Paddle ball

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This article is about a one-person game. For the wall game, see One wall paddleball.

A paddle and rubber ball attached together with an elastic band.

Paddle ball is a one-person game played with an attached ball and paddle. Using a flat paddle with a small rubber ball attached at the center via an elastic string, the player tries to hit the ball with the paddle in succession as many times as possible. The paddle is usually made from either wood or plastic, although other materials can be used. This child's toy is common in Hasidic and Amish communities which have prohibitions on electronic toys^{[citation needed]}.

The elastic string can be shortened by pulling it back through the paddle and tying it off.

The game is constantly referenced in the TV show Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. The main character 'Blooregard Q. Kazoo' claims to be a paddleball expert, but through the entire stretch of the series he has yet to hit the ball once with the paddle. In one episode he 'cheats' on his best friend Mac by playing with another kid, all to get his hands on an electronic paddle ball, which ends up breaking before he gets a chance to play with it.