Retirees are building new identities on the pickleball court

Retirees are building new identities on the pickleball court

Retirees who play pickleball can build a strong new sense of self, but simply spending hours on the court is not enough to forge this post-retirement identity. Instead, developing skills and feeling deeply invested in the sport are the actual drivers of a new leisure-based identity. These findings were recently published in the Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. Leaving the workforce often triggers a major life transition. Many people build…