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Exploring the Origins of Pickleball: The Bainbridge Island Pickleball Experience with Pickleball Central, Heritage Pickle-ball and Frog Rock Pickleball Company

by Kelly Frazier on Sep 22, 2023

Pickleball's origins trace back to 1965 when it was first created on Bainbridge Island, located near Seattle, Washington. La … read more

by Karen Thomas on Mar 8, 2023

Today, March 8 th, is International Women’s Day, and on this day we would like to acknowledge the women who have been influe … read more

by kellyfrazier88 on Mar 29, 2022

The bill was signed by Gov. Inslee on March 28th at the original Pickleball Court in Bainbridge, WA Pickleball is a home-gro … read more

by pickleballfun on May 17, 2016

On Friday, May 20 @ 7 pm EST and again on Monday, May 23 @ 7 pm EST, millions of viewers will have the chance to watch profession … read more

Jan 27, 2016

It’s a tale as old as time: boy meets pickleball, falls in love, and takes it back home with him. Pierre Obozinski, a man from … read more

by elizaled on Feb 27, 2015

We are so glad to know Steve Paranto! He is a wealth of information about all things pickleball. In this inst … read more

by elizaled on Feb 4, 2015

Billy Jacobsen's name is synonymous with 'Pickleball Pro' Everybody knows Billy. Shirley Shepherd, president of Pickl … read more

by pickleballfun on Apr 8, 2014

Everyone who plays pickleball knows that the sport is played on a court that's identical to a badminton court...except for one ke … read more

by pickleballfun on Jan 29, 2013

Hello Blog World!I am Anna Copley co-founder of PickleballCentral.com. The other founder is the love of my life, David Johnson, m … read more