List of pickleball organizations
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 Federation of Pickleball
The International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) 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 Federation of Pickleball 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 As of April 2022 eleven member countries have withdrawn their memberships from the IFP.[3]
| Type | Joined | Country | Formed | Abbr. | Name | Website and comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Withdrawn | 2015 |  USA | 1984 | USAP | USA Pickleball | Official website.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.[1] |
| Full Withdrawn | 2015 |  Canada | 2009 | PCO | Pickleball Canada (organization) | Official website.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| Full Withdrawn | 2015 |  Spain | 2012 | AEP | Spanish Pickleball Association | Asociación Española de Pickleball official website. Founded in 2012 by Michael Hess, a Southern California native.[5] |
| Full | 2015 |  India | 2008 | AIPA | All India Pickleball Association | Official website. Founded in 2008 by Sunil Valavalkar. |
| Full Withdrawn | 2018 |  Australia | 2020[6] | PAA | Pickleball Australia Association Limited | Official website. |
| Full Withdrawn | 2019 |  Philippines | 2019 | PPF | Philippine Pickleball Federation | Official website.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 | 2020 |  Mexico | LPPM | Professional Pickleball League Mexico | Liga Profesional de Pickleball México official website. | |
| Full Withdrawn | 2021 |  Czech Republic | Czech Pickleball Association | Piklebal ČR official website. | ||
| Associate Withdrawn | 2015 |  France | PF | Pickleball France | Association Nationale Pickleball France official website. | |
| Associate | 2015 |  Italy | AIP | Italian Pickleball Association | L'Associazione Italiana Pickleball official website. | |
| Associate | 2016 |  Holland | Pickleball Holland | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2018 |  China | China/Shenzhen Pickleball Association | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2018 |  Taiwan | 2016 | CTPA | Chinese Taipei Pickleball Association | Official website. |
| Associate | 2018 |  Hong Kong | Pickleball Association of Hong Kong, China | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2018 |  South Korea | Korea Pickleball Association | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2018 |  Scotland | Pickleball Scotland | Official website. | ||
| Associate Withdrawn | 2019 |  England | Pickleball England | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2019 |  Germany | 2017 | German Pickleball Association | Deutschen Pickleball Bund official website. | |
| Associate | 2019 |  Singapore | 1995[8] | SPA | Singapore Pickle-Ball Association | Official website. |
| Associate | 2019 |  Pakistan | PAP | Pickleball Association of Pakistan | See Pickleball Association of Pakistan on Facebook. | |
| Associate | 2019 |  Poland | Polska Pickleball | Polski Pickleball official website. | ||
| Associate | 2019 |  Malaysia | Malaysia Pickleball Association | See Malaysia Pickleball on Facebook. | ||
| Associate | 2020 |  Sweden | 2017 | Swedish Pickleball Association | Svenska PickleballFörbundet official website. | |
| Associate | 2020 |  Denmark | Pickleball Denmark | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2020 |  Japan | JPA | Japan Pickleball Association | Official website. | |
| Associate | 2020 |  Costa Rica | Pickleball Costa Rica | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2020 |  Belgium | Pickleball Belgium | Official website. | ||
| Associate | 2020 |  New Zealand | PNZA | Pickleball New Zealand Association | Official website. | |
| Associate | 2021 |  Samoa | PAS | Pickleball Association of Somoa | For Pikopol Asosi A Somoa, see Samoa Pickelball Group [sic] on Facebook. | |
| Associate | 2021 |  Peru | Pickleball Peru | See Asociación Deportiva de Pickleball Perú on Facebook. | ||
| Associate Withdrawn | 2021 |  Finland | 2014 | Pickleball Finland | Official website. | |
| Associate | 2021 |  Nepal | NPA | Nepal Pickleball Association | See Nepal Pickleball Association NPA on Facebook. | |
| Associate | 2021 |  Malta | Malta Pickleball | Official website. | ||
| Affiliate | 2020 |  Tonga | Tonga Pickleball Association | See Tonga Pickleball Association on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2020 |  Armenia | Armenian Pickleball Federation | See Armenian Pickleball Federation on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2020 |  Turkey | ||||
| Affiliate | 2020 |  Georgia | Georgian Pickleball Federation | See Georgian Pickleball Federation on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Serbia | Pickleball Serbia | Official website. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Indonesia | ||||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Lithuania | Pickleball Lithuania | See Piklbolas Lietuva on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Bangladesh | Pickleball Bangladesh | See PiCkleball BD on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Dominican Republic | Dominican Pickleball Association | |||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Egypt | Pickleball Egypt | See Pickleball Egypt on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  UAE | Pickleball UAE | See Pickleball UAE on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Panama | Panama Pickleball Association | See Panama Pickleball Association on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Argentina | Argentina Pickleball Association | See Asociación Argentina de Pickleball on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Brazil | Brasil Pickleball Oficial | See Brasil Pickleball Oficial on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Norway | Norwegian Pickleball Association | Pickleball Norge official website | ||
| Affiliate Withdrawn | 2021 |  Cayman Islands | Pickleball Cayman Islands | See Pickleball Cayman on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Palestine | Pickleball Palestine | See Pickleball Palestine on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Nigeria | Nigeria Pickleball Players Organization | See Pickleball Players Association Of Nigeria on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Uruguay | Uruguay Pickleball Association | See Pickleball.uy on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Portugal | Portuguese Pickleball Association | See pickleballportugal on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Aruba | Aruba Pickleball Federation | See Aruba Pickle Ball Federation on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Uganda | Uganda Pickleball Association | See Uganda Pickleball Association on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Chile | Chile Pickleball Association | See Asociación Chilena De Pickleball on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Isle of Man | Isle of Man Pickleball | See Ellan Vannin Pickleball Club 🇮🇲 on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Russia | Pickleball Russia | |||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Guam | Guam Pickleball Association | See Pickleball Guam on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Venezuela | Venezuela Pickleball Association | See Pickleball Venezuela on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Colombia | Columbia Pickleball Association | See Pickleball Col on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Ireland | Irish Pickleball | See Irish Pickleball on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Estonia | Estonian Pickleball Association | Eesti Pickleball Liit official website. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  South Africa | Pickleball South Africa | Official website. | ||
| Affiliate | 2021 |  Cameroon | Cameroon Pickleball Association | See Cameroon Pickleball Association on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2022 |  Tanzania | Tanzania Pickleball | Official website, or see Tanzania Pickleball on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2022 |  Gambia | Gambia Pickleball Federation | See The Gambia Pickleball Federation on Facebook. | ||
| Affiliate | 2022 |  Belize | Belize Pickleball Association | Official website. | ||
| Provisional | 2021 |  Northern Mariana Islands | Pickleball CNMI | See Pickleball CNMI on Facebook. CNMI is Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | ||
| Provisional | 2021 |  Northern Ireland | Pickleball Northern Ireland | See Pickleball NI on Facebook. |
References
- ^ a b "History of the Game". USA Pickleball. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "About the IFP". International Federation of Pickleball. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "International Pickleball". USA Pickleball. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ "PICKLEBALL CANADA HISTORY". Pickleball Canada. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ unknown, Laura. "Meet Mike Hess – Global Ambassador of Pickleball". Pickleball Central. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "All About PAA". Pickleball Australia Association. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Philippine Pickleball Federation: About Us". Philippine Pickleball Federation. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Singapore Pickle-Ball Association: About Us". Singapore Pickle-Ball Association. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
