Sources
This page lists every source used on the site, grouped by the page that uses it: 196 distinct sources in total. All were read in November 2026 unless a date is given in the title. See the editorial policy for how sources are chosen.
Home page
- Pickleball Australia: home page (member and club counts)
- Pickleball Australia: Annual Report 2024-25 (PDF)
- Pickleball Australia: Rules and Scoring
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
How to play
Courts
Court size compared
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition, Section 3 (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
- ITF: 2026 Rules of Tennis (PDF)
- BWF: Laws of Badminton (PDF booklet, June 2016 text, hosted by worldbadminton.com)
- University of Auckland copy of the BWF Laws of Badminton (court diagram measurements)
- Pickleball Canada: How to Line a Pickleball Court (PDF)
- PANSW: Court hire
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Seniors portal and FAQs
- Australasian Leisure Management: New pickleball courts for Shoalhaven's Kangaroo Valley community (15 May 2026)
- International Padel Federation: Rules of Padel (PDF)
Pickleball on a tennis court
- Pickleball Canada: How to Line a Pickleball Court (PDF)
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition, Section 3 (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
- ITF: 2026 Rules of Tennis (PDF)
- Australasian Leisure Management: New pickleball courts for Shoalhaven's Kangaroo Valley community (15 May 2026)
- City of Canning: Tennis and pickleball courts hire
- Australasian Leisure Management: Tennis Australia and National Pickleball League expand partnership (8 October 2026)
- Pickle Court Construction (Australian court builder, commercial claim)
- Pickleball Australia: Facility Development Guidelines
- Tweed Shire Council: Kingscliff Tennis Club pickleball
Backyard court cost
- MSF Sports: Home pickleball courts
- Tennis Victoria: Acrylic Court Maintenance Guide (PDF, March 2023)
- Airtasker: Tennis court resurfacing cost guide
- Logan City Council: Pickleball first in Greenbank sets international standard (2 March 2026)
- Noosa Today: Grant serves up Australian-first pickleball venue at Noosa (12 October 2021)
- The Echo: Pickleball takes Alstonville by storm as new courts opened (17 May 2024)
- City of Melville: Local Planning Policy, Tennis Courts
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition, Section 3 (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
Council approval and noise
- Tweed Shire Council: Kingscliff Tennis Club pickleball (Your Say Tweed)
- Queensland Parliament: Member for Mermaid Beach speech (28 October 2025)
- Sunshine Coast News: Club addresses pickleball noise claims (3 June 2026)
- Victorian planning schemes: Private Tennis Court Development Code of Practice (VC5, Revision 1, March 1999)
- City of Melville: Local Planning Policy, Tennis Courts
- Shire of Peppermint Grove: Tennis court lighting
- Local Government Association of SA: Pickleball phenomenon sweeps through SA councils (17 February 2026)
- Pickleball Australia: Facility Development Guidelines
Court surfaces
- Pickleball Australia: What is pickleball?
