What is Pickleball? Pickleball is a simple wooden paddle game played with a slow moving Wiffle ball over a tennis type net, on a court the size of a badminton court. Pickleball was originated at the home of Joel Pritchard in Seattle, Washington, in 1965. "The game began as a family activity when Mr. Pritchard and his houseguest, Bill Bell, discovered that there wasn't enough good badminton equipment for the two families to play" (Jisedu). After modifying the rules and replacing the old rackets with wooden paddles, they developed this new game and called in Pickleball. The name came from the Pritchard's cocker spaniel, Pickles, who ran off with the Wiffle ball every time it landed off the court. Pickleball slowly spread among neig
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