Pickleball Fever Takes MCPS Courts by Storm

MCPS Athletics is piloting pickleball as a new corollary sport at 11 high schools this fall. USA Pickleball instructor Rob Campbell from MoCo Pickleball held a training session for coaches to prepare them for the season. Check out this video from the training at Sherwood High School.

The schools that will field teams are: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Montgomery Blair, James Hubert Blake, Clarksburg, Richard Montgomery, John F. Kennedy, Quince Orchard, Sherwood, Springbrook, Watkins Mill and Wheaton.

Watch this video from the first week of competition as the Sports Insight crew visited Wheaton and Kennedy.

In addition, catch the newest episode of Sports Insight, a TV and web video series highlighting student-athletes, teachers, coaches and support staff who make MCPS athletics an exciting addition to our community. On the latest program, hear from MCPS Athletic Director Jeff Sullivan, coaches and players about how the pickleball pilot is going, as well as the future of the sport in MCPS.