pickleball
October 7, 2022
Pickleball movement finds an home in Goshen
For those who haven’t played pickleball, first assumptions generally follow a pattern: “What kind of name is that?” said Andrew Hartzler, professor of accounting. “That’s for older folks, right?” wondered Gilberto Perez, dean of students. “I thought it was a dumbed-down version of tennis,” said Rebecca Stoltzfus, president of Goshen College. “To play pickleball is to admit you’re old.” Pickleball may have a reputation for being a sport for people in their encore years, but an intergenerational mix of Goshen community members are challenging that. After playing pickleball for the first time, these newcomers had three things in common: they...