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Posted by Terry & Bette McKolskey on February 13, 2013 at 9:44am in News

To Gordon Bakke or others in the Volcal pickleball group: Will you be playing on Tuesday, Mar. 5? A group from Boquete is going to Volcan for an overnight stay that day before embarking on the Los Quetzales trail hike the next morning. If you are playing we would like to join in, if we may. We would have 2 - 4 players.

Thanks.

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Jerry Nation May 22, 2017 at 10:07am

Is there a group playing Pickleball in Volcan? If so days / times?
Mike Petersen May 31, 2015 at 5:03pm

Nice. You just lost a possible new player with your wisecrack response.
- Gordon Bakke > Mike Petersen May 31, 2015 at 8:48pm
  
  Mike, its a racquet sport kind of like mini-tennis. Played with paddles slightly larger that ping pong size, and on a court that is roughly the same size as that for badminton. The balls used are whiffleballs. Even though the sport was invented up in my old neck of the woods, I never played until we moved to Panama. Actually a pretty great sport - plenty of youtube video available online.
  - Ric > Gordon Bakke May 31, 2015 at 9:03pm
    
    And it is 50 years old this year. Hard to believe how it has been hidden for all these years. More fun than tennis and great social sport!
    - Warren Fast > Ric May 31, 2015 at 9:10pm
      
      Gord, I'm back and will be coming to Volcan soon (maybe Tuesday). If anyone from Boquete wants to come , let me know. I will keep trying to start up in Boquete but need contacts to start a core.
      - Ric > Warren Fast May 31, 2015 at 9:28pm
        
        Hey Warren! I will bring my gear and a portable net if needed when I arrive later this year. Do you have a facility in Boquete we can rent? Thanks-Ric
Bob Stone May 31, 2015 at 11:43am

What is the latest information on pickleball in Volcan?.....
- Gordon Bakke > Bob Stone May 31, 2015 at 1:51pm
  
  Tuesdays & Fridays, 2:00 P.M. at the Lion's Club in Volcan. Racquets available for use, if you don't have one. We usually pay $2 each to use the Lion's Club. We could use some new players, as we are down to 4 or 5.
  - Gordon Bakke > Gordon Bakke June 1, 2015 at 8:20am
    
    BTW, below is a link to an article entitled "A Pickleball Pitstop in Panama" from a USPA newsletter several years back that talks about our litle group here:
    
    http://usapa.org/news/index.php/nl/2011/06/bits-and-pieces-from-aro...
  - Mike Petersen > Gordon Bakke May 31, 2015 at 3:07pm
    
    Okay, I'll bite. What in the world is Pickleball?