Picklemania

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Today, there are about 5 million players, and the game has gone international.

One can visit the website, www.PlayTimeSchedular.com, and find games that are played in cities all over the world.

In Hawaii, the game is called pukaball. Pickleheads who are obsessed with and dedicated to the game are called picklers. Everyone who plays the game are pickleheads.

Pickleball can be played outdoors and in indoor gyms, and existing tennis courts are being converted into pickleball courts.

Indoor players say the wooden-floored courts are easier on the knees.

Pickleball Lingo

Kitchen: Slang term for the non-volley zone

Volley Llama: An illegal move in which a player hits a volley shot into the kitchen

Pancake: Player lets ball drop to near one’s waist, and hits it before it touches floor

Falafel: A shot falls short due to not hitting the ball with any power

Bagel: A completed game when the losing team scores zero

Pickled: Same as bagel