Pickleball

test mon

serving

serving

A team can only score a point when they are _______.

let

Only one attempt per player to serve the ball is allowed, unless the serve is a ______.

right

The server always starts on the _____-hand side of the court.

11

Games are played to ___ points

2

Games must be won by ____ points.

diagonally

The serve must be sent ______ across the net.

back

The serve must be sent into the ____ court

once

The double bounce rule applies to each serve. The ball must bounce _____ on each side before it may be played in the air.

non-volley zone

Any ball landing in the __________ cannot be contacted unless it bounces first.

in play/good

Balls that hit the lines are considered ______.

not allowed

Players are (allowed/not allowed) to touch the net during play with their body or racket.

diagonally

The serve is made _______ cross-court and must clear the non-volley zone.

one foot

the server must keep ________ behind the base line when serving.

underhand

The serve is made ______.

waist

When serving, the paddle must contact the ball below the ______ (the same as in badminton).

1. Player bounces the ball to serve the ball.

2. Served ball that does not land within the proper service court.

3. Server swings to hit the ball, but misses

4. The ball does not clear the net.

5. Hitting the ball out of bounds.

6. Missing the ball when trying to hit it.

7. Player steps into the non-volley zone and hits the ball in the air.

8. Player volleys the ball before it has bounced once on each side (double bounce rule).

9. Player or their paddle touches the net during play.

10. Player steps on or over the non-volley zone line on the follow through.

What are the faults?

Ace

a serve that the receiver cannot return or touch with the paddle.

Backcourt

the area close to the end line or base line.

Backhand

• hitting the ball on the opposite side of your forehand.

Carry

-hitting the ball in such a way that it is carried along the face of the paddle during its forward motion.

Crosscourt

• the opponent’s court diagonally opposite of yours.

Doubles

-a game played with four people divided, each team having two players. Teams can be two men, two women, or a woman and a man.

Double Bounce Rule

–On every serve the ball must bounce once on each side of the net before it can be volleyed. Once on the receiver’s side then back once on the server’s side thereafter can be volleyed if not in the non-volley zone.

Drive

• a low shot hit to the opponent’s backcourt.

Drop shot

-soft shot, usually initiated from mid- to backcourt, that arcs just over the net and lands within the opponent’s no volley zone.

Even court

-the right court.

Forehand

a stroke hit on the same side of the body as the hand holding the paddle.

Ground stroke

-a stroke made after the ball has bounced.

Let serve

– when a serve hits the top of the net and lands in the proper service court – you may re-do the serve again.

Non-volley zone

–the area 7 feet on either side of the net –a player may not play a ball before it bounces in this area.

Odd court

• the left court.

Rally

• hitting the ball back and forth between opposite teams.

Serve

-an underhand lob or drive stroke used to put a ball into play at the beginning of a point.

Service side out scoring

-you must serve to win a point or you can only get a point if you are serving. You must get the serve back from the other team to score a point.

Singles

• a game played with two people, one on each side.

Volley

-a ball hit before it bounces.