00:00David Grady is a defense veteran who loves working up a sweat.
00:08A skilled powerlifter and jiu-jitsu fighter, he's now set his sights on something new.
00:14It's just like a different challenge.
00:16Like it's good to have like the jiu-jitsu gets me really thinking and really like physical side of things.
00:22And then pickleball gives me like different like hand-eye coordination, a bit more active moving around.
00:29He started playing pickleball six months ago but believes the lack of facilities is leaving the tail trip behind.
00:36Just looking at other like other states and like looking to the US and then all the emerging places like Vietnam.
00:45Jonathan Lee transferred from squash to take up pickleball.
00:50He says the sport which is a combination of tennis, badminton and table tennis presents a unique set of challenges.
00:58It does make it harder especially you need a tennis court type surface.
01:01You can't just play on the grass or uneven surfaces because the ball won't bounce properly.
01:06The rally to make pickleball the next big thing in the territory is well and truly underway.
01:11But without proper services the sport could lose its footing just when it's starting to hit its stride.
01:18Our infrastructure is old, it's failing, the court surfaces are cracking, lifting.
01:23So long term we were looking to put shade over hopefully five courts, redo the surface.
01:30Some see this as an opportunity to grow tennis too.
01:34I think that it's really important as we look to resurfacing and repainting projects that we get that support as well.
01:41Recognizing that we're bringing a more diverse community of people into tennis clubs.
01:46A sport hoping to dink a few points in new communities.
01:50A sport hoping to dink a few points in new communities.
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