Pickleball

Governing Body• Year Originated 1965• Inventor Joel Pritchard• Place of Origin

Seattle,Washington

Objective• To score points by hitting the

ball across the net into the opponents half of the court without the other player/team being able to return it.

Basic Skills• Serve• Forehand• Backhand • Smash

Positions

•Server•Receiver

Basic Rules• Team 1 (singles) or 2 (doubles)

players Winner-first team who scores 11 points (win by 2) Time-N/A

• Start Game- with a serve from the right baseline (alternate sides of the court after every serve is good) diagonally cross court over net into the service box

Basic Rules • Server- 1 serve attempt (contact

below waist in mid-air and clear non-volley zone) unless let serve Double Bounce Rule-both receiving and serving teams must let ball bounce once before returning it following the serve. Offense-place ball away from the defense. Defense-protect lines and net (rally and volley).

Basic Rules• Foul- volleying in the non-volley

zone • Fault- not successfully returning

the ball over the net • Boundaries- stand anywhere

between the sidelines. Ball hits the line is good.

Scoring • Unreturned ball=1 point• Only serving team can score

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

• Automatic point for the other team.

Etiquette• Call score• Call faults• Serve when receiver is ready• Walk around net • Don’t touch net• Compliment play

Terms• Baseline, Center Line, Cross

Court, Dink, Double Bounce, Fault, Half Volley, Let Serve, Non-Volley, Zone, Poach, Rally, Serve, Sideline, Volley.

Safety • Swinging paddle, balls, from the

other courts, body with net, hold paddle.

Facilities/Space (Court/Field Dimensions)

• Indoors/Outdoors- Both Gym and concrete court.

Equipment• Paddle, Ball, Net, standard.

Other Info• Olympic sport – no• Lifetime sport- no• Special Notes – Named after a

dog named Pickles • Linked to badminton