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Pickleball rules
Sometimes equipment makes the player. I wouldn’t personally blame my paddle for my misses, but the right gear can increase your confidence and improve your game. There are only a few rules about pickleball paddles: size matters and the surface must be smooth. A paddle can be any shape, thickness or weight, but the length…
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Sometimes your best shot is a duck! It is a fault against you if the ball hits you, even if it just brushes the hairs that are sticking out on your head. If the ball touches your baggy shorts and you don’t even feel it, it is still a fault against you. The only exception…
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When you play pickleball, you are actually a player-ref. The rules require that you call out balls when you see them and that any doubt MUST benefit the opponents. How do you make the best line calls; Out or In? Here’s what you need to do: 1. Call balls you clearly see out on your…
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Playing Tip: Calling Lines-Never in Doubt How would you like to hear your dentist say “I think that was the right tooth.” Or have your banker say “that check probably bounced.” Pickleball is by its nature a very social game, which occasionally leads to less than authoritative line calls. As a player, it’s your job to…
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Everyone knows that you cannot hit the ball before it bounces if you are in the kitchen. What some may not realize is that you cannot let your momentum from hitting a volley carry you into the kitchen after you hit the ball. I have seen players try to avoid crossing the kitchen line by…
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Do you know that you are allowed to stand anywhere on or off the court at any time during play? The only exception is when you are serving. You must stand behind the baseline and between an imaginary extension of the center line and the side line. You are not allowed to move so far…
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If a ball in play hits you, it is a fault against you. That’s true even if it only grazes your hair. And it doesn’t matter where you are on the court. Even if you are standing well out of bounds and the ball hits you before landing, it’s your fault. Do whatever it takes…
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It’s true that a ball that hits the line is good. In other words, the line is considered part of the court. But it’s not that simple. Do you know that a ball contacting the playing surface outside of the baseline or sideline, (the kitchen line on the serve is a different rule) even though…
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Who hasn’t hit the bar at the bottom of the net? LOL!! The stabilizing bar along the lower part of our collapsible nets can cause some problems. Here is what the latest IFP rules say: 1. If the ball hits the horizontal bar before going over the net, it is a fault against the player…
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The rules state that you should not serve until the receiver is ready and the score has been called. In a tournament, if you serve before the referee has called the score, they will stop play and recall the score. When you see that the receiver is ready, you should call the score, then take…
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