International Pickleball Federation

International Federation of Pickleball
(IFP)
Formation2010; 14 years ago (2010)
TypeFederation of national associations
HeadquartersGoodyear, Arizona, USA
Membership
63 national associations
As of June 2022
Official language
English
President
Sunil Valavalkar
Website[1]

The International Pickleball Federation (IPF) was created to act as the world governing body for the sport of pickleball. Originally the IPF was founded as the International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) in 2010 by the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA), now USA Pickleball (USAP). The IPF is a nonprofit organization that focuses its resources on providing support to national and local pickleball organizations.[1] [2] [3][4]

The IFP's goals include creating and maintaining official rules across all of pickleball, organizing international tournaments, and most crucially, spreading the sport of pickleball across the world. [5] The IFP's main goal is to have the sport of pickleball added to the Olympic Games.[3][4][6]

The IFP also organizes international pickleball competitions including the Bainbridge Cup, an international competition in which teams represent their continents and compete on professional and amateur levels.[4][7]

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  2. ^ "History of the Game". USA Pickleball. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PICKLEBALL". UColours. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Local man elected president of International Federation of Pickleball". Paso Robels Daily News. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "About the IFP". International Federation of Pickleball. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "What is pickleball and why do people play?". Pickleball Rush. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Can Pickleball Go Global?". The Dink. January 7, 2021. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2022.