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PickleballCentral.com was founded in 2006 with the goal of becoming the premiere destination for pickleball equipment. Our unwavering focus on superior customer service has allowed us to expand our online offerings to include equipment from nearly every pickleball equipment maker, the Pickleball Handbook, a Pickleball instructional DVD and a yodeling pickle. We look forward to adding more products and resources. Compare us to other online pickleball stores. You'll find the absolute best service and the best selection in online pickleball shopping here at PickleballCentral.com!
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History of Pickleball
Pickleball was created during the summer of 1965 on Bainbridge Island - a short ferry ride from Seattle, WA. The original purpose of the game was to provide a sport for the entire family, according to co-inventors U.S. Congressman Joel Pritchard, William Bell, and Barney McCallum.
Pickles was the family dog that would chase after the errant balls and then hide in the bushes, thus Pickle's ball which was later shortened to the namesake of Pickleball. Initially, families played Pickleball in their backyards on a hard surface, on driveways, and on residential dead-end streets. Since the mid-1970's, Pickleball has grown and expanded from a family activity game to a paddle court sport with formalized rules. Now, over 20 years later, Pickleball is played in thousands of school P.E. programs, parks and recreation centers, correctional facilities, camps, YMCAs and retirement communities. This sport is becoming very popular among active senior adults at community centers and is growing in popularity on high school and college campuses.
Webster University's Pickleball Terms
Dillball- a ball suceeding contact with the court (hitting the ground once) and currently live
Flabjack- a midair pickleball that must bounce on the playing surface (return of serve, or returning the return)
Champion Shot- a ball which double bounces in the No Volley Zone
V0ll3y Llama- a player attacking a ball in the No Volley Zone, illegal in gameplan
DangerZone- nickname of the No Volley Zone
Falafel- aka dead paddle, when a ball is hit with little to no force causing the shot to be extremely short.
Pickledome- the court on which the Championship Game is played on
Pickle!- shouted by the server pre-serve to alert the the playing field of the serve
oPA!- often shouted after the Flapjacks have been played and open volleying begins
Clubs and Organizations
Sun City Grand Pickleball
Sun City Pickleball Club
Happy Trails Pickleball
Arizona Traditions
Sun River St. George
Sun City West
Nottingham Pickleball Club
Pikes Peak
Sun City Center
Okanagan Pickleball
Bella Vista
Voyager
The Pickleball Ball
A pickleball is similar to a wiffleball, but it is made with a more rigid, heavy material and has smaller holes. The very best quality pickleball is the Dura Pickleballs. These come in three colors -- white, yellow and orange.
The common practice is to play outdoors with yellow or orange balls and indoors with white balls, but anything goes. The Big Hole Ball is a slightly slower ball that many people prefer for indoor play.
The Dura Pickleballs are coaches' #1 choice for baseball batting practice!
The Paddle
The paddle is similar to a ping pong paddle in that it is solid and easily maneuverable with a turn of the wrist. When game was invented, wooden paddles were used and are still used at many institutions due to lower cost. The best quality paddles are made of lightweight fiberglass due to their lower weight and higher durability. Our champion fiberglass paddles come in a variety of bright colors.
Our most popular item is the Champion Bundle. Two of our best paddles with 12 of our best balls. All for just $99.
The Court
The game itself is played on a court that is the same size as a badminton court (20 feet wide by 44 feet long). The net is set at 36 inches high on the edges and 34 inches in the middle.
Pickleball's small court allows younger players or those with varying degrees of mobility to participate in a way that the larger court of tennis sometimes prohibits. Additionally, a rule prohibiting volleying (hitting the ball in the air) in the non-volley zone (the space 7 feet from the net) helps to equalize play and reduce overpowering smashes at the net.
Pickleball has become a common high school sport in gym classes and has gained popularity with teenagers as well as seniors. Schools often host tournaments. In New York State alone, it is estimated that over 500 schools include Pickleball in their curricula.
Congressman
Joel Pritchard
in 1980
Getting Started
Pickleball Champion Set has the best of everything you need to start playing pickleball - - four of our best Champion paddles, balls, a net, two water-fillable stands and poles to hold the net in place, yellow chalk and a set of the rules!
The Diller Set includes the basics to get started playing pickleball - - four diller paddles, balls, a net, two water-fillable stands, poles, yellow chalk and a set of rules, all for just $119.99.
Introduction to Pickleball
Pickleball is a sport described as "a combination of ping-pong, tennis, and badminton", played in schools, parks and recreation centers, correctional facilities, camps, and retirement communities mostly in North America. It uses a simplified combination of tennis rules and strategies.
Pickleball Basics
