The country’s “fastest growing sport,” Pickleball grew out of a combination of tennis, badminton and table tennis. It’s explosion in popularity prompted New York developers to install Pickleball courts in the iconic Seagram Building, while tennis courts across the country are sharing space with Pickleball courts. Played with two or four players, indoors or outdoors, equipment consists of a smooth surfaced paddle made of a noncompressible material. Balls are made of a durable, molded, smooth surface with 26-40 evenly spaced holes, like a wiffle ball.