- Pickleball Australia: Facility Development Guidelines (preferred playing surface link)
- The Echo: Pickleball takes Alstonville by storm as new courts opened (17 May 2024)
- Australasian Leisure Management: New pickleball courts for Shoalhaven's Kangaroo Valley community (15 May 2026)
- Tennis Victoria: Acrylic Court Maintenance Guide (PDF, March 2023)
- Airtasker: Tennis court resurfacing cost guide
- Pickleball ACT: Where to play
- Pickleball Victoria: Clubs, community groups and venues
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition, Section 3 (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
Where to play
Where to play (section page)
- Pickleball Australia: Places to Play
- Pickleball Australia: home page (member and club counts)
- Pickleball Australia: State Championships 2026
- Pickleball Association of Western Australia
- Pickleball Association of NSW
- Pickleball Victoria: Clubs
- Pickleball Association of Queensland: Clubs
- Pickleball South Australia: Affiliated clubs
- Pickleball ACT: About
- Pickleball Tasmania
- Pickleball Tasmania: Where to play
Perth
- Pickleball Association of Western Australia (PAWA)
- PAWA: Where to play, North of River (also the venue source for Ocean Ridge Tennis Club, North Shore Country Club, Sunset Coast Pickleball (Sacred Heart College Gym))
- PAWA: Where to play, South of River (also the venue source for Samson Recreation Centre)
- PAWA: Where to play, Eastern Suburbs (also the venue source for Belmont Park Tennis Club)
- PAWA: Tournaments
- Pickleball Australia: Organisation structure and state members
- Pickleball Australia: State Championships 2026
- Pickleball Australia: home page (member and club counts)
- Pickleball Australia: How to Join
- City of Joondalup: Tennis courts and pickleball courts in the city (1 April 2026)
- RAC Horizons: Pickleball courts open on Rottnest Island (also the venue source for Rotto Racket Sports)
- Venue source for Perth Pickleball Centre, Happy Pickle Perth (Maccabi Sports Centre)
- Venue source for Nollamara Tennis Club
- Venue source for Arena Joondalup
- Venue source for Kingsway Indoor Stadium (City of Wanneroo)
- Venue source for George Burnett Leisure Centre
Sydney
- Pickleball Association of NSW (PANSW)
- PANSW: Affiliated NSW clubs
- PANSW: Court hire (also the venue source for Brush Farm Park (City of Ryde), Morris Iemma Indoor Sports Centre, Camellia Indoor Sports Centre)
- PANSW: NSW Pickleball Championships 2027 event listing
- PANSW: The Spirit of Pickleball Tournament 2026 (also the venue source for Sutherland Shire Pickleball Club)
- ICC Sydney: pickleball courts on the Event Deck (12 January 2026)
- Inner West Council: Parks with pickleball
- City of Ryde: Council resolution on pickleball at Brush Farm Park (March 2022 minutes extract)
- Northern Beaches Council: New hard courts at Winnererremy Bay Park (2 April 2025)
- Australasian Leisure Management: Picklr launches Australian expansion (21 August 2026)
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Australia charts bold strategic future (state member numbers, 11 February 2025)
- Experience Gold Coast: The Gold Coast capitalises on new sporting craze (22 November 2023)
- Venue source for House of Pickle Darling Harbour
- Venue source for House of Pickle Seven Hills
- Venue source for House of Pickle Frenchs Forest
- Venue source for Picklr Cronulla
- Venue source for Racquet Club Sydney
- Venue source for Ultimo Community Centre (City of Sydney)
- Venue source for Rozelle Parklands (Inner West Council)
- Venue source for Broadway Rooftop Pickleball (Play Pickle)
- Venue source for PicklePoint
Melbourne
- Pickleball Victoria: Clubs, community groups and venues (also the venue source for Melbourne Pickle Club, Pickle Park Caulfield, State Pickleball Centre, Stonnington Pickleball Club, Runway Pickleball, Picklezone Springvale, Craigieburn Pickleball Club (Hume Tennis and Community Centre), Pickle4Real)
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Australia charts bold strategic future (state member numbers, 11 February 2025)
- Pickleball Australia: State Championships 2026
- Pickleball Tournaments: Radiance Wealth Victorian Pickleball Championships 2026
- PPA Tour: Storylines for the Proton Australia Pickleball Open
- PPA Tour Australia: Calendar
- City of Monash: Carlson Reserve
- City of Monash community directory: Glen Waverley Bowls Club and Function Centre (also the venue source for Glen Waverley Bowls Club, Pickleball and Function Centre)
