Pickleball is fun, social and accessible for most people. The rules are simple and the game is easy for beginners to learn, but it can develop into a quick, fast-paced, competitive game for experienced players.

Pickleball is played with a solid paddle and plastic, perforated ball. It combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis and is played on a court that is the size of a doubles badminton court and with a net similar to tennis but a slight bit lower.

On Bainbridge Island, Washington in 1965 in an effort to cure the boredom of their children, three dads, Joel, Bill, and Barney invented the popular sport. The game is prolific throughout the United States and Canada, and its player population is growing at over 30% per year. Pickleball is also growing internationally, with many European and Asian countries regularly adding courts.