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9: Pickleball for Wellbeing

This months Wellbeing Edit, sees Alice sit down with Pickleball Scotland to speak about the initiative to get more women back into sport and how it's been going since they started.
Alice Fox
February 20, 2025
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Blog 85: An introduction to Pickleball

What is pickleball? Allow us to introduce you to the unique sport that although originated in the USA, has now travelled across the Atlantic to the UK. The first game ever to be played was in 1965, as a substitute for badminton in an American back garden, using odd bits from around the house to serve (pun intended) as equipment.Played on a badminton court with paddle bats and an air flow ball, it really is a sport accessible to most. It draws on skills from badminton, tennis and table tennis and provides enormous amounts of enjoyment and amusement for all…