Pickleball is growing so fast in Chicago the city is set to build 50 new pickleball courts by 2025. But are Chicago parks big enough for all racket sport enthusiasts? Chris Clark, a former college tennis player and a pickleball enthusiast, says yes! Clark founded Toss and Spin in August 2020 to introduce more people to racket sports. Host Jacoby Cochran and lead producer Simone Alicea met Clark at Maggie Daley Park to learn more about Chicago’s pickleball surge and to get a lesson! We’re doing a survey to learn more about our listeners, so we can make City Cast Chicago an even better, more useful podcast for you. We’d be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey—it’s only 5 minutes long. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card. Want some more City Cast Chicago news? Then make sure to sign up for our Hey Chicago newsletter.  Follow us @citycastchicago You can also text us or leave a voicemail at: 773 780-0246 Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices