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From: Jean Hyduchak <
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2016 4:07 PM
To: Ogden, Rich; Mudgett, Melissa; Stanwyck, Shelly; Advisory Bodies; Advisory Bodies;
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Cc: Jean Hyduchak
Subject: Fwd: Pickleball is bigger than even we thought...!!
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From: "Steve Sidwell" <
Subject: Pickleball is bigger than even we thought...!!
Date: May 20, 2016 at 7:33:18 PM PDT
To: "Steve Sidwell" <
Folks,
Just got done watching the 1st ever nationally broadcast US Open pickleball finals from Naples, FL. on CBS
Sports! The fact that a national broadcast company covered a live pickleball event is ... huge! Pickleball now
has a Pro Division, with this tournament having a $25,000 purse. Miniscule now ... but with these projected
growth numbers (see below) this is sure to increase. No other sport even comes close in terms of growth and
any municipality that chooses to minimize or ignore this eventuality will be missing a huge opportunity! How
lucky we were in Paso Robles to be on the cusp of this growth!!
BTW, these were the MXD, WD & MD Gold Medal Finals. They will be re -broadcast again tomorrow. Check
your cable provider for time/channel.
So stay healthy, happy, perfect your 3rd shot drop & hang on for the ride!!
Best,
Steve
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Steve Sidwell
USAPA Co -District Ambassador
California Central Coast
Paso Robles, CA
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