List of pickleball organizations explained

This List of pickleball organizations identifies pickleball resources around the world.

USA Pickleball

USA Pickleball was the first national pickleball organization established. Initially named the United States Amateur Pickleball Association (USAPA) when it was formed in 1984, it reorganized as the USA Pickleball Association (also USAPA) in 2005. The organization adopted the name USA Pickleball (USAP) in 2020. USAPA published the first official rule book in 1984, and published the USA Pickleball Association Official Tournament Rulebook in 2008.[1]

International Pickleball Federation

See main article: International Pickleball Federation. The International Pickleball Federation (IPF) is the highest governing body for the sport of Pickleball. The organization was first established in 2010 by the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA), now USA Pickleball (USAP). Inaugural members were the United States, Canada, Spain, and India.[2]

List of IFP members

Listed below are International Pickleball Federation member countries in order by member type and when they joined. As of April 2022 eleven member countries have withdrawn their memberships from the IFP.[3]

TypeJoinedCountryFormedNameWebsite and comments
Full
Withdrawn
20151984USAPUSA PickleballOfficial website.
Originally formed as the United States Amateur Pickleball Association in 1984. Reorganized as the USA Pickleball Association in 2005 and then USA Pickleball in 2020.
Full
Withdrawn
20152009PCOPickleball Canada (organization)Official website.
Originally formed as the Canadian National Pickleball Association in May 2009, it later became the Canada Pickleball Organization, but is now commonly referred to as Pickleball Canada.[4]
Full
Withdrawn
20152012AEPSpanish Pickleball AssociationAsociación Española de Pickleball official website.
Founded in 2012 by Michael Hess, a Southern California native.[5]
Full20152008AIPAAll India Pickleball AssociationOfficial website.
Founded in 2008 by Sunil Valavalkar.
Full
Withdrawn
20182020[6] PAAPickleball Australia Association LimitedOfficial website.
Full
Withdrawn
20192019PPFPhilippine Pickleball FederationOfficial website.
First formed as the Philippine Pickleball Sports Association (PPSA) on April 15, 2019, then rebranded as the PPF six months later.[7]
Full
Withdrawn
2020LPPMProfessional Pickleball League MexicoLiga Profesional de Pickleball México official website.
Full
Withdrawn
2021Czech Pickleball AssociationPiklebal ČR official website.
Associate
Withdrawn
2015PFPickleball FranceAssociation Nationale Pickleball France official website.
Associate2015AIPItalian Pickleball Association L'Associazione Italiana Pickleball official website.
Associate2016Pickleball HollandOfficial website.
Associate2018China/Shenzhen Pickleball AssociationOfficial website.
Associate20182016CTPAChinese Taipei Pickleball AssociationOfficial website.
Associate2018Pickleball Association of Hong Kong, ChinaOfficial website.
Associate2018Korea Pickleball AssociationOfficial website.
Associate2018Pickleball ScotlandOfficial website.
Associate
Withdrawn
2019Pickleball EnglandOfficial website.
Associate20192017German Pickleball AssociationDeutschen Pickleball Bund official website.
Associate20191995[8] SPASingapore Pickle-Ball AssociationOfficial website.
Associate2019PAPPickleball Association of PakistanSee Pickleball Association of Pakistan on Facebook.
Associate2019Polska PickleballPolski Pickleball official website.
Associate2019Malaysia Pickleball AssociationSee Malaysia Pickleball on Facebook.
Associate20202017Swedish Pickleball AssociationSvenska PickleballFörbundet official website.
Associate2020Pickleball DenmarkOfficial website.
Associate2020JPAJapan Pickleball AssociationOfficial website.
Associate2020Pickleball Costa RicaOfficial website.
Associate2020Pickleball BelgiumOfficial website.
Associate2020PNZAPickleball New Zealand AssociationOfficial website.
Associate2021PASPickleball Association of SomoaFor Pikopol Asosi A Somoa, see Samoa Pickelball Group on Facebook.
Associate2021Pickleball PeruSee Asociación Deportiva de Pickleball Perú on Facebook.
Associate
Withdrawn
20212014Pickleball FinlandOfficial website.
Associate2021NPANepal Pickleball AssociationSee Nepal Pickleball Association NPA on Facebook.
Associate2021Malta PickleballOfficial website.
Affiliate2020Tonga Pickleball AssociationSee Tonga Pickleball Association on Facebook.
Affiliate2020Armenian Pickleball FederationSee Armenian Pickleball Federation on Facebook.
Affiliate2020
Affiliate2020Georgian Pickleball FederationSee Georgian Pickleball Federation on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Pickleball SerbiaOfficial website.
Affiliate2021
