History

• Pickleball is paddle sport similar to tennis played on a badminton-sized court
• Pickleball is played with paddles, like ping-pong and a plastic perforated ball, similar to a whiffle ball
• Games are played by 2 to 4 people in either singles or doubles like tennis

Scoring

• Points can only be scored by the serving team and games go to 11 by 1s
• The game starts at 0-0-2 the last number indicating the server

Serving

• Serves must be underhand and below the navel
• Serves must clear the net, land in the rectangle opposite the server and past the kitchen to be valid
• Lines are inbounds with the exception of the kitchen line on the serve

Two-Bounce Rule

• The pickleball must bounce once on the receiving team’s side before they can return it
• It also has to bounce once on the serving team’s side before they can hit it
• If it bounces more than once it’s dead

The Kitchen Rule

• The kitchen is the center rectangle on both sides of the net
• Players must wait for the Pickleball to bounce in the kitchen before they can enter it
• If a player steps in the kitchen accidentally they forfeit the point

Gameplay

• Each player gets to serve until their team loses a rally
• When the server’s team scores they switch sides with their teammate and serve to the opposite side of the court
• If they lose a rally, then their teammate serves.
• Once both players have lost a rally the opposing team gets to serve