By: Sidney Billings
Hello everyone! I hope everybody had an incredible break and is enjoying their time back at school! On January 7, 2024, the Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 30-20, increasing their record to 12-5. In other news, the rise of pickleball has been a noticeable change for athletes recently (this will be the main topic of this edition). People who participate in playing this sport are found to be between the ages of 25 and 36 years old, although it is also enjoyed by those 18 to 24 years old and even those 65 years or older! There are several factors behind all this pickleball enthusiasm that I will be going over. An obvious factor is that it is a relatively easy sport to learn, and it is considered low-impact since it isn’t very well-known or watched professionally. This naturally makes it more appealing to those above 65 years of age and also to people around 18 years old as they can just sign up and do it for fun, rather than other sports that would be much bigger commitments. Pickleball’s rise in fame has even caught the attention of the 2023 Sports & Fitness Industry Association's (SFIA) Topline Participation Report, as they recently announced that pickleball continued to be America's fastest-growing sport for the third year in a row (out of 124 tracked). If you want to learn how this peculiar sport is played, visit https://usapickleball.org/what-is-pickleball/official-rules/. Our unusual sport of the edition is regball, because what’s better than one sport? Three sports combined! Regball is a hybrid sport that combines elements of basketball, Greco-Roman wrestling, and rugby. The game is seven versus seven unless a foul occurs, creating a hockey-like power play. As in basketball, the players have a ball that they try to shoot through a hoop. The game begins with a throw-in at midfield. You can pass, throw, hit, carry, or roll the ball in any direction. The player with the ball is allowed to run, and the game lasts two periods for a 20-minute clean time with a 5-minute break.
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