Pickleball: The Fastest Growing Sport in America

Imagine you are at a community park on a Saturday morning, and you hear an unfamiliar popping sound echoing across the courts. You walk over and see people of all ages swinging small paddles at a plastic ball with holes in it. Welcome to PICKLEBALL — a sport that blends elements of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong into one fast, fun game. The sport is played on a COURT that is smaller than a tennis court, measuring 44 feet long and 20 feet wide. Players use solid PADDLES to hit a lightweight, perforated plastic ball over a low NET. Pickleball can be played as SINGLES, with one player per side, or as DOUBLES, with two players per side.