People often say that trends that come quickly can easily go quickly. Pickleball, which was once considered a "fever" a few years ago, has been suspected to be temporary for many reasons unrelated to expertise. But until now, when pick-up and pick-up courts have sprung up like mushrooms in many provinces, cities and localities across the country, the sounds of "poc, poc" are always bustling almost all day, when the number of rackets sold increases multiplied, when both amateur and semi-professional tournaments are thriving, it can be affirmed that pickleball has passed the stage of a movement. This sport is quietly taking root to become a part of Vietnamese sports life. So the question now is not can pickleball survive? but how will we shape its future?.
Sports that want to survive and develop all go through the journey from movement to professional organization. 7-a-side football in recent years is an example. Vietnamese pickleball can also follow a boat route, when it is at the second threshold.
The classification of qualifications, tournament quality, refereeing work... are being divided into sections, showing that the community is no longer just playing but has begun to think about fairness and professionalism. But between the positive signals, there is a mention of a further vision instead of waiting for it to come. That is, do not let the sport develop beyond management.
That is the need for an official organization, the standardization of the court system, creating a roadmap for training coaches and referees, building multi-level tournaments, selecting and training to have athletes ready to play internationally when the time is right. In other words, the movement is still developing but needs a level of professionalism to exist in parallel. And this is the time to start thinking about that.
When the first wave has passed, it is necessary to have the support of sports managers, the minds of experts and even strategists in "seeing ahead" Vietnam can become one of the strongest countries in pickleball when this sport spreads in the continent.
