Pickle ball

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Pickle ball
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Physical Education
Department
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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.

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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.
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• 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.  

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Faults

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

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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".

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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.

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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