Acknowledgments i
Introduction. iii
Chapter One: The Game that's Seducing America. 1
Pickleball Story: She Came Undone. 7
Pickleball Story: National Champion Turned Instructor 7
Chapter Two: Ball, Paddle, Play. 9
Pickleball Story: The Acrobat 13
Chapter Three: Age and Pickleball 15
Pickleball Story: An Independent Player 19
Chapter Four: Addiction and Obsession. 21
Pickleball Story: Vicious and Delicious 23
Pickleball Story: The Driven Player 24
Chapter Five: Players and Their Hobbies 27
Pickleball's Godmother 31
Pickleball's First Superstar 32
Pickleball Story: A Player and a Gentleman. 34
Chapter Six: Pickleball for Your Health. 37
Pickleball Story: Love Hurts 39
Pickleball Story: Strokes Of A Different Kind. 40
Chapter Seven: Peak-Performance Test Questions 43
Pickleball Story: Love on the Court in Trista's Words 46
Chapter Eight: Ambassadors and Teachers 49
Pickleball Story: Teachable Moments 51
Chapter Nine: The International Pickleball Federation and its Global Diplomats 53
BRAZIL. 54
SOUTH KOREA.. 55
CANADA.. 56
IRELAND.. 57
ARGENTINA.. 59
INDIA.. 60
THE CZECH REPUBLIC.. 62
JAPAN.. 62
GERMANY. 64
SPAIN.. 65
UGANDA.. 65
Chapter Ten: The People of Pickleball 67
Chapter Eleven: Covid and Pickleball 71
Appendix A: Pickled Terminology. 75
Appendix B: Resources 81
Apps, Social Media, Websites, and Blogs 81
Pickleball-Related Businesses 83
Associations, Leagues, and Governing Bodies 85
Pickleball-related Recycling Efforts 87
Now - Some Final Trivia. 88
Appendix C: Refereeing Can Be a Calling. 89
About the Author 91