Pickleball
Pickleball |
Pickleball Study Guide Historical Facts about Pickleball -Pickleball originated at the home of Joel Pritchard in the Seattle, Washington area in 1965. -The game began as a family activity when U.S. Congressman Pritchard and his house guests, William Bell and Barney McCallum, discovered that there wasn't enough good badminton equipment for all of the families to play. -After modifying rules and replacing rackets with wooden paddles, they developed this new game. -The name came from the Pritchard's cocker spaniel, Pickles, that kept running away with the ball whenever it landed off the court. -The game was spread among neighbors and friends, and a corporation was formed in 1972 to protect the new game. -Today it is played throughout the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, and Western Europe.
-Wooden paddles Boundaries -Main gym: Red line in the back, cream on the side. Serve from behind Serve -The server must serve diagonally across the net from the right hand court. Players -There are usually 2 players on a team. Scoring -Rally scoring (either team may score points) |