
PREVIEW: Beyond the Score with Al Martin | Pickleball
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Coming Dec 14. Pickleball surges in Michigan thanks to its cross-generational appeal.
Coming December 14, 2023. Al Martin uncovers stories where sports and society intersect. In this WKAR special: The popularity of pickleball surges thanks to its cross-generational appeal. Plus taking a knee during the national anthem results in a transformative journey for a star Lansing-area quarterback; and a boxing coach creates an adaptive job-sharing program.
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Beyond the Score with Al Martin is a local public television program presented by WKAR
Supported in part by Capital Insurance Services

PREVIEW: Beyond the Score with Al Martin | Pickleball
Preview | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Coming December 14, 2023. Al Martin uncovers stories where sports and society intersect. In this WKAR special: The popularity of pickleball surges thanks to its cross-generational appeal. Plus taking a knee during the national anthem results in a transformative journey for a star Lansing-area quarterback; and a boxing coach creates an adaptive job-sharing program.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipWin or lose, there's always a story Beyond the Score.
And what is the story with the popularity of pickleball?
The courts are full everyday.
I hit the courts to explore the cross-generational appeal of pickleball here in Michigan.
Its harder than it looks, man!
Tune in to this story and more on WKARs sports magazine special: Beyond the Score with me, Al Martin, coming this December.
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WKAR’s Al Martin explores stories where sports and society intersect. (30s)
PREVIEW: Beyond the Score with Al Martin | Pickleball
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Coming Dec 14. Pickleball surges in Michigan thanks to its cross-generational appeal. (30s)
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipBeyond the Score with Al Martin is a local public television program presented by WKAR
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