Rules

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Rules

• By Lindsay Faber

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History

• The mini-tennis game called Pickleball 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.

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How did Pickle-Ball get its 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 Pickleball.

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Basic Rules of Pickleball
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The Lines

• The baseline is the end of the court. Any balls
  bouncing past this line are considered out.
  Serves must be made while stradling the baseline.
  Sidelines and the baseline should be positioned
  so that any ball bouncing on the line is good. On
  the serve, a ball striking the non-volley zone
  line is considered a fault.

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The non-volley zone

• Seven feet from the net, there is a line marking
  the non- volley zone. You are not allowed to hit
  the ball without letting it bounce first if your
  foot is between this line and the net, or if you
  stumble into this zone after hitting the ball in
  the air.

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Scoring and winning

• A team gets a point when they win a rally that
  they served. When a point is won, the players of
  the winning team switch sides. The first
  team to 11 points
  wins, but
  you have to
  win by two points.

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The Serve

• The player on the right always serves first. The
  ball must contact the paddle below the waist and
  must land in the diagonally opposite court, past
  the non-volley line. The player must hit the ball
  without bouncing it first. Both players on a team
  will serve before the service passes to the other
  team. To keep the first service of a game fair,
  only the first player serves during the first
  service of the game.

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Pickleball Scoring

• Because players switch sides with each point, a
  simple scoring system was devised to keep track
  of who is serving. Before each serve, the server
  calls out their teams score, the other teams
  score, and then, whether they are the first or
  second server for their team.

For example, if my team has 5 points, the other
team has 3, and my partner has already served and
lost the point, I would call out, 5, 3, Server
2.
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The Return

• The receiving team
  must let the ball bounce
  before returning the serve.
  Also, the serving team
  MUST let the returned ball bounce once
  more before hitting it back.
  There will be two bounces in the first two hits
  of the rally.

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Singles play

• The server
  serves from
  the right
  side of
  the
  court
  when his
  or her
  score is
  
  even and
  the left
  side when
  
  odd.

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Pickleball
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1. The game of Pickle-Ball was named after
what?

1. The familys favorite snack
2. The family dog
3. The creators last name
4. Nothing, they just thought it was a cute name

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2. What year was pickleball created?

• 1876
• B. 1980
• C. 1994
• D. 1965

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3. Pickleball is played on the same size court at
what other sport?

1. Racquet Ball
2. Badminton
3. Tennis
4. Volleyball

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4. The double bounce rule is

• A. Receiving team must let the serve bounce twice
  before hitting the pickleball.
• B. The ball must bounce once on each side after
  the serve before any volleys can be attempted.
• C. The ball must bounce twice before serving the
  ball.
• D. If the ball bounces twice on one side the ball
  must be hit left handed.

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5. A point can only be scored

1. By the serving team
2. On a volley
3. By the receiving team
4. On a diagonally hit shot

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Key

• 1.B
• 2.D
• 3.B
• 4.B
• 5.A