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 and 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. 

Pickleball in Australia is welcoming, accessible and safe; striving to be equitable, diverse and inclusive. The aim of Pickleball Australia is to continue to grow pickleball as a player-centric and values based sport for all. 

 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.