- Venue source for Pickleball Palace
- Venue source for Dink & Drive Pickleball Club
- Venue source for Clifton Hill Pickleball Club (Clifton Hill Tennis Club)
Brisbane
- Pickleball Association of Queensland: Clubs
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Australia charts bold strategic future (state member numbers, 11 February 2025)
- Pickleball Queensland: Pickleball Pulse February 2026 newsletter
- Brisbane City Council: 10 unique sports to try in Brisbane, including pickleball
- Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner: New courts to cater for Brisbane's pickleball boom (11 July 2023)
- Redland City Council: EOI licence for pickleball courts (also the venue source for EGW Wood Sports field)
- PPA Tour Australia: PPA 1500 Brisbane
- Pickleball Queensland: Pickleball Pulse June 2026 newsletter
- Pickleball Queensland: QPT 2026 tournament Brisbane, 24 to 26 April
- Venue source for Brisbane Pickleball Club
- Venue source for Brisbane Bayside Pickleball Club
- Venue source for Northside Badminton & Pickleball Centre
- Venue source for PCYC Lang Park
- Venue source for PCYC Pine Rivers
- Venue source for Focus Tennis and Pickleball (Redcliffe Tennis Centre)
- Venue source for Get Pickl'd
- Venue source for Joachim Street Park
- Venue source for Dash Street park, Keperra
Adelaide
- Pickleball South Australia: Affiliated clubs (also the venue source for Northern Stars Pickleball Club)
- Pickleball South Australia: Affiliated venues (also the venue source for Blackwood Recreation Centre, LeFevre Community Stadium, Playford Tennis Centre)
- Pickleball South Australia: Courts for hire (also the venue source for Penfold Park, The W Walkerville)
- Pickleball Australia: State Members
- Local Government Association of SA: Pickleball phenomenon sweeps through SA councils (17 February 2026)
- City of Adelaide: Bundey's Paddock / Tidlangga (Park 9) (also the venue source for Bundey's Paddock / Tidlangga (Park 9) courts)
- Pickleball Australia: 2026 SA Pickleball Championships wrap-up
- Venue source for Adelaide Pickleball Club
- Venue source for Veale Park / Walyu Yarta (Park 21) court
- Venue source for St Clair Recreation Centre (YMCA)
- Venue source for Marion Leisure & Fitness Centre (YMCA)
- Venue source for South West Suns Pickleball Club
Gold Coast
- Pickleball Queensland: Pickleball Pulse February 2026 newsletter
- Gold Coast Pickleball Association (also the venue source for Gold Coast Pickleball Association (GCPA))
- Pickleball Queensland: 7 exclusive new courts at Currumbin (27 April 2021)
- Experience Gold Coast: The Gold Coast capitalises on new sporting craze (22 November 2023)
- Pickleball Queensland: APC 2025 complete guide
- Pickleball Queensland: QPT 2026 Gold Coast, 10 to 12 July
- Queensland Parliament: Member for Mermaid Beach speech (28 October 2025)
- Venue source for Gold Coast Recreation Precinct (Tallebudgera)
- Venue source for KDV Sport
- Venue source for PCYC Nerang
- Venue source for House of Pickle Currumbin
- Venue source for Racquet Club Gold Coast
- Venue source for Rebound Stadium
Canberra
- Pickleball ACT: About
- Pickleball ACT: Where to play (also the venue source for Pickledome (Canberra Pickleball Centre), Pickleball ACT at Shirley Smith High School, Pickleball ACT at Belconnen Community Centre)
- Pickleball ACT: What's on
- Region Canberra: Pickleball ACT story (11 December 2024)
- ACT Government: Wacky and wonderful sports in the ACT (1 May 2026)
- Pickleball Canberra: Locations (also the venue source for Gungahlin Pickleball Club (Pickleball Canberra), North Canberra Pickleball Club (Pickleball Canberra), Belconnen Pickleball Club (Pickleball Canberra), South Canberra Pickleball Club at Wesley Tennis Club)
- Pickleball Australia: State Championships 2026
- Venue source for Canberra Racquet Club
Hobart
- Pickleball Tasmania
- Pickleball Tasmania: Where to play
- Pickleball Australia: State Championships 2026
- Kingborough Chronicle: Pickleball comes to Kingborough (1 March 2021)
- Northern Suburbs Hobart Pickleball Club: submission to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works (Glenorchy Sports Centre)
- Department of State Growth Tasmania: Glenorchy Sports Centre project
- Hello Hobart: Healthy Hobart pickleball event
- Venue source for Northern Suburbs Hobart Pickleball Club
