What is pickleball? Sport has rapidly increased in popularity with courts popping up around country

FOX Business’ Madison Alworth shares how pickleball courts are filling up empty shopping malls at the largest indoor court in the Northeast.

Pickleball has brought together those young and old to share the court in a game full of fun.

Even though pickleball was invented quite some time ago, it really picked up in popularity over the last few years.

If you have been thinking about getting into the growing sport, here is everything you need to know about its history, how to play and where you can get involved.

Pickleball has become an extremely popular sport to play both casually and in a more competitive setting. (RJ Sangosti / MediaNews Group / Denver Post via Getty Images / File)

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Pickleball is a game that is somewhat of a mashup between tennis, badminton and ping-pong. The game was invented in 1965 by three dads looking for something to do.

Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum were looking for something to do on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle, Washington, and started searching the house for supplies.

They ended up with some random equipment, which ended up being the birth of pickleball.

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Pickleball is often played tournament style. (Arden S. Barnes / For Washington Post via Getty Images / File)

Over the past few years, pickleball has become the "fastest growing sport." There are a lot of elements of pickleball that have allowed it to become increasingly popular. One of the main things is the wide age group of people that it brings in. It is a popular game among seniors, but kids, teens and young adults have also shown interest and have become more involved over the years.

The concept of the