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or any age. For any skill level. Pickleball is a “newer”
ball with holes (similar to a wiffleball). It can be played as
sport sweeping the nation, with more than a half-million
singles or doubles with people of all ages and skill levels.
people picking up a paddle since 2020. Since its improvised
As for its origin, “necessity is the mother of invention:”
inception in 1965, the sport has only increased its fan base.
the game was invented in 1965 by a crew of dads trying to
Where did it come from? What is it? How is it played? Why
entertain their bored children, using pieces of other games
do people love it so much? Are there pickles involved?
when the badminton rackets were nowhere to be found.
Pickleball is a moderately-intensive sport that combines
They subbed in ping pong paddles and used a perforated
elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong. It can be
plastic ball and lowered the badminton net. Now, thanks to
played both indoors or outdoors on a badminton-size court
inventors Congressman Joel Pritchard and businessman Bill
with a slightly-modified tennis net. It’s played using a
Bell from Bainbridge, Washington, children (and adults alike)
Pickleball paddle (like ping pong but bigger) and a plastic
never have to be bored again.
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