Pickleball is a racket and ball game which is now spreading fast in India with the All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) which has officially established the sport in everyday life of people.

“Fitness with Fun” and “Sports for All” is truly related with the sport of pickleball. AIPA understands that pickleball is the ideal sport for healthy and happy day to day activity of everyone.  The game pickleball originated in 1965 in USA. Today it’s played in USA, Canada, Singapore and Japan. It is growing fast and strong in India.

Pickleball has received widespread support among schools, colleges, educational and physical education systems. It is also taken up as a build-up game for Tennis and other racket sports.

Being a very fun filled and interesting sport it can be played by young and old alike. School kids, college youth and seniors can all enjoy a good game of pickleball for anywhere for 15 minutes to a few hours. It is becoming so loved and spreading fast in popularity as it can be played as family game, a physical activity, social activity sport and professional sport too.

So after a lot of interaction and positive feedbacks from picklball lovers, kids, youth, teachers and professionals we are now starting a series of regular articles relating to pickleball and its technicalities and also the fun and social aspects.

So keep playing Pickleball and keep reading more regularly…

Have a Fitness with Fun… Pickleball is a sport for all !

Thane District Pickleball Association (TDPA) had a surprise guest on Saturday in the form of none other than 58-year-old, 6 feet 4 inch tall Douglas Smith, president of Pickleball Inc, Seattle, USA.

Soft-spoken Smith was impressed by the rousing reception extended by enthusiastic pickleball players that converged at Sacred Heart School at Kalyan.Over a hundred sports teachers and students gathered at the venue to  grab a chapter or two in pickleball from Smith, who is a prolific player and administrator in this game which is included in the physical education program in USA and Canada. A first of its kind workshop on Pickleball was held in the country, which was conducted by the flag bearer of this game on the globe. Click here to see photos

Smith spearheaded his worldwide campaign to popularize the game with his passion for the racket ball sport and he has been succeeded in USA, Canada, Singapore and new destination. “In Singapore it has emerged a big hit since that country has a good number of hard-surfaced badminton courts in every housing society where this game can be played comfortably sans additional expenditure on infrastructure development. Similarly, is gaining momentum in this direction to promote this sport. has great potential to embrace this game as I have come across enthusiastic youngsters who have zeal and urge to carry forward the baton,” said Smith.

He further added “I am here for a four day Mumbai tour from Singapore to help support All Pickleball Association (AIPA), the apex pickleball body in , to spread the game across the country. I visited St Thomas School and SNDT University a day before to talk to the students and teacher about the benefit of the game in terms of physical and mental fitness. They are all convinced with the game, which seems to be a stress buster sports discipline of low intensity and less injury.

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