Pickleball has been around since the 1960’s, but it shot up in popularity and has become the fastest growing sport in the United States over the past few years. It’s a great game and it’s no wonder it’s so popular! It’s fun, social, great for all ages, and easy to learn.
The sport has grown so quickly in popularity that it’s hard to keep up with all of the constant changes. As the sport has grown, so have the pickleball terms, acronyms and abbreviations. For a list of over 100 pickleball terms that will help you understand the game better when you’re on the court, click here.
For a list of pickleball acronyms you might want to know, keep reading. It’s hard to believe, but there are a ton of abbreviations and acronyms when it comes to pickleball and its organizations. The following are 50 acronyms in the United States; however, there are many pickleball organizations (with acronyms) springing up all over the world!
Pickleball Acronyms (in alphabetical Order)
– A –
APP – Association of Pickleball Players
ADF – Average Deflection Force
AMB – Pickleball Ambassador
ARC – Athletic and Recreational Complexes
ATL – Area Team Leader
ATP – Around-the-Post Shot
ATS – Advanced Training Session
– C –
CPI – Certified Pickleball Instructor
– D –
DA – District Ambassador
DUPR – Dynamic Universal Pickleball Ratings
– E –
EEC – Equipment Evaluation Committee
– G –
GPF – Global Pickleball Federation
GPR – Global Pickleball Rankings
– I –
IPF – International Pickleball Federation
IPTPA – International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association
– M –
MD – Men’s Doubles
MLP – Major League Pickleball
MMP – Medal Match Plus
MTO – Medical Time Out
MXD – Mixed Doubles Match
– N –
NCPA – National Collegiate Pickleball Association
NPL – National Pickleball League
NSGA – National Senior Games Association
NVL – Non-Volley Line
NVZ – Non-Volley Zone
– P –
PB – Abbreviation for Pickleball
PBR – Performance Based Ratings
PBX – PBX Pickleball
PCI – Pickleball Coaching International
PFA – Pickleball Federation of Americas
PPA – Professional Pickleball Association
PPR – Professional Pickleball Registry
– R –
ROS – Return of Serve
RR – Round Robin
– S –
SBR – Skilled Based Ratings
SGA – State Games of America
SSIPA – Super Senior International Pickleball Association
– T –
TO – Time Out
TOC – Tournament of Champions
– U –
UPA – United Pickleball Association
USAP – United States of America Pickleball Association
USSP – U.S. Senior Pickleball
UTPR – USAPA Tournament Player Ratings
UTR-P – Universal Tennis Rating – Pickleball
– W –
WD – Women’s Doubles
WOSPB – World Series of Pickleball
WPC – World Pickleball Championship
WPF – World Pickleball Federation
WPR – World Pickleball Rating
WPT – World Pickleball Tour
Conclusion
There you have it – 50 pickleball terminologies, acronyms and abbreviations! It’s hard to believe this little sport that someone created in their backyard years ago has become the mammoth that it is today.
Please let us know in the comments below if you hear of any other pickleball abbreviations or acronyms when you’re out on court. We’d be glad to add them to this list.
See you on the court!
About Teresa
Teresa is the idea-maker behind PickleballMAX. Teresa joins Todd to manage and market PickleballMAX. She creates pickleball content and assists with pickleball tournaments. In 2023, she wrote a pickleball devotional book titled Pickleball Is [Not] Life.
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