diff --git a/src/main/java/PingPong/CollisionChecker.java b/src/main/java/PingPong/CollisionChecker.java
index 6543814..c2cf1ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/PingPong/CollisionChecker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/PingPong/CollisionChecker.java
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 package PingPong;
 
+import java.awt.*;
+
 public class CollisionChecker {
     public Boolean didTouchTopOrBottomEdge(Integer ballYCoordinate, Integer maxHeight) {
         return ballYCoordinate <= 0 || ballYCoordinate >= maxHeight;
     }
+    public Boolean didTouchPaddle(Rectangle ball, Rectangle paddle) {
+        return ball.intersects(paddle);
+    }
 }