Creveling isn't just a pickleball player. She's actually a coach, and on this day, she was instructing a woman one generation younger.
TUCSON, Arizona — Her friends at Udall Park joke that Julie Creveling is a pickleball prodigy, as she is 82 years young.
Creveling moved to Tucson from Oklahoma and taught at Dietz Elementary school for 35 years. A tennis and golf player, pickleball is a way for her to stay on the court longer following hip surgery. "There are a couple of girls I play with that asked if their Mom could come out and play and I said yes," said Creveling.
"She's helping to spread pickleball," said friend Randolyn Keyes."She shows patience, kindness, and positive reinforcement.""The goal is to get them to a game," said Creveling.That affection was on display earlier this week when the pickleball community surprised her with a party on her 82nd birthday.Creveling's message is that pickleball is a social sport that can be learned, or even taught, at any age.
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