Service
The pickleball game rules for serving with the sport pickleball.
Point count
The scoring of the sport pickleball.
Non-volley zone
No volleyball is allowed in the non-volleyball zone.
pickleball game rules
Pickleball is a dynamic and accessible racket sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis. The game is played on a rectangular pitch measuring 6.1 by 13.4 metres, about one second the size of a padel court. The court is divided by a net and the game is played with a pickleball racket and a plastic ball with holes.
Serve
The pickleball rules for serving at are:
- Serving is done underhand with both feet behind the service line;
- The serve must go diagonally to the opponent's service box;
- The serve alternates between the left and right service box;
- The ball must not bounce before serving and must be hit without errors;
- When serving, the ball must not enter the "non-volley zone".
Points
The scoring for pickleball game rules is as follows:
- Points can only be scored by the serving team;
- A match is usually played to 11 points, with at least 2 points difference to win;
- A match consists of 2 or 3 games won;
- After a game, there is a change of playing side;
- In tournaments, there may be variations, such as playing to 15 or 21 points.
Non-volley zone
At pickleball, there is a non-volley zone:
- This zone is located 2.1 metres from the net on both sides;
- Players are not allowed to hit a volley in this zone;
- If you hit the net, the point goes to the opponent;
- The zone may only be entered to play a ball that has bounced first.
Further rules
- You may also return the ball outside the net, even below net height
- Each team is allowed two 30-second time-outs per game;
- Between games, there is a maximum 2-minute rest;
- Stick balls or unintentional double touching in one movement is allowedan;
- You decide on in and out on your half of the game, when in doubt, decideis you in the opponent's favour;
- Balls you haven't definitely ge seen are considered 'in' (i.e. no note).
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