, and court-side benches across the country.
This section does not do neutral. Every column published here has a point of view. Our writers will make their case with data, context, and conviction. Sometimes you will agree. Sometimes you will want to throw your paddle at the screen. Both reactions mean we are doing our job.
The Volley will feature staff commentary on the biggest questions facing the sport, guest columns from coaches, players, facility owners, and industry voices who have something to say, and the occasional hot take that we fully expect to generate more comments than shares. That is by design.
We have one rule: every opinion must be earned. No clickbait headlines without substance behind them. No contrarian takes for the sake of attention. If we are going to argue that pro pickleball needs better media infrastructure, we will show you exactly where the gaps are and how to fill them. If we are going to push back on the noise complaint narrative, we will bring the decibel data and the zoning case studies.
Your serve. Our volley. Let’s go.
CTA: Want to write a guest column? Pitch us at opinion@thepickleballchronicle.com
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