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pickleball? WHAT IS Pickleball is a paddle sport played either indoors or outdoors between two teams of one or two players. The game combines elements of tennis and badminton but di ers in that it has a nonvolley zone. The rules and structure of the game favor players of all ages and skill levels.
PICKING UP
Pickleball is a paddle sport that has been around since the 1960s but has gained mass popularity, nationally and internationally, in recent years. play pickleball
EQUIPMENT A pickleball is
Number of players:
Combines elements of tennis and badminton +
similar to a whi e ball with holes in it. The paddles are smaller than tennis rackets. The nets are typically a slightly modi ed tennis net.
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HOW TO
Suitable for ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS
Can be played
As with tennis, the goal of the game is for the server to strike the ball over the net onto the opponent’s side. The game can be played with singles or doubles teams. An overview of the rules for singles play is included below.
on a badminton sized court
To begin , The player in square from behind the court line to the player in square serve or a drop serve to start. A C The serve and the returning hit must bounce on the ground; the rest can be hit in midair. The ball is out when there is a double bounce, when the ball is out of bounds, or when the ball hits the net and doesn’t make it over. Players can only earn points if they served or are on the serving team. will serve . The serve must be an underhand
Serve WITH A SMILE
To correctly serve a pickleball, the following quali cations must be met:
Serve must land here
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The serve must be done underhand.
The paddle must be below the waist.
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Who’s at fault?
The serve should be made diagonally crosscourt. The ball should be hit into the air without being bounced. The ball must clear the 7-foot nonvolley zone. The ball must bounce in bounds on the receiver’s side.
A fault is when the receiver can become the server and can occur when: • The ball touches down out of bounds. • The ball hits the net, a pole, or a person. • The ball bounces twice before being hit. If the receiver faults rst, the server gets a point and the sides switch. Only the server can score points.
RECEIVER SIDE
SERVER SIDE Teams remain on their side of the court the entire match. The serving team will swap positions with their teammates after scoring a point.
NONVOLLEY ZONE Players cannot be in the nonvolley zone and hit a ball out of the air without it bouncing rst.
The rst person to reach 11 POINTS WINS. (With a two-point lead or more)
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