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Photo by Lawrence Tabudlo<\/p><\/div>\n

The O\u2018ahu Pickleball Association and its founder and president Donna Ching are stepping up their game by promoting the country\u2019s fastest-growing sport.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even if you\u2019re not a pickleball player, the odds are you know someone who is. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association\u2019s 2024 Topline Participation Report, pickleball remains the fastest-growing sport in America for the third year in a row with an estimated 13 million players.<\/p>\n

One of the state\u2019s most dedicated players is Donna Ching. She is the founder and president of the O\u2018ahu Pickleball Association, and it\u2019s her mission to expand and promote this paddle (or racket) sport that dates back nearly 60 years, to when three men in Bainbridge Island, Washington, began toying around with ping-pong paddles and a perforated plastic ball on a badminton court.<\/p>\n

Ching, who grew up in the heart of Silicon Valley in California with her parents and five siblings, always had a love for sports. She participated in track and field and volleyball, but tennis consumed most of her childhood and young adult life, and it\u2019s a game she\u2019s continued to play for more than four decades.<\/p>\n

Ironically, it was while participating in a United States Tennis Association national championship in November 2016 in Surprise, Arizona, that Ching discovered a new passion \u2014 pickleball.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fell in love with the sport. I just love how I connected with the ball and the paddle, the bounce,\u201d she reminisces. \u201cI could not stop thinking about it even after we were (done) playing. I really didn\u2019t want to leave the courts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Upon returning to Hawai\u2018i, Ching began to look for a place where she and husband Kevin could play the sport. Even though she knew that people were playing pickleball around O\u2018ahu, Ching had trouble finding these games. She recalls wondering, \u201cWhy is this a kept secret? Everybody should be learning how to play this sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chings eventually partnered with a few of their friends in what they called \u201cLearn to Play Pickleball in an Hour\u201d sessions. That team would travel around the island looking for volleyball and tennis courts to play on, laying down painter\u2019s tape to mark the lines (pickleball is played on a much smaller court) and bringing the necessary equipment to teach newbies how to play. The group also began using the social media platform Meetup to organize and schedule games. <\/p>\n

The group of 5,000-plus members is still considered the largest Meetup group in Hawai\u2018i. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe said, \u2018However many times that we could do this (for) however many people, for free, let\u2019s do it because we felt it was really important and because we really enjoyed the sport,\u201d Ching says.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not to say that we brought pickleball to Hawai\u2018i,\u201d she clarifies. \u201cIt was already here \u2026 we just helped grow it and promote it and put more organization behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n

OPA officially formed in April 2017. The organization \u2014 which is run by a volunteer board of directors \u2014 offers lessons, hosts tournaments, puts on demonstrations and exhibitions, and provides the public with general information about pickleball. <\/p>\n

When the pandemic hit, OPA considered dialing back on its activities. However, it soon realized it needed to go in the opposite direction because interest in the sport was growing, according to Ching.<\/p>\n

\u201cCOVID did not slow pickleball down in any way, it actually helped pickleball,\u201d she explains. \u201cPeople were playing pickleball on the streets, in their parking garages, in their driveways, on their rooftops, wherever they could get their pickleball in. People were learning pickleball, paddles were being sent in the mail from one family to another. K\u016bpuna were teaching pickleball to their kids. It was just a really very interesting time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe thought, \u2018We really need to ramp up here because people have been asking for lessons and wanting to play both recreationally as well as competitively,\u2019\u201d Ching continues. \u201cSo, that\u2019s when I decided to put together the leagues, both offering those who were coming into pickleball and to those who were further ahead in their skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

The association currently offers two leagues: Po\u2018aono (for players age 14 and up and age 18 and up) and L\u0101pule (age 50 and up). While it continues to work toward establishing an official Juniors Pickleball Program for children age 8 and up, the organization does offer lessons to keiki and hosts Learn to Play Pickleball clinics at schools.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to be a superstar or an athlete to play this sport,\u201d says Ching, adding that pickleball is for those of all abilities and all ages. <\/p>\n

\u201cI think what\u2019s so enjoyable about the sport is that everyday people who just started playing the pickleball sport are just so willing to teach others,\u201d she adds. \u201cIn that way, it\u2019s so gratifying because I haven\u2019t seen that in other sports.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perhaps another reason why the sport has grown at such an accelerated pace is the many health benefits it provides.<\/p>\n

As an approved Blue Zone Hawai\u2018i Project, OPA helps pickleball players adopt and live a healthier lifestyle. It lists a number of benefits, including improved balance, hand-eye coordination and flexibility, and a stronger heart as the sport is a great form of cardiovascular and aerobic exercise.<\/p>\n

But the game also has mental and social advantages. OPA notes that playing pickleball releases endorphins, which can lessen anxiety, depression and stress. It\u2019s also a great way to connect with others on a social level.
\n\u201cI think the biggest reason why people stay in pickleball is the friendships that they make \u2014 so quickly as well,\u201d says Ching. \u201cIt just feels good to know that there are other people that people can reach out to. They go up to a park site and they say, \u2018Do you want to play?\u2019 and usually the pickleball player will most times say yes.\u201d<\/p>\n

As more and more people were eager to become \u201cpickleheads,\u201d OPA recognized the need to establish more dedicated pickleball courts \u2014 specifically designated for the game and with permanent nets \u2014 across the island. The organization continues to work closely with the city Department of Parks and Recreation to advocate for more of these courts and currently has a survey on change.org requesting additional courts dedicated to pickleball in urban Honolulu, which includes Kaka\u2018ako, Ala Moana and Punchbowl. OPA recently persuaded the department to allow pickleball in the tennis wall practice area at Ala Moana Regional Park.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s not all pickleball fanatics have to look forward to. On Nov. 1-3, the Pickleball Management Group, with OPA\u2019s support, will celebrate Hawai\u2018i Convention Center\u2019s new pickleball courts. Players will be able to choose from a variety of activities, including open-play, clinics, round-robins and more. <\/p>\n

OPA also wants to make sure it\u2019s doing its part to give back to the community. It organizes community service projects at Mother Waldron Park in Kaka\u2018ako as part of the city\u2019s Adopt-A-Park program. Pickleball pro Keven Wong, who is also an instructor with OPA, has helped to organize a couple of cleanups at the park with fellow association members. Earlier this year, the organization also collaborated with P\u0101lolo Valley District Park\u2019s foundation to bring pickleball to both keiki and adults by hosting a free learn-to-play workshops.<\/p>\n

These days, Ching isn\u2019t able to play pickleball as much as she used to because she spends much of her time caring for her mom in California. But when she is at home in the islands, you\u2019ll most likely find her on a court playing the game she loves.<\/p>\n

Her advice to those contemplating joining pickleball?<\/p>\n

\u201cJust have fun. Just be a kid,\u201d she says. \u201cYou will just really enjoy the sport. If you\u2019re open to just having fun, I would say you\u2019re already on track because if you want to laugh, this is the sport to be a part of. It really is.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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