PickleballMEXICO
UNIFYING PICKLEBALL INTERNATIONALLY
The tremendous growth of pickleball is certainly great news to all of us . Any activity that promotes goodness and wellness throughout global communities deserves great support and resources .
But with the growth comes responsibility and a need of rules and order . If we really want to make pickleball a global sport , we need to have a well-organized and productive global organization . We need a governance that will define and set the same rules for all organized pickleball courts , players and tournaments no matter where you play .
We want to make sure this organization represents the actual players and countries , and not just certain individuals or interests . Representatives from Australia and Canada began back in November 2021 to promote a unification movement toward this end .
Mexico supported this initiative , and joined the team that included the U . S ., European and Asian federations . It has taken almost a year and many hours to put together the foundations .
Now , all representatives will have a voice . With these foundations , members will define the direction and will build pickleball into a global community with opportunity for all .
Having a well-run democratic organization will also help us generate the resources required to promote pickleball in every corner of the globe . There are many cases out there of global
By Javier Regalado
sports federations we can learn from that create specific programs : youth programs , grant programs , instructional programs , certification programs .
These programs will have great content and credibility when they are designed , implemented and sanctioned by a global pickleball governance .
One of the many important goals of this organization is to turn pickleball into an Olympic sport . Putting together a unified organization is certainly a very important and crucial step to achieve this milestone . Why do we want to make pickleball an Olympic sport ? I love the idea of young players with a dream of making the Olympics and transforming their lives into a purpose . That to me is a purpose itself .
When lives are transformed for the better , communities increase their level of well-being . They become areas of opportunity and safe gathering . •
PRESIDENT , LPPM
Players from Mexico and Brazil .