Basic
Rules of Pickleball
Pickleball
began in the Puget Sound region
of the State of Washington
USA. Though it has been around
for about twenty years, the
last five has seen tremendous
growth. Pickleball is a simple
paddle game, playing a special
perforated slow-moving ball
over a tennis type net, on
a badminton-sized court. 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.
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.
(Source: http://www.usapa.org/)
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