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Ticonderoga — One of the newest businesses in town will provide a lifestyle sport for all ages as well as giving back to the youth of the community. #Northern Lake George Paddle, located next to Eddie’s Restaurant between Ticonderoga and Hague, will host a Family Fun Day event from 9 to 11 a.m., opening to the public to offer free instruction and play with Patty Hogan, six-time national champion and member of the APTA Platform Tennis Hall of Fame. #“I’ve been in the profession for almost 30 years as a teaching professional and playing tennis and platform tennis,” Hogan said....

Growing up, I went to High School in Convent Station NewJersey. I took the train to school from Short Hills station everyday. As I waited for the train each morning, I would stare across the street and wonder what those "mini tennis courts" were. My college days revolved around sports; field hockey, intramural "Banshee" softball and volleyball. As the years went on, so did marriage and kids, but my craving for sports never stopped. My husband and I enjoyed staying active by playing golf and tennis and eventually joined Mendham Golf and Tennis Club, in Mendham, New Jersey. When we...

Platform tennis is a sport played primarily in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. Due to the solid rubber core construction of a normal platform ball which produces a lively bounce during the cold winter months, this same ball becomes too fast and hard to control when the weather gets warm or in high altitude conditions. Today, Viking is proud to announce the introduction of a new formula that combines the current construction of the Extra Duty ball with the feel and performance athletes expect from a normal platform tennis ball. Viking, known as a leading innovator of platform tennis...

Platform tennis gives players a way to continue their game no matter what the weather, location, or overall conditions may be. Paddle tennis can be played indoors or outdoors, during the summer and winter, without having to worry about slippery and icy courts, or the rays of the sun burning down on the players. Platform tennis is not only entertaining, it gives us a chance to become physically fit and to compete against other enthusiasts, while at the same time, have fun and show our skill with the paddle. It is a sport that is full of action, fast movement,...

Platform Tennis is a wonderful game for all seasons. Platform Tennis or Paddle as enthusiast often call it answered the question how do we continue to enjoy racquet sports even when there is snow and ice on the ground. The answer was simple, but shows the dedication these founders had to a sporting life. Raise the game off the ground, place it on a platform and add heaters underneath. The heating system being under the court wasn't to keep the players warm it was to melt the ice common to New York winters and keep the playing surface fit for...