Pickleball ACT (PACT) is a non-profit sports organisation which was established on 8 July 2021.
The PACT Committee members found pickleball independently from each other, commencing in early 2018 but it wasn’t until 2020/21 that we connected.
From there our pickleball presence in the ACT has grown from six to eight people having an occasional casual hitout to playing seven days per week across multiple venues (and always looking for more!).
From that modest start, we expect to grow to be a regional pickleball powerhouse!
Our mission
PACT aims to promote, organise, administer and generally further the sport of pickleball in the Australian Capital Territory.
Our objectives
We aim to achieve our mission by:
- Being the principal body for the governance of pickleball in the Australian Capital Territory.
- Collaborating with the Pickleball Association of Australia (PAA) to enact the PAA strategic plan for the advancement of pickleball in the Australian Capital Territory.
- Upholding and maintain the rules and regulations of pickleball in the Australian Capital Territory.
- Introducing pickleball to clubs and sporting venues and promote its development in the Australian Capital Territory.
- Ensuring the skills development of members of the association (players and coaches) is in accordance with the standards of the International Federation of Pickleball (IFP), World Pickleball Federation (WPF), International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association (IPTPA) and USA Pickleball Association (USAPA).
- Organising, conducting and promoting pickleball matches, tournaments, championships, events and activities at state/territory level in the Australian Capital Territory.
- Assisting and encouraging communication between members of the association and assisting members to promote and develop pickleball in the Australian Capital Territory.
- Promoting the economic and sporting success, strength and stability of the association and to collaborate with affiliated associations in the pursuit of these objectives.
- Doing all things incidental to assisting in achieving the objectives of the association.
You can find detailed information on PACT in our Constitution and on our PACT Committee page.
