Pickleball for Parkinson's event promotes exercise, raises money for individuals living with Parkinson's disease
In honor of Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month in April, Selkirk Sport partnered with the Parkinson's Foundation to encourage invidiuals living with Parkinson's disease to engage in pickleball. Evidence from the Parkinson's Outcomes Project highlights the importance of exercise in maintaining and improving mobility, flexibility, balance and easing non-motor symptoms for those living with Parkinson’s disease. To encourage regular exercise through the sport of pickleball, Selkirk Sport...
Overcoming injury and adversity: Selkirk Advocate Lynn Beck talks pickleball, screenwriting, and positive mental impact of the game
Lynn Beck, an accomplished screenwriter and playwright, has lived a life story as captivating as any she might pen. From being an assistant theater director in Moscow during the collapse of the Soviet Union to surviving grave injuries, Beck’s experiences could inspire countless screenplays. But it’s her resilience that defines her narrative most strongly. Like many pickleball players, Beck was a lifelong racket...
Students in Africa pick up the game of pickleball
In an effort to expand its athletic offerings, children at the Sierra Leone Mission School were introduced to the game of pickleball in April. The school was started in 1992 to support children in grades 1-6 who had lost their parents. Now, the school has expanded to include five campuses that serve 5,000 children ranging in age from kindergarten to 12th grade. The school...