- Venue source for Eastern Shore Pickleball Club
- Venue source for South Hobart Pickleball Club (SOHO)
- Venue source for Kingborough Pickleball Club
- Venue source for Sorell Pickleball
Gear
Paddle buying guide
- Decathlon Australia: Kuikma Open pickleball paddle
- Decathlon Australia: Kuikma React pickleball paddle
- Decathlon Australia: pickleball paddles category
- Decathlon Australia: Luft Classic pickleball paddle
- Decathlon Australia: Babolat XPLR pickleball paddle
- Tennis Gear: Pickletech Club
- Tennis Gear: pickleball paddles product feed
- Tennis Gear: Selkirk LUXX Control Air S2
- JOOLA Australia: Essentials Dash 10mm
- JOOLA Australia: pickleball paddles product feed
- JOOLA Australia: Ben Johns Hyperion Pro V
- Rebel Sport: Franklin Align 10mm
- Rebel Sport: Wilson Enduro
- Rebel Sport: Head Attitude Core 20
- Rebel Sport: Franklin Vibe 13mm
- Rebel Sport: Head Attitude Supreme
- Rebel Sport: Wilson Fierce Team
- Rebel Sport: Wilson Blaze 13mm
- Rebel Sport: Wilson Blaze Tour
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition, rule 3.D (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
- Pickleball Australia: FAQ for players (approved paddles and paddle testing)
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Seniors portal and FAQs
- Pickleball Australia: Official statement on UPA-A paddles (5 November 2024)
Balls: indoor vs outdoor
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition, rule 3.C (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
- USA Pickleball Equipment Standards Manual, 2021 edition (copy hosted by Pickleball Philippines)
- Rebel Sport blog: Pickleballs indoor vs outdoor (27 September 2024)
- Rebel Sport: Franklin X-40 outdoor pickleballs 3 pack
- Rebel Sport: Franklin X-26 indoor pickleballs 3 pack
- Rebel Sport: Wilson Tru 32 pickleballs 3 pack
- JOOLA Australia: Primo Indoor Plus pickleballs
- JOOLA Australia: HC-40 pickleballs
- JOOLA Australia: Primo pickleballs (outdoor)
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Seniors portal and FAQs
- Decathlon Australia: pickleball category (LUFT Arrow 40 balls)
Shoes
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Seniors portal and FAQs
- Decathlon Australia: Kuikma Comfort Lite men's tennis, padel and pickleball shoes
- Decathlon Australia: Artengo TS560 multi-court tennis and pickleball shoes
- Tennis Gear: Asics GAME FF men's pickleball shoes
- Rebel Sport: What is pickleball?
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
Beginner sets
- Rebel Sport: Aerobie pickleball set
- Anaconda: Wahu pickleball set
- Rebel Sport: Franklin Jet paddle and ball set
- Rebel Sport: Franklin Charge 2 player set
- Rebel Sport: Prince Rapid 2 player set 14mm
- JOOLA Australia: Onset pickleball pack
- JOOLA Australia: pickleball paddles product feed (Agassi/Graf Champion set)
- Rebel Sport: Prince Ultraglide 2 player set 16mm
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition, Section 3 (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Seniors portal and FAQs
- Pickleball Australia: FAQ for players (approved paddles)
Comparisons
Pickleball vs tennis
- ITF: 2026 Rules of Tennis (PDF)
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
- Pickleball Australia: Rules and Scoring
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Seniors portal and FAQs
- Australasian Leisure Management: Tennis Australia and National Pickleball League expand partnership (8 October 2026)
- Pickleball Canada: How to Line a Pickleball Court (PDF)
- Tweed Shire Council: Kingscliff Tennis Club pickleball
Pickleball vs padel
- International Padel Federation: Rules of Padel (PDF)
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
- Pickleball Australia: Rules and Scoring
- Australian Sports Commission: New AusPlay data released (14 November 2025)
- Pickleball Australia: home page (member and club counts)
- Racquet Club: Sydney
- Racquet Club: Canberra
- Racquet Club: Gold Coast
- House of Pickle: Currumbin
Pickleball vs badminton
- World Badminton: The Laws of Badminton (current text, effective 4 January 2027)
- BWF: Laws of Badminton (PDF booklet, June 2016 text, hosted by worldbadminton.com)
- University of Auckland copy of the BWF Laws of Badminton (court diagram measurements)
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
- Pickleball Australia: Rules and Scoring
- HistoryLink.org: Joel Pritchard and friends incorporate Pickle Ball Inc.
