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Title: Pickle ball


1
Pickle ball
2
History
  • The mini-tennis game called Pickle-Ball was
    created during the summer of 1965 on Bainbridge
    Island - a short ferry ride from Seattle, WA. The
    original purpose of the game was to provide a
    sport for the entire family, according to
    co-inventors U.S. Congressman Joel Pritchard,
    William Bell, and Barney McCallum. How did
    Pickle-Ball get it's name? Pickles was the family
    dog that would chase after the errant balls and
    then hide in the bushes, thus Pickle's ball which
    was later shortened to the namesake of
    Pickle-Ball. Initially, families played
    Pickle-Ball in their backyards on a hard surface,
    on driveways, and on residential dead-end
    streets. Since the mid-1970's, Pickle-Ball has
    grown and expanded from a family activity game to
    a paddle court sport with formalized rules. Now,
    over 20 years later Pickle-Ball is played in
    thousands of school P.E. programs, parks and
    recreation centers, correctional facilities,
    camps, YMCA's and retirement communities. This
    sport is becoming very popular among active
    senior adults at community centers.

3
Court
  • Court Dimensions The court dimensions are
    identical to a doubles badminton court. The court
    dimensions are 20' x 44' for both doubles and
    singles.
  •   
  • Net Height The net is hung 36'' on each end of
    the court and 34'' in the middle. 
  •  Non-Volley Zone
  • A non-volley zone extends 7' on each side of
    the net.

4
Rules
  • When playing Pickle-Ball the serve must be hit
    underhand and each team must play their first
    shot off the bounce. After the ball has bounced
    once on each side then both teams can either
    volley the ball in the air or play it off the
    bounce. This eliminates the serve and volley
    advantage and prolongs the rallies. To volley a
    ball means to hit it in the air without first
    letting it bounce.
  • No volleying is permitted within the seven foot
    non-volley zone, preventing players from
    executing smashes from a position within the
    seven foot zone on both sides of the net. This
    promotes the drop volley or "dink" shot playing
    strategies, as Pickle-Ball is a game of shot
    placement and patience, not brute power or
    strength.
  • Both players on the serving team are allowed to
    serve, and a team shall score points only when
    serving.
  • A game is played to eleven points and a team must
    win by two points.
  • Points are lost by hitting the ball out of
    bounds, hitting the net, stepping into the
    non-volley zone and volleying the ball, or by
    volleying the ball before the ball has bounced
    once on each side of the net.

5
The Serve
  • Players must keep one foot behind the back line
    when serving.
  • The serve is made underhand. The paddle must pass
    below the waist.
  • The serve is made diagonally cross court and must
    clear the non-volley zone.
  • Only one serve attempt is allowed, except in the
    event of a let (the ball touches the net on the
    serve, and lands on the proper service court).
    Then, the serve may be taken over.
  • At the start of each new game, the 1st serving
    team is allowed only one fault before giving up
    the ball to the opponents. Thereafter both
    members of each team will serve and fault before
    the ball is turned over to the opposing team.
  • When the receiving team wins the serve, the
    player in the right hand court will always start
    play.

6
Double Bounce Rule
  • Each team must play their first shot off the
    bounce. That is, the first receiving team must
    let the served ball bounce, and the serving team
    must let the return of serve bounce before
    playing it.
  • After the two bounces have occurred, the ball
    can be either volleyed or played off the bounce.  

7
Faults
  • Hitting the ball out of bounds
  • Not clearing the net
  • Stepping into the non-volley zone and volleying
    the ball

8
Vocabulary
  • Alley - extension of the court by 1-1/2 feet
    on both sides for doubles play
  • Back Alley- Area between the back boundary
    line and the long service line for doubles.
  •       Backcourt- Back third of the court, in the
    area of the back boundary lines.
  •       Balk (Feint)- Any deceptive movement that
    disconcerts an opponent before or during the
    service.
  •       Baseline- Back boundary line at each end of
    the court, parallel to the net.
  •    Carry- An illegal tactic, also called a sling
    or a throw, in which the shuttle is caught and
    held on the racquet and then slung during the
    execution of a stroke.
  •       Center or Base Position- Location in the
    center of the court to which a singles player
    tries to return after each shot.
  •       Center Line- Line perpendicular to the net
    that separates the left and right service courts.
  •      Clear- A shot hit deep to the opponents back
    boundary line. The high clear is a defensive
    shot, while the flatter attacking clear is used
    offensively.
  •      Court- Area of play, as defined by the outer
    boundary lines.
  •      Drive- A fast and low shot that makes a
    horizontal flight over the net.
  •     Drop- A shot hit softly and with finesse to
    fall rapidly and close to the net on the
    opponent's side.
  •     Fault- A violation of the playing rules,
    either in serving, receiving, or during play.
  •      Feint (Balk)- Any deceptive movement that
    disconcerts an opponent before or during the
    service.
  •     Flick- A quick wrist and forearm rotation
    that surprises an opponent by changing an
    apparently soft shot into a faster passing one
    used primarily on the serve and at the net.
  •      Forecourt- Front third of the court, between
    the net and the short service line.
  •      Hairpin Net Shot- Shot made from below and
    very close to the net with the shuttle rising,
    just clearing the net, and then dropping sharply
    down the other side. The shuttle's flight
    approximates the shape of a hairpin.
  •      Half-court Shot- A shot hit low and to
    midcourt, used effectively in doubles against the
    up-and-back formation.
  •      Kill- fast downward shot that cannot be
    returned a "putaway".

9
Worksheet
  • Explain the Double Bounce Rule?
  • List 5 serving rules.
  • Explain what the Non-Volley Zone is?
  • What two sports are used in the game of Pickle
    ball?
  • What is the net height in Pickle ball?
  • A pickle ball game is played to how many points
  • The server has a score of 7, which side of the
    court does he/she serve from ?
  • Describe what a let serve is?
  • List 5 faults used in Pickle ball
  • The ball is coming towards your racket side of
    your body, what skill will you use to hit the
    ball?
  • Draw and label a Pickle Ball court, include all
    lines, net and court dimensions.
  • Define twenty of the thirty-three vocabulary
    terms.

10
Work Cited
  • http//www.pickleball.com/History.asp
  • http//www.pickleball.com/Court.asp
  • http//www.pickleball.com/Rules.asp
  • http//www.usapa.org/construction/court_dimensions
    .html
  • http//www.umpi.maine.edu/cms/academics/physed/-20
    061116692/
  • http//homepages.wmich.edu/k1davids/BadmintonNote
    book.htm
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