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| Sport | Pickleball |
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| Category | Racket sport |
| Jurisdiction | United States |
| Membership | 78,766 (As of January 2024[update][1] |
| Abbreviation | USAP (previously USAPA) |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Surprise, Arizona |
| CEO | Mike Nealy |
| Other key staff | Justin Maloof - Chief Competition Officer, Jose Moreno - Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Carl Schmits - Chief Technical Officer |
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USA Pickleball, or USAP, is the national governing body for the sport of pickleball in the United States. It was the world's first national pickleball organization established when it was formed in 1984 as the United States Amateur Pickleball Association. It reorganized as the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA) in 2005. The organization adopted the name USA Pickleball in 2020. As the USAPA, the organization published the first official pickleball rule book in 1984 and published the USA Pickleball Association Official Tournament Rulebook in 2008.[2] Since 2005 the organization has operated as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
- ^ "USA Pickleball Annual Growth Report". USA Pickleball. USA Pickleball. Archived from the original on October 1, 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "History of the Game". USA Pickleball. 27 June 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.