pickle ball rules Flashcards
Court terms
Front 7’ area close to the net, rectangle= kitchen
Two types hits
1.Groundstroke: hit off the bounce
2. Volley: hit out of the air
Serve
a. Serve diagonally, needs to bounce in play but outside the kitchen
b. Serve needs to be underhand
c. Each player serves on your team before the ball goes to other team EXCEPT first serve
i. Same server serves until point is lost
d. NO lets
Faults
a. The serve does not clear the kitchen (including line)
b. A shot is hit our of bounds
c. A shot is hit in the net
Kitchen
a. No volleys allowed
b. If any part of your body is in the kitchen, the ball has to bounce before you hit it
Double bounce rule
The ball MUST bounce once on each side before either team can volley
Points
a. You only win points when your team is serving
b. Score to 11 points to win, must win by two
i. How to call the score:
1. Serving team’s score-receiving team’s score-current server (1 or 2)