- PANSW: Court hire
- Pickleball ACT: Where to play
Getting started
What is pickleball?
- Pickleball Australia: What is pickleball?
- Pickleball Australia: home page (member and club counts)
- Pickleball Australia: Annual Report 2023-24 announcement (4 December 2024)
- Pickleball Australia: Annual Report 2024-25 (PDF)
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Australia charts bold strategic future (11 February 2025)
- Australian Sports Commission: New AusPlay data released (14 November 2025)
- Google Trends: pickleball, Australia, past five years
- HistoryLink.org: Joel Pritchard and friends incorporate Pickle Ball Inc.
- Pickleball Australia: Rules and Scoring
- Pickleball Australia: FAQ, Rankings
- Pickleball Australia: Australian Masters Cup
- International Padel Federation: Rules of Padel (PDF)
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
Finding a club
- Pickleball Australia: Places to Play
- Pickleball Australia: How to Join
- Pickleball Australia: home page (member and club counts)
- Pickleball Australia: Organisation structure
- Pickleball Association of Western Australia
- Pickleball Association of NSW
- Pickleball Victoria: Clubs
- Pickleball Association of Queensland: Clubs
- Pickleball South Australia: Affiliated clubs
- Pickleball ACT: About
- Pickleball Tasmania
- Region Canberra: Pickleball ACT story (11 December 2024)
- Pickleball Australia: Become an affiliated club or venue
- PANSW: Court hire
- House of Pickle: Darling Harbour
- City of Sydney: Casual pickleball at Ultimo Community Centre
Tournaments in Australia
- Pickleball Australia: Tournaments Hub
- Pickleball Australia: FAQ for players
- Pickleball Australia: State Championships 2026
- Pickleball Australia: Australian Pickleball Championships
- Pickleball Australia: APC 2026 event information
- Pickleball Australia: Australian Masters Cup
- Pickleball Australia: Rankings
- Pickleball Australia: FAQ, Rankings
- Pickleball Australia: How to Join
- Experience Gold Coast: The Gold Coast capitalises on new sporting craze (22 November 2023)
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)
- PPA Tour Australia: PPA 1500 Brisbane
Pickleball for seniors
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Seniors portal and FAQs
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Seniors, Beginner Level resources
- Pickleball Australia: Australian Masters Cup
- Pickleball Australia: FAQ, Rankings
- Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing: Physical activity recommendations for older adults (65 years and over)
- Pickleball Australia: Rules and Scoring
- Clifton Hill Tennis Club: Pickleball programs
Pickleball for kids
- Pickleball Australia: Rules and Scoring
- Pickleball Australia: FAQ, Rankings
- Pickleball Australia: Rankings
- PPA Tour Australia: Junior PPA State Opens
- Wyndham City: Pickle Power Kids community listing
- City of Kalamunda: School Holidays at Recreation, Pickleball (22 January 2026)
- Hello Hobart: Healthy Hobart pickleball event
- PAWA: Tournaments
- Pickleball Australia: What is pickleball?
- Pickleball Australia: Pickleball Seniors portal and FAQs
- 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, GPF Edition (PDF linked from Pickleball Australia)