友人に誘われて初めてみたPickleball.
テニスみたいなコート、ダブル2対2でプレイ、だけどテニスよりずっと簡単で、卓球の🏓ようなラケットで、ボールの大きさはテニスボール🎾より一回りくらい大きいけど軽い
こんな説明で良いのかな？
とにかく打つとポカンとした感じ、そんなに激しくないから子どもから大人まで出来て、上手くなるとスピンをかけたり強めに打ち返したりが出来て。
なかなか楽しい新しいスポーツ。
4家族でだいたい月一に近くのコートを借りてみんなでポカンポカンとやっています。そのうちの一家族が特に上手くて、見てるだけだと手首だけで軽そうに打っているのにスピンがかかっていて打ち返すのが大変だったり💦
運動不足でオンチな私もなんとか楽しめて、スパッと決まったりするとやはり気分爽快！😆
調子に乗るとすぐアウトになったり空振りしちゃうけど、ワイワイと、私たちお母さんチームはお互い励ましながらやっています。
お父さん&子どもチームは試合してるみたい。
うちはそらまめちゃん以外参加させてもらって、だいたい木曜日の夜の1時間、ちょっとした運動タイムになっています。
いゃ〜しかし初めは次の日にお尻が筋肉痛で痛くて…😂こんなところの筋肉を使っているのか不明なのだけど、痛くなるってことは普段使ってない筋肉ってことだよね…
運動不足がこんなところにでるのね…
Pickleball is a racket sport in which two or four players use a smooth-faced paddle to hit a perforated, hollow plastic ball over a 34-inch-high (0.86 m) net, until one side is unable to return the ball or commits a rule infraction. Pickleball is played indoors and outdoors. It was invented in 1965 as a children's backyard game in the United States, on Bainbridge Island in Washington State. In 2022, pickleball was named the official state sport of Washington.[1]
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| Highest governing body | |
|---|---|
| Nicknames | Pukaball |
| First played | 1965, Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States |
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | Singles or doubles |
| Mixed-sex | Yes, separate singles, doubles, & mixed doubles |
| Type | Outdoor or indoor, racket sport |
| Equipment | Plastic pickleball, composite or wooden paddle, and net |
| Venue | Outdoor or indoor, pickleball court |
| Glossary | Glossary of pickleball |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| Olympic | No |
| Paralympic | No |
| World Games | No |
Aspects of the sport resemble tennis and table tennis played on a doubles badminton court, but pickleball has specific scoring rules, paddles, balls and court lines. On each side of the net is a 7-foot area (2.1 m) known as the non-volley zone (or kitchen); a player standing there may not strike the ball before it has bounced. The hard plastic pickleball produces less bounce than a tennis ball. The limited bounce, non-volley zones, and underhand stroke, with which all serves must be made, give the game a dynamic pace.[2] Slow soft shots in the non-volley zone, called dinks, are used to limit the opponent's ability to attack, while balls that are returned too high might be struck with a powerful drive or overhead smash shot.
After its introduction in 1965, pickleball became a popular sport in the Pacific Northwest and gradually grew in popularity elsewhere. For four years in a row, 2021 through 2024, the sport was named the fastest-growing sport in the United States by the Sports and Fitness Industry Association.[3] By 2024, it was estimated there were 19.8 million participants in the United States, a 311% growth since 2021.[4] According to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association's 2026 report, 24.3 million Americans played pickleball in 2025, a 171% increase over three years. Of those, 7.48 million were core players, defined as those who played eight or more times that year.[5]
Two professional tours were established in the United States in 2019 and shortly thereafter two professional leagues were established. Pickleball is also growing in popularity outside the United States with two professional leagues and one professional tour operating in Australia, and others being developed in Asia. More than 90% of professional pickleball players have a background in tennis.[6]
