Pickle Ball

Question 1

History

Answer 1

-created in the summer of 1965
-Washington Seattle
-Joel Pritchard and William Bell

Question 2

Equipment

Answer 2

-Pickle ball or waffle ball
-Pickle ball paddle

Question 3

Court

Answer 3

-court is 20x44 (singles and doubles)
-net 36(side) 34 middle

Question 4

Serves

Answer 4

One foot behind the back line
serve diagonal across the net and must clear the non-volley area
Two serves (one each player)
Always starts on the right hand side

Question 5

Fault

Answer 5

Hitting the ball out of bounds
Hitting the ball in the net
Stepping in to the non-volley area

Question 6

Double Bounce rule

Answer 6

First shot of the bounce
Two bounces have occurred the ball can be volleyed or played off the bounce

Question 7

Volley

Answer 7

Hit the ball in the air with out letting it bounce
Feet behind the non-volley zone line
Fault if player steps over the non-volley line

Question 8

Scoring

Answer 8

Can only score on serving
A player continuously serve until it’s make a fault (2 serves one every player/2chances)
Winning point is 11 must win by 2 (ex:9/11)

Question 9

Double play

Answer 9

Must start on the right hand side
Second fault switch player (same team)

Question 10

Single play

Answer 10

Single always serves in the right hand side of the court even if it’s even or 0-0

Question 11

Double strategy

Answer 11

Lobbing
Overhead slamming
Passing drive shots
Volley exchanged at the net

Question 12

Doubles strategy

Answer 12

Remember the serving mush stay at the back until the ball has bounce
1-2feet behind the base line

Question 13

Different shots

Answer 13

Passing shots
Lob shots
Drop shots

Question 14

Important

Answer 14

Pickle-ball is a sport where shots placement, steadiness, patience and tactics have a far greater importance than brute power and strength