Pickleball has taken off across the country – and now Arizona is home to one of the first pickleball malls in the country.
Pickleball has taken off across the country – and now Arizona is home to one of the first"It's definitely better than playing in the heat," Riley Belding said. "So it's good.""It's been so hot lately, so this is a nice change of pace," Timothy Rogers said.
The new indoor courts in Tempe, dubbed Picklemall, use renovated mall space, giving the Arizona Mills mall new life. "Picklemall is an incredible concept. We're bringing high-tech technology to strip malls, standalone malls, so we really want to take spaces that haven't really been utilized and build that up for people at Picklemall," said Megan Budd, guest associate for Picklemall.Taking a look at Picklemall inside Arizona Mills
"In the summer, this is the place to be, and being indoors makes it a more social atmosphere, so it's more fun," Belding said."This is what pickleball is all about, anywhere from 10 to 80 years old," Rachelle Wilson said."A lot of people can't play tennis anymore. It's hard for your back, your knees, you're running. Pickleball is the most exciting sport in America today for all ages and that's why a lot of people are interested," Wilson said.
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