As a tennis player who turned pro when she was just 14 years old, Parris Todd never thought she would find herself on a pickleball court, let alone that she would play the sport—which she knew about primarily from her grandparents—professionally. The pandemic and resultant pickleball mania that swept the country modified the whole lot. […]
If pickleball feels inescapable immediately, there’s an excellent reason for that: It’s officially America’s fastest-growing sport. With pickleball currently heading in the right direction to have about 40 million players nationwide by 2030, it’s clear that plenty of individuals think that this mashup of tennis, ping pong, and badminton is actually freaking fun. What pickleball’s […]
With pickleball’s recent stratospheric rise in popularity has come an enormous uptick in pickleball-related injuries. In 2023 alone, pickleball injuries are anticipated to cost Americans $377 million in healthcare bills—anywhere between 5 percent and 10 percent of overall “unexpected” healthcare costs for this yr. Completing a correct pickleball warm-up before any game is among the […]
You don’t need special skills to try your hand at pickleball, America’s fastest growing sport, but you do need the proper equipment. Perhaps most significant is the paddle—which you utilize to serve, volley, and drive the ball across the court. We tapped pickleball coaches and pros to learn more about which paddles stand above the […]
Intrigued by pickleball? Yeah, same. Luckily, with courts arising across the country, there’s never been a greater time to get into the sport. By learning basic pickleball rules—in addition to just a few other fundamentals—anyone can try their hand at America’s fastest-growing sport and experience what the hype is all about. A part of pickleball’s […]