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Introduction
Pickleball is an exciting and fast-paced sport that can be enjoyed by all ages. With a growing popularity, it’s important to know the rules of pickleball in order to have an enjoyable time playing. This article will cover the basics of pickleball so you can hit the court with confidence!
What is Pickleball?
Pickleball is a game that combines elements from tennis, badminton and table tennis. It’s played on a smaller court than traditional tennis and uses a plastic ball with holes in it similar to those used for wiffle ball. Players use wooden paddles instead of rackets to hit the ball back and forth over a net at each other until one player or team scores 11 points (win by two).
Basic Rules
The basic rules of pickleball are fairly simple: players must serve diagonally across the court, every player gets two serves per turn, players cannot step on or over the non-volley line when volleys occur, let calls must take precedence if there’s dispute about whether or not a shot was good/out/in etc., no second bounces allowed unless it’s both sides before going out/over net etc., double hits result in loss of point for serving side, score goes up one point whenever server wins rally regardless who made error first.
Scoring System
When playing doubles games, each team consists of two players who alternate hitting shots onto their opponents’ side of the court after they’ve served from their own half. Once one team reaches 11 points first they win that game; however if both teams reach 10 then whoever got to 10 first will win as long as they reach 11 points before their opponents do (called “winning by 2”). As far as singles games go – same rules apply except only one player competes against another single opponent.