(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Laurel Schwendiman serves while playing pickleball. The popular game is played on a court with a lowered net with a perforated plastic baseball (similar to a whiffle ball) and wood or composite paddles. Salt Lake City has added pickleball courts to Reservoir Park due to the growing popularity of the sport. (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Laurel Schwendiman (right) returns a volley while playing with partner Rob Vrooman. Pickleball is played on a badminton court with a lowered net with a perforated plastic baseball (similar to a whiffle ball) and wood or composite paddles. Salt Lake City has added pickleball courts to Reservoir Park due to the growing popularity of the sport. (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Laurel Schwendiman steps into the "kitchen" to return a volley while playing pickleball at Salt Lake City's Reservoir Park on July 13, 2012. (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Rob Vrooman returns a volley while playing pickleball at Salt Lake City's Reservoir Park on July 13, 2012. (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pickleball is played on a badminton court (or tennis court) with a lowered, a perforated plastic baseball (similar to a whiffle ball), and wood or composite paddles. Salt Lake City has added pickleball courts to Reservoir Park due to the sport's growing popularity.