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| SUN LAKES LIFESTYLES | MARCH 2025 | 55 POP Tennis POP Tennis, formerly known as Paddle Tennis, is a fun, fast sport that can be enjoyed by people at all fitness levels. Though played on a smaller court, with a different paddle, and 20 percent deflated tennis balls, POP Tennis is otherwise scored and regulated like traditional tennis. POP Tennis is played on the courts to the left of the Main Clubhouse usually on Thursday mornings from 8 to 10 am (fall/winter hours). Additionally, there is a group that plays Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday afternoons from 3 to 5 pm. People are free to come and go as their schedules permit. Hours are subject to change, so it is best to check the bulletin board located at the courts for current play times. All are welcome and there are always friendly folks to teach beginners the game! Paddles and balls are provided too. For more information or to express a desire to be on a decision-making committee, please feel free to contact Carl Miller at (951) 512-3131 Hope you'll POP in! Jake Plummer was a star quarterback for the Arizona State Sun Devils before pursuing a decade-long career in the NFL. Highly-touted out of college, Jake was heralded as one of the most promising of his era. A tendency to take risks, some called recklessness, may have prevented him from reaching his potential. Nevertheless, he enjoyed a long career in a sport that burns players out all too quickly. Jake's playing style ref lected a fierce passion to compete. What's a veteran pro to do in retirement that satisfies such a drive to excel? How about pickleball? "I just love to play," he says. Drew Silverman is a journalist working with a small but energetic media company based in Minneapolis: Red Line Editorial. Drew contributed an interview with Plummer that ran in Pickleball Magazine recently. "With pickleball, I can play, compete and laugh. It's less taxing on the body, it's still a ton of fun, you're staying active and you're getting to play a game with a wide array of people, which is what makes it so appealing." (We couldn't say it better ourselves.) Jake discovered pickleball earlier than most, as a high schooler staying at a high-end hotel while in a travel league. They had a court on the roof. Jake and his brother were enthralled. Finding nowhere to play back home in Boise, they chalked their driveway. His real involvement in the sport had to wait. But, over the years Jake began seeing more and more play and, remembering how much fun it had been, after football he plunged back in. Silverman points out that, for all his athleticism, Jake didn't just walk on the court and win. Playing against some "older women" left him a literally sore loser. "The next day I could not walk." Jake credits pickle with inspiring him to get back "on a path to wellness." The QB observes that we have two choices as we age: "you can just sit around and get sore, or we can be sore from having fun and playing a game that you love. What I love about pickleball is that it's getting people up, it's getting them out, and it's helping them feel good." Jake Plummer isn't just an ex-footballer, he's a great ambassador for America's fastest growing sport. If you want to try it, give our club VP, Judy Luna, a call at (949) 929-2390. She can direct you to the best place to begin. See you on the courts! Pickleball Club Jake Plummer was a star quarterback for the Arizona State Sun Devils before NFL. Highly-touted out of college, Jake was heralded as one of the most promising of his era. A tendency to take risks, some called recklessness, may Jake's playing style ref lected a fierce

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