A GROWING world-wide sport is seeking new players to join its ranks for a casual game.
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Warrnambool City Pickleball is calling on new and former players to take up the sport, which is played at Warrnambool Stadium.
Pickleball is a paddle-ball sport which is a combination of elements from similar sports such as badminton, table tennis and tennis.
Two or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a perforated ball over a net.
Warrnambool City Pickleball plays on Wednesday and Thursday nights from 6pm and Thursday and Friday mornings from 10am.
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They play mostly doubles matches and sometimes play singles.
Mark Taylor, a keen pickleball player, said the sport was mainly made as a social game and it was how Warrnambool City Pickleball treats its games.
"I'd encourage people to get involved because it is a really good, social game and it's good for you fitness but you play to the level you can exert," he said.
"We have got people of all different ages here and it's good to mix with other members of your community and come out and play something different and have a good time."
The club supplies racquets new players can use for as long as they like and will direct eager players to stores if they want to take their involvement further.
Taylor said it was $7 a night to play at the Arc.
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