Pickleball is a sport on the rise “Over the last 10 years, we’ve grown from a handful of snowbirds coming from Arizona and Florida to play here in Saskatoon,” SPI acting president Marilyn Barrington said. “From there, word spread to their families and friends, and it’s grown exponentially.”There were dozens of pickleball players on hand to celebrate Canada’s National Pickleball Day at the two-month-old outdoor courts at Father Basil Markle Park in Sutherland.The addition of these nine courts has been huge for the local game.A study from the sports and fitness industry association suggests that the game has roughly 75,000 players across Canada, and the hope is that this new facility will only help to raise those numbers.“We are so.