Pickleball a Tangy New Sport in Boynton Beach

Published April 11, 2013 - www.palmbeachpost.com

BOYNTON BEACH — “No,” Eileen Tuckman said to the other player. “You don’t hold your forehand like this. You hold your forehand like you’re shaking hands.”

Tuckman knows a little bit about rackets and balls. Now 62, she boasts 26 national singles and doubles racquetball titles from 1977 to 1997.

In 1997, Tuckman, a retired Delray Beach firefighter and emergency medical technician, found that her ability to play the sport she loved had fallen victim to rotator cuff issues. READ MORE...