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Paddleball was created at the University of Michigan in 1930 by Earl Riskey, a Physical Education instructor in that university.

It is played in one of two versions: 1-wall paddleball and 4-wall (indoor) paddleball. The latter is similar to a racquetball court. Game is played with a rimless paddle and a ball slightly smaller than a tennis ball.

Paddleball may by played by two players (singles) or four players (doubles). The object is to win the rally by serving or returning the ball so the opponent is unable to return the ball to the front wall before it touches the floor twice. Points are scored only by the serving side when it serves an ace or wins a rally.

Match is won by the side that wins two of a possible 3 games by scoring 21 points first (lesser points for a win are also common). If the games are tied 1-1, the tie-breaker game is won by the side that scores 11 points first.

Subcategories

• Pickleball

Resources in This Category

• American Platform Tennis Association

  http://www.platformtennis.org/
  National organization for the sport. Includes game rules and description, membership information, tournaments, results, rankings, regions, and historical national champions and hall of fame.

• Greater Cincinnati Platform Tennis Association

  http://www.paddlepro.com/cinci/
  Includes organization information, local places to play, news, events, and related links. Also features details for The Midwesterns Tournament with schedule, registered players, registration forms, brackets, results, directions, sponsorship, history, game legends, and FAQs.

• Metropolitan Area Platform Tennis Association

  http://www.maptapaddle.com/
  Official website of MAPTA, a league for the Philadelphia area. Includes tournament results and schedule, standings, and results for men's, women's, and junior clubs.

• National Paddleball Association

  http://paddleball.org/
  Offers tournament schedules, entry forms, and rules for this 4-Wall organization. Also offers resources for 1-Wall and 4-Wall games.

• Performance Paddle Camp

  http://www.paddlecamp.com/
  Platform Tennis instructional camps sponsored by Wilson Sports

• Platform Tennis / Paddle Tennis

  http://www.paddlepro.com/
  Information about Platform Tennis - frequently updated news, proshop, instruction, tournaments, leagues, player rankings, and messageboard.

• Reilly Green Mountain Platform Tennis RPTC, LLC

  http://platformtennis.com/
  Platform tennis court builder.

• Viking Academy for Platform Tennis

  http://www.vikingacademy.com/
  Viking Athletic brings together the best trainers in platform tennis to host instructional clinics around the country.

• Viking Athletics

  http://www.vikingathletics.com/
  Platform tennis equipment manufacturer of paddles, balls and accessories.

• Western Pennsylvania Platform Tennis Association

  http://www.wppta.org/
  Offers news, leagues, and tournament details.

• Wikipedia - Paddleball

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddle_ball
  Include brief information about the sport of paddleball.

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