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Pickleball — An Introduction

Pickleball, invented approximately 50 years ago in 1965, is one of the fastest growing sports in America.  A combination of tennis, ping-pong and badminton, pickleball is played with a paddle and whiffle ball on a court approximately one-fourth the size of a tennis court.  Similar to your home, a pickleball court includes a kitchen — the area on the pickleball court 7 feet from the net on either side in which you cannot volley — also called the “no-volley” zone.

#DidYouKnow this year is the 50th anniversary of #Pickleball? Tell us, how are you going to celebrate?! #PB50 pic.twitter.com/pITSzwDsrC

— Pickleball USA (@PickleballUSA) January 9, 2015

Shown below is a video from NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams that was originally aired on March 18, 2014 that illustrates why the pickleball craze is sweeping the nation.

Note:  I just love the Wednesday itinerary of 5 the five women interviewed by Mark Potter at The Villages — golf in the morning, lunch and then pickleball — or as they put it, their “triathlon.”  Sounds like something for which I should start training!  See you on the courts!

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Tennis player turned pickleball player. I blog about how one maximizes their picklebility. Picklebility is simply defined as an embodiment of one's passion, ability and addiction to #pickleball. See you on the courts!

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  1. Frank Freeney says

    March 13, 2015 at 1:49 pm

    Great site, Todd! Easy to navigate with lots of useful info and found your equipment tab gave a good selection of goodies for beginner and more advanced alike! Keep up the good work of promoting a sport we all love and is growing exponentially around the country! See you on the courts! Frank Freeney

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    • PickleballMAX says

      March 13, 2015 at 2:16 pm

      Thanks, Frank. See you on the courts!

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