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10 Pro Pickleball Players + The Paddles They Use in 2021

While the vast majority of our readers have no intention of becoming pro pickleball players, you still may be curious about who the pros are, how they started – and the paddles they play with. Although you never know how …

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Best Pickleball Podcasts to Listen to (Improve Your Game Off The Court)

Spending more time on the court whether you’re playing singles or working on doubles strategy, doing drills, taking lessons, or practicing with a ball throwing machines are the keys to improving your pickleball skills. But as much as we love …

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10 Most Popular US Cities For Pickleball – Where To Play Pickleball

No matter which way you look at it, pickleball is growing like crazy! Part of what makes this sport so popular is the migration of tennis players to pickleball, and many of those idle courts around the US are being …

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How Pickleball Helped Amy Lose OVER 100 Pounds!

We wanted to share this amazing story from one of our readers.  Amy Sparks from Florida recently left this comment on our article about the “Pickleball Health Benefits” and felt we had to hear more about her story.  Don’t miss the …

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Pickleball vs. Paddleball vs. Padel | What’s the Difference?

In any given park or sports complex in America, you’ll find groups of people playing all manner of paddle or racket sports. Tennis and racquetball are two of the most popular of this variety of sport, but they offer only …

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Pickleball In The Olympics? | Will It Ever Be An Olympic Sport?

As one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, Pickleball has been building a reputation as an incredibly entertaining crossbreed of tennis, badminton, and ping-pong. It’s a sport that can be played by all ages, doesn’t require much money to …

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How to Make a Pickleball Court at Home in 5 Minutes with Chalk or Tape

In 2014, news reports called pickleball the fastest-growing sport in America. This oddly named sport has been around since 1965, but in the last decade, its emergence onto the scene as a popular alternative group outdoor activity has catapulted it …

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Why is Pickleball So Popular? …And Continues To Gain Popularity.

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You know how it goes: it’s Saturday afternoon, you’re looking to hang out with your friends and do something active, but you can’t figure out what to do. Baseball requires too much equipment, basketball requires too much athleticism, and the …

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Why is it called pickleball? How did pickleball get its name?

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One of the most common questions we get from newcomers to the sport of pickleball is: Where did the name come from? I have to admit- it is a pretty strange-sounding name for any sport.  When I tell people that …

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Pickleball Tennis Elbow | Pickleball Injuries & Prevention

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A foreword about tennis {pickleball} elbow: The medical term for “tennis elbow” or “pickleball elbow” -as some players are now calling it- is “lateral epicondylitis“. It’s a painful condition that affects the tendons that join the forearm muscles on the outside of …

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