Pickleball Tournament

Pickleball is an indoor or outdoor racket/paddle sport where two players (singles), or four players (doubles), hit a perforated hollow plastic ball over a 36-inch-high (0.91 m) net using solid-faced paddles. Opponents on either side of the net hit the ball back and forth until one side commits a rule infraction. Pickleball was invented in 1965 as a children’s backyard game on Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States. In 2022, pickleball was adopted as the official state sport of Washington.[2]

When Pritchard and Bell returned from golf one Saturday afternoon in 1965, they found their families bored.[10] They had attempted to set up badminton, but no one could find the shuttlecock. Pritchard and Bell challenged their kids to devise their own game. The adults and kids ended up at the badminton court and began experimenting with different balls and rackets, including table tennis paddles. The 5-foot (1.5-metre) badminton net was eventually lowered to hip level to accommodate driving the ball.[11]

Initially, a Wiffle ball was thought to be the ideal ball, but later the Cosom Fun Ball was found to be more durable and provided a better playing experience.[12] The table tennis paddles were quickly replaced with larger, more durable plywood paddles fabricated in a nearby shed.[4][13][5] McCallum continued to experiment with various paddle designs in his father’s Seattle basement workshop.[14] One paddle, he called the “M2”, or McCallum 2, became the paddle of choice for most early players of the game.[15]

Wikipedia describes the game as; “Pickleball is a racquet sport which combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. The sport is played on a court with the same dimensions as a double’s badminton court. The net is like a tennis net but is mounted two inches lower. The game is played with a hard paddle and a polymer wiffle ball.”

The most popular story is that the game was named after the sports founder’s dog “Pickles.” This is somewhat incorrect as the founder’s dog came along after the sport was invented and was named after the sport. The sport was named by the wife of the founder who said that the first-hand shaped paddles resembled a “pickle boat.”

There are now several different offshoots of standard play. Team pickleball leagues, the singles pickleball challenge ladder and indoor pickleball are among the newer additions to the pickleball schedule. The easiest way to get involved in the sport is simply to walk onto the pickleball courts at any of the participating recreation centers and tell anyone around that you would like to play. Chances are, you will be playing quickly and will receive all the information you need on becoming a regular on the courts.

Between 1965 and 2020, it became a popular sport in the US Pacific Northwest, and in the meantime began to grow elsewhere. In 2021, 2022 and 2023, the sport was named the fastest-growing sport in the United States by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association, with over 4.8 million players. A growing interest in the sport is attributed to several factors, including a short learning curve, appeal to a wide range of ages and fitness levels, and low startup costs. There are now thousands of pickleball tournaments throughout the United States, including the US National Championships and the U.S. Open Tournament, along with two professional tours and one professional league. Pickleball is also experiencing growth outside the United States with several other national and international competitions.

There are now several different offshoots of standard play. Team pickleball leagues, the singles pickleball challenge ladder and indoor pickleball are among the newer additions to the pickleball schedule. The easiest way to get involved in the sport is simply to walk onto the pickleball courts at any of the participating recreation centers and tell anyone around that you would like to play. Chances are, you will be playing quickly and will receive all the information you need on becoming a regular on the courts.

The information for this article was sourced from:

Article Source: https://EzineArticles.com/expert/Gary_S_Schick/1276808

And additional research done by

• Lucore, Jennifer; Youngren, Beverly (2018). History of pickleball: more than 50 years of fun! (First ed.). Oceanside, CA: Two Picklers Press. ISBN 978-1-7320705-0-9.

• Movsessian, Richard; Baker, Joe (2018). How to play pickleball: the complete guide from A to Z : illustrated stroke techniques and winning strategies. Las Vegas, Nevada. ISBN 978-1-7239-9308-4.

• Pickleball Courts : Construction & Maintenance Manual 2020 (Second ed.). Forest Hill, MD: American Sports Builders Association. 2017. ISBN 978-0-9816862-3-3.

• “USA Pickleball 2022 Rulebook” (PDF). USA Pickleball. 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.

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