July 31, 2022
Pickleball is a racket/paddle sport that was created by combining elements of several other racket sports.
[2] Two or four players use solid paddles to hit a perforated hollow polymer ball over a net. The ball is much like a Wiffle ball,
[3] with 26–40 round holes. A pickleball court is similar to badminton, with a net similar to tennis, and the paddles are similar to those in table tennis.
Pickleball was invented in 1965 as a children's backyard game, on Bainbridge Island, Washington, USA.[4] In 2022 pickleball was adopted as the official state sport of Washington.
The spread of the sport is attributed to its popularity within community centers, physical education classes, public parks, private health clubs, YMCA facilities and retirement communities. There are thousands of pickleball tournaments throughout the United States, including the U.S. Pickleball National Championships, U.S. Open Pickleball Championship, Major League Pickleball, as well as numerous international championships.