Why Tucson pickleball coaches are taking the sport to Bhutan

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TUCSON, Ariz. — Nancy Hosford is the pickleball professional at Tucson Country Club, and she founded All-In Youth Pickleball, which is designed to introduce the sport to underprivileged children in Tucson. Recently, she took it a step further when she, and three other All-In coaches helped introduce the sport to Bhutan.Bhutan is located in southern Asia, and it has a population of under a million people.

"It's a beautiful country," said Audrey Campbell, who went on the trip."It's green and lush. It was just an opportunity to embrace so many things that I love such as pickleball, hiking, and meeting people in a new culture." The four Tucson coaches spent two weeks in Bhutan introducing, teaching, and coaching the sport of pickleball."I can't tell you enough how much I love those people," said Campbell."And, how welcoming and loving and kind they were.""Everywhere we went, everything we did, they started off by having us sit in a place of honor," said Cambpell."Their traditional attire is colorful and beautiful," said Campbell."Everyone is happy.

 

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