PICKLEBALL BASICS..
Here is some information to help you get started:-
Pickleball is a paddle sport played with a whiffle ball on a badminton size court
Some Rules You Should Know:
• The serve Must be Underhand and land cross-court into the opposite serving area, (the area between the baseline and the Non-Volley Zone).
• Both the Serve and the Return of Serve Must Bounce. This means the serving team must not volley the return of serve.
• The First Side to Serve (Doubles) Has One Serve; Then, Each Side Has Two. The serving sequence always begins in the right hand service box.
• In Doubles The Server Calls the Score Before Each Serve. The first number is the serving teams score, the second number the receiving teams score and the third number the server (1 or 2). So, if the score is 5- 3-2 the 1st number (5) = the serving teams score, the 2nd (3) = the receiving teams score and the 3rd number (2) = the server (1st or 2nd).
• Only the Serving Team Can Score Points, the serving team switches sides after each point won. Games to 11 points (win by 2)
• No Volleys Are Allowed in the Non-Volley Zone (also known as the Kitchen) both at the time of contact with the ball and after contact if your momentum carries you into the Non-Volley Zone.
• You can play a shot in the non-volley zone if the ball has bounced.
• Shots that hit the lines are in, except a serve that hits a line bordering the Non – Volley Zone. This is a fault.
• Official Rules can be found at: https://www.usapickleball.org/docs/ifp/USAPA-Rulebook.pdf
Pickleball is a paddle sport played with a whiffle ball on a badminton size court
Some Rules You Should Know:
• The serve Must be Underhand and land cross-court into the opposite serving area, (the area between the baseline and the Non-Volley Zone).
• Both the Serve and the Return of Serve Must Bounce. This means the serving team must not volley the return of serve.
• The First Side to Serve (Doubles) Has One Serve; Then, Each Side Has Two. The serving sequence always begins in the right hand service box.
• In Doubles The Server Calls the Score Before Each Serve. The first number is the serving teams score, the second number the receiving teams score and the third number the server (1 or 2). So, if the score is 5- 3-2 the 1st number (5) = the serving teams score, the 2nd (3) = the receiving teams score and the 3rd number (2) = the server (1st or 2nd).
• Only the Serving Team Can Score Points, the serving team switches sides after each point won. Games to 11 points (win by 2)
• No Volleys Are Allowed in the Non-Volley Zone (also known as the Kitchen) both at the time of contact with the ball and after contact if your momentum carries you into the Non-Volley Zone.
• You can play a shot in the non-volley zone if the ball has bounced.
• Shots that hit the lines are in, except a serve that hits a line bordering the Non – Volley Zone. This is a fault.
• Official Rules can be found at: https://www.usapickleball.org/docs/ifp/USAPA-Rulebook.pdf
