By: Anna Kate Haney  |
| Jame Irwin is preparing to hit the ball. They come and play at Dupree Park in Woodstock every week. |
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| Mario Cardenas is preparing to smack the ball. Mario works for Barrett Financial Group and is a loan officer. |
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| James is looking up in the sun at the ball rearing back to hit it. Him and his partner are losing right now. |
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| James is cheesing because of his amazing shot. "Whoever loses has to buy the other team beers after this." |
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| Adam Tolbert jumping to hit the ball. Pickle ball has become very popular in this past year. |
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| James is squatting to return the ball with his paddle. Luckily they has the pickle ball courts to themselves during their game. |
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| Mark Barnell is side stepping preparing fort he return of the ball. It was so hot outside and there was no breeze at all. |
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| Mario is lunging to hit the ball. Mario is 43 and has 3 kids. |
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| Mario is shuffling to hit the ball. Mario enjoys pickle ball in his free time and he's a CrossFit member. |
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| Mark is leaning to his left to hit the ball. Mark and Adam switched places. |
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| Adam is focusing on the ball in hopes of hitting a good shot. He picked up playing pickle ball this year and says he hasn't been able to put down the paddle since. |
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| James is staring at ball and lunging to hit a good shot back to the opponents. "We like to come at this time during the day because it's not as crowded." |
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| James is assessing his hit back to the opponents. "If you come to these courts in the evening they will be packed and you will be lucky if you can even play a game." |
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| Mark is bouncing the ball and preparing to serve. Mark and Mario work at the same financial group. |
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| James and Adam are scrambling to figure out whose ball it is. Apparently Dupree Park holds pickle ball tournaments frequently. |
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| Mark is zoning in on the game. "Pickle ball is a great way to exercise and have fun." |
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| Mario is serving the ball. Mario likes to play pickle ball with his family too. |
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| James and Mark are getting ready for the ball. You can play pickle ball with doubles or singles. |
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| Mark is hitting the ball with his paddle. You have to hit the ball diagonally across the court for it to count. |
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| Mario following through with his swing. Pickle ball is a lot harder than I thought it was. |
