Pickleball is helping SoCal veterans find a sense of community, cope with trauma
And now this sport is helping veterans in Southern California by giving them a sense of community, camaraderie and an opportunity to access resources available to them.
"I don't want to go out. I don't want to be around people. People scare me. People make me nervous," said Fox. "My mother died this year, I'm going through a divorce, I lost my son. I got PTSD, I got all kinds of stuff that I'm going through. I'm hurting." Pickleball is a low-impact activity that combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping pong. Brigitte Baker Snyder, one of the event organizers, says it encourages social interaction plus exercise - and is easier on the body than other sports.
"It's just a good all-around sport. It's not as hard on your knees or elbows or rotator cuffs as tennis is," said Navy veteran and retired nurse Relinda Beesemyer.
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