Introduction to Pickleball

SPORT NAME: Pickleball
SPORT TYPE: | paddle sport | court sport | competitive sport |

Organizations:

ENTITY: International Pickleball Federation
ESTABLISHED: 2023
PRECEEDED BY: International Federation of Pickleball
DESCRIPTION: world governing body for the sport of pickleball
WEB SITE URL: theipf.org | Link |
MEMBER COUNTRIES: theipf.org - countries | Link
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

ENTITY: World Pickleball Federation
ESTABLISHED: 2018 by Seymour Rifkind
DESCRIPTION: mission is governing the infrastructure of pickleball
WEB SITE URL: worldpickleballfederation.org | Link |
ARTICLE: wikipedia.org

ENTITY: International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association
ESTABLISHED: 2015 by Seymour Rifkind
DESCRIPTION: pickleball instructor certification program
WEB SITE URL: iptpa.com | Link |

National and Regional Organizations

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Argentina: Argentina Pickleball Association | facebook |
Armenia: Armenian Pickleball Federation | facebook |
Aruba: Aruba Pickleball Federation | facebook |
Australia: Pickleball Australia Association Limited | https://www.pickleballaus.org/

B
Bangladesh: Pickleball Bangladesh | facebook |
Belgium: Pickleball Belgium | https://www.pickleballbelgium.be/en/
Belize: Belize Pickleball Association | https://belizepickleball.org/|
Brazil: Brasil Pickleball Oficial | facebook |

C
Cameroon: Cameroon Pickleball Association | facebook |
Canada: Pickleball Canada | https://pickleballcanada.org/
Cayman Islands: Pickleball Cayman Islands | facebook |
Chile: Chile Pickleball Association | facebook |
China: China/Shenzhen Pickleball Association | http://www.cnpickleball.com/
Colombia: Colombia Pickleball Association | facebook |
Costa Rica: Pickleball Costa Rica | http://www.pickleballcostarica.com/
Czech Republic: Czech Pickleball Association | http://piklebal.cz/

D
Denmark: Pickleball Denmark | https://www.pickleballdenmark.com/
Dominican Republic: Dominican Pickleball Association | no resources found |

E
Egypt: Pickleball Egypt | facebook |
England (UK): Pickleball England | https://www.pickleballengland.org/
Estonia: Estonian Pickleball Association | https://pickleball.ee/

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Finland: Pickleball Finland | https://www.pickleballfinland.fi/
France: Pickleball France | https://www.pickleballfrance.org/

G
Gambia: Gambia Pickleball Federation | facebook |
Georgia the Country: Georgian Pickleball Federation | facebook |
Germany: German Pickleball Association | https://deutscher-pickleball-bund.org/
Guam: Guam Pickleball Association | facebook |

H
Hong Kong: Pickleball Association of Hong Kong China | https://www.pickleball.com.hk/

HI
India: All India Pickleball Association | http://pickleball.in/
Indonesia: listed as affiliate but no resources found |
Iran: Iran National Pickleball Association | https://theipf.org/iran.html
Ireland: Irish Pickleball | facebook |
Isle of Man (UK): Isle of Man Pickleball | facebook |
Italy: Italian Pickleball Association | http://www.pickleballitaly.org/

J
Japan: Japan Pickleball Association | https://japanpickleball.org/

L
Lithuania: Pickleball Lithuania | facebook |

M
Malaysia: Malaysia Pickleball Association | facebook |
Malta: Malta Pickleball | https://pickleball-malta.com/
Mexico: Professional Pickleball League Mexico | https://www.ligapropickleball.com/

N
Nepal: Nepal Pickleball Association | facebook |
Netherlands: Pickleball Holland | https://pickleballholland.nl/
New Zealand: Pickleball New Zealand Association | https://www.pnza.org.nz/
Nigeria: Nigeria Pickleball Players Organization | facebook |
Northern Mariana Islands: Pickleball CNMI | facebook |
Northern Ireland (UK) | Pickleball Northern Ireland | facebook |
Norway: Norwegia Pickleball Association | https://www.pickleballnorge.com/

P
Pakistan: Pickleball Association of Pakistan | facebook |
Palestine: Pickleball Palestine | facebook |
Panama: Panama Pickleball Association | facebook |
Peru: Pickleball Peru | facebook |
Phiippines: Philippine Pickleball Federation | https://www.pickleball.ph/
Poland: Polska Pickleball | https://www.polskipickleball.pl/
Portugal: Portuguese Pickleball Association | facebook |
Russia: Pickleball Russia | listed as affiliate but no resources found |

S
Samoa: Pickleball Association of Samoa | facebook |
Scotland (UK): Pickleball Scotland | https://www.pickleballscotland.org/
Serbia: Pickleball Serbia | https://pickleballserbia.org/
Singapore: Singapore Pickle-Ball Association | https://www.pickleballassociation.sg/
South Africa: Pickleball South Africa | https://www.pickleballsa.com/
South Korea: Korea Pickleball Association | https://blog.naver.com/pickleball_kor
Spain: Spanish Pickleball Association | https://www.pickleballspain.org/
Sweden: Swedish Pickleball Association | https://www.pickleballsweden.org/

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Taiwan: Chinese Taipei Pickleball Association | https://www.pickleball.org.tw/
Tanzania: Tanzania Pickleball | https://www.tanzaniapickleball.com/
Tonga: Tonga Pickleball Association | facebook |
Turkey: listed as affiliate but no resources found |

U
Uganda: Uganda Pickleball | facebook |
United Arab Emirates: Pickleball UAE | facebook |
United Kingdom - England: Pickleball England | https://www.pickleballengland.org/
United Kingdom - Scotland: Pickleball Scotland | https://www.pickleballscotland.org/
United Kingdon - Northern Ireland: Pickleball Northern Ireland | facebook |
United States: USA Pickleball | https://usapickleball.org/
Uruguay: Uruguay Pickleball Association | facebook |

V
Venezuela: Venezuela Pickleball Association | facebook |

References:

- wikipedia.org - pickleball - article
- wikipedia.org - pickleball - category - askaboutsports.com - pickleball competitions - category
- askaboutsports.com - pickleball organizations - category
- commons.wikimedia.org - pickleball - images category