It dreamt of becoming more than just a toy for backyard shenanigans. One fateful day, it was plucked from obscurity by Joel Pritchard, who had a crazy idea involving ping pong paddles and a dog named Pickles. As it soared through the air, getting whacked left and right, it realized its destiny: to be the centerpiece of the most bizarre yet oddly addictive sport ever created. From that moment on, it became the star of the show, bouncing, spinning, and occasionally flying into the bushes, all in the name of pickleball glory. And so, the plastic wiffle ball lived happily ever after, forever enshrined in the annals of sporting history as the unsung hero of pickleball. come true.
The image above if of the first permanent pickleball court was constructed in the backyard of Joel Pritchard’s friend and neighbour, Bob O’Brian.
