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Pickleball Is Losing the Plot (And So Are We, If We Let It)

Pickleball Is Losing the Plot (And So Are We, If We Let It)

I grew up on courts, and pickleball gave me back the girl who played for the love of the game. Lately, though, the “right way to play” has come with a cold shoulder. A reflection on belonging vs. fitting in, mean girls who never aged out, and who we make room for on the court.

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An Open Letter to High School Coaches: What You’re Actually Building This Season

An Open Letter to High School Coaches: What You’re Actually Building This Season

You didn’t sign up to teach life skills. You signed up to coach a sport. Turns out, for the kids on your roster this year, those might be the same thing. An open letter to every coach starting a new season this month.

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