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WE DINK DIFFERENT

Let's Play!

I WANT TO

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Play Pickleball

Find your nearest courts and play some pickleball!

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Make your number count. Join the movement.

 

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Jen Ramamurthy

Board Chairwoman

"It was tough to take a nation from "what on earth is pickleball" to "I LOVE pickleball", but we did it.

We are the home of Australian pickleball."

Brendan Lee

Executive Officer

"We are the heartbeat of this sport in Australia, a diverse and active community supported by robust governance, and professionalism that extends from the very grass roots to the growing elite levels of the sport."

Quick Australian Pickleball Facts

The outrageous numbers of our sport in Australia

155,000+ Australians are playing pickleball casually across the nation

With over 500 venues and 299 dedicated Pickleball Australia affiliates, you're never far from the action.

There are 98 tournaments hosted across Australia, offering plenty of chances to test your skills. Get ready to compete!

Australia boasts the 3rd largest national pickleball membership in the world with 19,500 members – right behind the USA and Canada

What is pickleball?


Pickleball
is a paddle and ball sport with a perfect balance of court dimensions, rules and equipment to afford all skill levels and age groups, enjoyment and success on the court.

Using a paddle and plastic wiffle ball, played on a hard surface indoors or outdoors, the game is a combination of tactical shots, patience, and easy to learn strokes, which encourages an inclusive play environment with no need for modifications or adaptations to cater for gender, ability or age differences.

Pickleball is both fun and challenging with a combination of long rallies and a blend of soft and rapid fire shots; where the best athlete must earn their points not purely by athleticism, power and speed, but also through the use of positioning, patience, tactics and touch.

Finally, pickleball and the sense of community achieved through pickleball, provides connection, social, mental and physical well being benefits; which are just some of the reasons players are passionately embracing this sport at such a rapid rate both in Australia and globally.

Note: we would like to acknowledge Mike Hess for his insightful article The Perfect Balance for providing much of the information in this description of pickleball.

Want to know more about our sport?

See how the team at Pickleball Townsville are making a real difference in their community.

 

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