IN A
PICKLE(BALL)
AGAIN
Team customers are
ordering up pickleball
gear and dealers need to
be prepared to dish it out.
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NEWS & ANALYSIS OF THE TEAM MARKET • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2024 • A FORMULA4 MEDIA PUBLICATION
TRENDS 08
Eight Million Team Sports Participants and Counting
ONE-ON-ONE PROJECT 10
Anita and Chuck Adams, 2nd Time Sports
SPECIAL TIMES AHEAD 12
From wrestling to volleyball, dealers are benefitting from increased participation.
GOING GAGA/GETTING CORNY 20
Gaga Ball and Cornhole represent two unique 'sports' team dealers can sell.
TECH FOR EVERYONE 28
Even for team dealers — as technology reshapes the team sports space.
TALKIN' TECH 31
Chipply's Lynn Burghardt On Tech's Promises And Pains.
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