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en The Effect of an 8-Week Pickleball Program on Balance, Fear of Falling, Quality of Life, and Executive Function in Male Older Adults Aims: This study examined the effects of an 8-week pickleball program on balance, fear of falling, quality of life, and executive function in older adults. Materials & Methods: In this nonrandomized quasi-experimental study, 34 older men aged 60–75 years were divided into intervention and control groups. The intervention group participated in an 8-week pickleball program. Balance, fear of falling, quality of life, and executive function were assessed using the timed up and go test under dual-task conditions, the Falls Efficacy Scale-International, the 36-Item Short Form Survey, and the Tower of London test, respectively. Findings: The intervention group demonstrated significant differences compared with the control group in the total score (p=0.026, η²p=0.150), total time (p=0.044, η²p=0.125), and number of errors (p=0.020, η²p=0.163) on the Tower of London test, indicating improvements in executive function. For the Falls Efficacy Scale-International, the intervention group demonstrated a significant difference compared with the control group (p=0.006, η²p=0.217), indicating a decreased fear of falling after the intervention. Additionally, the intervention group demonstrated a significant difference compared with the control group on the timed up and go test (p=0.031, η²p=0.141), indicating greater improvement in balance. For the 36-Item Short Form Survey, the intervention group demonstrated a significant difference compared with the control group (p=0.033, η²p=0.138), suggesting a positive effect of the intervention on quality of life. Conclusion: An 8-week pickleball program is associated with improvements in balance, executive function strategy, fear of falling, and quality of life among older male adults.   Aging , Exercise, Adult, Fall, Quality of Life 265 274 http://ijwph.daneshafarand.org/browse.php?a_code=A-10-240-20&slc_lang=en&sid=3 S.M. Mahrouqi 1003194753284600388034 1003194753284600388034 No Department of Sport Injuries and Biomechanics, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran E. Ebrahimi 1003194753284600388035 1003194753284600388035 Yes Department of Sport Injuries and Biomechanics, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Sh. Davoodeh 1003194753284600388036 1003194753284600388036 No Department of Physical Education, Technical and Vocational University (TVU), Tehran, Iran M. Khosravi 1003194753284600388037 1003194753284600388037 No Department of Sport Injuries and Biomechanics, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran S.E. Mousavi 1003194753284600388038 1003194753284600388038 No Department of Biomechanics and Sports Injuries, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran S.A.H. Nourbakhsh 1003194753284600388039 1003194753284600388039 No Department of Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran