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PI CKLE POWER

Pickleball, the silly sounding sport suddenly everyone has heard of, is taking the world by storm, one dink at a time.

ByLisaKlein

The pressure on, you land afew dinksand cookiesbefore the plastic, yellow ball comesflying back your way and you pull off an Emne over the kitchen to end the game-winning rally Depending on where you are, your friends all high-five paddles and crack a cold one, or a crowd of tens of thousands goes wild This is the wacky world of pickleball: A social, welcoming sport that appealsto anyoneand everyone- and thefastest growing in theUnited States,withitssightsset onworlddomination.

"I was drawn to the game immediately," says Arvind Prabhoo, president of the International Pickleball Federation (IPF). "It is a community game; it is both recreational and competitive. [And], the fact that pickleball is a very social game with no gender bias, not extremely strenuous on the body, and has ease of adaptability across various age groups has led to the explosionof thesport."

Pickleball wasinventedin1965inWashingtonStatebyafewresident dadswho started batting a wiffle ball around with ping pong paddles out of boredom. After coming up with rules for their new game - acrossbetween ping pong, tennisand badminton played with aperforated, plastic ball and paddle - it started to slowly gain in popularity locally "Alot of people assume that it just came around recently," says Melissa Zhang, director of communications and content for USA Pickleball (USAP), the official national governing body and go-to resource established in 2003 "There have been people involved in the sport for decades- there'seven apickleball hall of fame."

Fromthefirst tournament in1976,pickleball grewsteadily,spreadingto all 50 statesby1990,played especiallyinwarm,year-round retirement communities in Arizona and Florida "You have all these retirees, but they're not your average 'grandfather' retireestheydon't want to besittingon thecouch; theywant to beactive,theywant to besocial,and theystarted playingpickleball," says Terri Graham, who founded the Minto US Open Pickleball Championships in Naples, Florida, with her partner Chris Evon in 2016 after she noticed how fast the sport was catching on Those seniors became ambassadors, introducing friends back home to pickleball, which had 2million playersin the US at its 50-year mark in 2015, according to the SportsFitness Industry Association (SFIA)

The COVID-19 pandemic drew moreattention to pickleball, aspeoplesearched for waysto be social outside, and theSFIAnamed it thefastest-growing sport in thecountry in 2021,2022and 2023,when it reached 89 million "picklers" Courtsarepopping up in parks, country clubs, abandoned malls and warehouses, and even back yards across the nation Plus, the age range has widened considerably,witheveryonefromchildrento collegekidsto their parentsandgrandparentspickinguppaddles Alarge part of the appeal is that pickleball is just plain fun- and can be so for everyone What Ms Graham calls "ping pong on steroids," thegameiseasyto learn,hasasmaller court thanmost racquet sports,theserveisunderhandand isoverall lowimpact

People in their 70s and 80s can play a leisurely game of doubles, former athletes in their 50s and 60s can get their competitive edge back, and pro athletescan choose to jump and run to their limits "What attracted me to it isthat people of all agesand all levelsof athleticism play pickleball and havefun doing it," saysLauren Faby, apickler and real estate agent in Napleswith John R Wood Properties Especially during the pandemic, pickleball brought familiestogether, and continuesto be abond: Grandparents can playwith their grandkids,Ms Faby'scollege- agechildren picked up thegamewhenvisitingher inNaples,and Ms Zhang plays withher siblingsandparents

Thesocial sideof pickleball extendsfar beyond thefamily,too In retirement communities,seniorsfind comfort in pickleball after loss or a bout with illness, while elsewhere a wide mix of players meet new people with a love of the game "That kind of camaraderie around ashared passion isaway that you can meet people that you may not meet in your everyday life," Ms Zhang says "I have friends in their 20s who have made these great friends in their 60s and meet them every week and play pickleball I think that aspect of it isreallybeautiful- it'sareallygood uniter of people"

Seasoned picklers are also known for welcoming new players with open arms "The community is incredible," Ms Graham says "You could walk up to acourt and not know anybody, and I guaranteesomebody will ask you, 'Areyou new?Can I help you?Can I get youacourt? ' Andthenyouget out thereandwe'vegot you You'readdicted"

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eople to come from all over theworld, even if they weren't playing, to havethe ife,and that'swhat peopledo," Ms Graham says "What I look forward to isjust on the medal stand - you wouldn't believe it They're 60 years old, and they're mom saying, 'I just won a gold medal at the U.S. Open!' It's a very cool USAP hosts its own amateur-and-pro tournament that continues to grow - 50,000 people attended 2023's event "The energy is super high," Ms Zhang who are in the sport are really passionate about it, so they're there all day, ng,peoplealwayscelebrateafter points"

her U.S.-based tournaments, pickleball is growing globally in Canada, Mexico, me other parts of South America, Europe and especially China and the rest of has plans to take the sport worldwide with marketing campaigns, tournaments y, an eventual inclusion in the Olympic Games. "It can be seen as a stamp of nowledging the sport's importance and cultural significance on a global scale," says of the bid Along with attracting new players and fans, "inclusion in the s sports to transcend national boundaries, fostering a sense of international ndunderstanding," hesays

Still, the heart and soul of the sport are the amateur players who get together in local parksand neighborhood leagues, like Ms Faby, who plays on her Naples community country club's intramural and interclub teams, aswell asin its"Sunday Funday Potluck Dinner," whereresidentsbring adish,acooler and their pickleball paddlesto thecourtsfor afewhoursof end-of-week fun - thewinner gettingajar of picklesasatrophy.

THAT ENTHUSIASM is a testament to the true power of pickleball: the community it fosters. "It's incredibly inclusive of everyone - all ages, all backgrounds, Ms Zhang says "That's really what we're here for, and the fact that it's also a fun and quirkysport makesit evenbetter." IP

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