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As the USAPA, the organization published the first official pickleball rule book in 1984 and published the USA Pickleball Association Official Tournament Rulebook in 2008. [2] Since 2005 the organization has operated as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization .
In 1984 USA Pickleball became the de facto governing body for all pickleball because it was the first and only organization to step into the role when it was founded as the United States Amateur Pickleball Association. It also published the first official rule book that same year. [21]
The International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) was established in 2010. Inaugural members were the United States, Canada, Spain, and India. [3]The IFP had 70 member nations at the end of March 2022, but a conflict in the organization resulted in 7 of 8 full member nations, and 2 associate member nations, withdrawing, including United States, Canada, and Spain. [4]
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The APP was formed by Ken Herrmann, who aligned his tour with USA Pickleball (USAP), the original governing body of pickleball in the United States. All games are sanctioned by USAP and must abide by USAP rules. [9] The 2022 APP Tour includes 32 tournaments in five countries and has attracted an average of 800 players in each tournament.
There’s also a photo from May 2022 of Washington Governor Jay Inslee signing the decree to make pickleball the official Washington state sport, something Roberts had an active role in. (Inslee ...
Lydia Hirt stumbled upon pickleball in 2021, and her love of the sport led to a new career chapter. She's visited over 70 pickleball clubs and courts around the world, absorbing different customs.
Originally the IPF was founded as the International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) in 2010 by the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA), now USA Pickleball (USAP). Over time, the IFP lost its Non-profit status, and was wound up in 2023. The IPF is an attempt at a successor organisation. Much of the history below is about the preceding IFP.