The pickleball pickings are sparse in the city of L.A.'s vast park system, due to reluctance by officials to convert tennis or basketball courts for dual use.
. You’ve got your lobs and dink shots and volleys, as well as drop shots and overhead smashes. And it's played with a perforated plastic ball in a smaller space than tennis, so it doesn’t hurt when it hits you, and you don't have to run as far when you miss a shot. There are no special shoes or clothing rules, although there’s stillThe etiquette at public courts calls for groups of four players to rotate in to play as soon as a game ends.
At Liberty Park in Cerritos on a Thursday morning, the two courts were busy with doubles play, and a dozen more people were sitting in lawn chairs waiting and socializing before their next game. Mike Alvidrez, an ambassador for USA Pickleball, socializes outside the Allendale Park pickleball courts in Pasadena
It wasn’t until Nov. 2021 that the city responded to pickleball’s popularity by creating a committee to look at where and how new courts could be added.said Jimmy Kim, the city's acting assistant general manager for recreational services. He acknowledges that the Recreation and Parks Department has some catching up to do.
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