Affiliate2021Pickleball LithuaniaSee Piklbolas Lietuva on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Pickleball BangladeshSee PiCkleball BD on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Dominican Pickleball Association
Affiliate2021Pickleball EgyptSee Pickleball Egypt on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Pickleball UAESee Pickleball UAE on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Panama Pickleball AssociationSee Panama Pickleball Association on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Argentina Pickleball AssociationSee Asociación Argentina de Pickleball on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Brasil Pickleball OficialSee Brasil Pickleball Oficial on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Norwegian Pickleball AssociationPickleball Norge official website
Affiliate
Withdrawn
2021Pickleball Cayman IslandsSee Pickleball Cayman on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Pickleball PalestineSee Pickleball Palestine on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Nigeria Pickleball Players OrganizationSee Pickleball Players Association Of Nigeria on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Uruguay Pickleball AssociationSee Pickleball.uy on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Portuguese Pickleball AssociationSee pickleballportugal on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Aruba Pickleball FederationSee Aruba Pickle Ball Federation on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Uganda Pickleball AssociationSee Uganda Pickleball Association on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Chile Pickleball AssociationSee Asociación Chilena De Pickleball on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Isle of Man PickleballSee Ellan Vannin Pickleball Club on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Pickleball Russia
Affiliate2021Guam Pickleball AssociationSee Pickleball Guam on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Venezuela Pickleball AssociationSee Pickleball Venezuela on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Columbia Pickleball AssociationSee Pickleball Col on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Irish PickleballSee Irish Pickleball on Facebook.
Affiliate2021Estonian Pickleball AssociationEesti Pickleball Liit official website.
Affiliate2021Pickleball South AfricaOfficial website.
Affiliate2021Cameroon Pickleball AssociationSee Cameroon Pickleball Association on Facebook.
Affiliate2022Tanzania PickleballOfficial website, or see Tanzania Pickleball on Facebook.
Affiliate2022Gambia Pickleball FederationSee The Gambia Pickleball Federation on Facebook.
Affiliate2022Belize Pickleball AssociationOfficial website.
Provisional2021Pickleball CNMISee Pickleball CNMI on Facebook. CNMI is Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Provisional2021Pickleball Northern IrelandSee Pickleball NI on Facebook.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of the Game . USA Pickleball . 7 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220324050945/https://usapickleball.org/what-is-pickleball/history-of-the-game/ . 24 March 2022.
  2. Web site: About the IFP . International Federation of Pickleball . 19 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220215170557/https://www.ifpickleball.org/about-ifp . 15 February 2022.
  3. Web site: International Pickleball . USA Pickleball . 12 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220412162108/https://usapickleball.org/about-us/international-pickleball/ . 12 April 2022.
  4. Web site: PICKLEBALL CANADA HISTORY . https://web.archive.org/web/20220708171110/https://pickleballcanada.org/participate/about-the-sport/pickleball-canada-history/ . 8 July 2022 . 8 July 2022 . Pickleball Canada.
  5. Web site: unknown . Laura . Meet Mike Hess – Global Ambassador of Pickleball . Pickleball Central . 12 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608211358/https://blog.pickleballcentral.com/2022/06/08/meet-mike-hess-global-ambassador-of-pickleball/ . 8 June 2022.
  6. Web site: All About PAA . Pickleball Australia Association . 13 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220713010702/https://www.pickleballaus.org/aboutus . 13 July 2022.
  7. Web site: Philippine Pickleball Federation: About Us . Philippine Pickleball Federation . 18 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830003158/https://www.pickleball.ph/about-us.html . 30 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Singapore Pickle-Ball Association: About Us . Singapore Pickle-Ball Association . 12 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220712014644/https://www.pickleballassociation.sg/about . 12 July 2022.