According to a report by the sports & fitness industry association (sfia), pickleball is now up to 8.9 million players over the age of 6 in the united states. that is an increase from 4.8 million. 1972. pickleball inc. was established for a continuous supply of pickleball equipment and end game gear. it was also for the incorporation of this sport officially and for the people to keep them constant and engaged in this game. 1976. it was the time when the first official pig ball tournament was played.
The history of pickleball. back in 1965, on bainbridge island, washington, a group of friends, joel pritchard, bill bell, and barney mccallum, were bored one summer evening. they intended to play badminton but couldn't find the shuttlecock (talk about weird names). so they improvised, grabbing some wooden paddles and a wiffle ball. Story #2: the pickle boat. the second take on the pickleball name origin is the “pickle boat” story. according to the prichard family, joel’s wife joan who in the past had been a competitive rower came up with the name pickleball because it reminded her of a pickle boat. she herself wrote this in the parkersburg, west virginia news and. One day, during the summer of 1965, the bells and pritchards were sitting around and made the decision to come up with a name for the game. joan stepped up and said, “pickle ball.”. she then explained the reference to leftover rowers who would race for fun in local “pickle boat” crew race competitions. 1972: pickleball inc. is founded, by joel pritchard,—among others—to help supply the growing demand for the best pickleball paddles, balls, and nets. 1976: pickleball hits the media, with an article in tennis magazine describing it as ‘america’s newest racket sport’. in the same year, the first ever pickleball tournament is held in.
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