They used their backyard badminton court, ping-pong paddles and a plastic ball and that’s how pickleball was born which became a global sensation. In the year 1972, these local backyard games ...

while man caves and backyard "she sheds" followed in the decade after. In the 2020s, though, it's all about the pickleball court. A mashup of tennis, badminton, and pingpong played on a compact ...