After the release of some incredible participation numbers last week from O2 Touch (ICYMI that's 25,000 players across 450 centres), a bit of googling for this piece reveals that there are plenty of people out there extolling the virtues of the game.
This fairly recent BBC article sums it up nicely.
There are plenty of health benefits and great pieces of social interaction (or banter!) so please get involved with the game and the club.