The ball is served underhand, without bouncing it from the court, and is served diagonally to the opponent's service zone. Pickleball Rules staet points are scored by the serving side only and occur when the opponent faults (fails to return the ball, hits the ball out of bounds, etc.). The server continues to serve, altering service courts, until the server faults. A game is won by the first side to reach eleven (11) points but will continue until won by a two point margin.
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Unique Pickleball Features
- Serve Position: Server can have one foot inside the baseline, as long as the other foot is outside at moment of serve.
- Service Bounce Rule: Following serve, each side must make at least one ground-stroke, prior to volleying the ball (hitting it before it has bounced).
- Non-volley Zone: A player cannot volley a ball while standing within the non-volley zone.
