Letha Rodrigues watches her partner Selina Hoit returns a long ball during a pickle ball match on Saturday afternoon. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Tess Freeman)

Pickleball players know to only hang out in the "kitchen" if they happen to be "dinking." "Dinking" refers to hitting the larger-than-average whiffle ball softly over the net and the "kitchen" is the 7-foot, no-volley zone near the net where players cannot enter until the ball has bounced. Players remind themselves and others to "stay out of the kitchen." "The reason for that whole area is so you cannot just stand up at the net and slam it back at people," United States Pickleball Association (USAPA) ambassador Ken Heydon of Post Falls, said Wednesday. "It's part of the strategy of the game." Pickleball is presently known as the fastest-growing sport in the country/Devin Heilman, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: Have you played pickleball on the new McEuen Park courts?