Pickle Ball

Question 1

Court dimension

Answer 1

20’ by 44’ (identical to a doubles badminton court)

Question 2

How tall is the net?

Answer 2

36”

Question 3

How long is the non-volley zone on either side?

Answer 3

7’

Question 4

Strategies in pickle ball (4)

Answer 4

lobbing, overhead slamming, passing drive shots from the baseline, and fast volley exchanges at the net

Question 5

Key strategy

Answer 5

The team that reaches the front court in a net volley position first will be in the best position to win the point

Question 6

Most effective position of play

Answer 6

When both players on the same team are side-by-side in the attack position one foot behind the non-volley zone line

Question 7

Player positions on the court

Answer 7

Serving team: side-by-side on the baseline in a defensive position to return drive shots, drop shots, and overhead slams. They must stay back until the ball has bounced on their side.
Receiving team: Player not receiving serve is in the net volley position. Player receiving serve stands 1-2 feet behind the baseline. He should hit a deep service shot and move forwards beside his partner.

Question 8

Shot selection for receiving team on offense

Answer 8

1) Overhead slams down middle of court or angled towards sidelines
2) Drop shot that clears the net and lands in non-volley zone

Question 9

Shot selection - serving team of offense

Answer 9

1) Passing, drive shots toward the receiving team player who is moving forward after hitting the return of service shot to establish the net volley position
2) Lobbing a deep shot to the receiving team’s baseline
3) “Dink” or Drop Shot Strategy - the ball lands in the non-volley zone and the receiving team is unable to hit the ball on the fly without faulting

Question 10

Important skills in Pickle-ball

Answer 10

shot placement, steadiness, patience, and tactics

Question 11

How high does the net stand in the middle?

Answer 11

34’

Question 12

how to serve

Answer 12

one foot behind baseline, underhand, paddle must pass below the waist, must hit the ball in the air, made diagonally cross court and must clear non-volley zone

Question 13

Only ___ serve attempt is allowed, except when the ball touches the net on the serve and lands in the proper service court.

Answer 13

one

Question 14

At the start of each new game, the 1st serving team is allowed ___ fault before giving up the ball to the other team.

Answer 14

one

Question 15

Thereafter _____ members of each team will serve and fault before giving up the ball to the opponent.

Answer 15

both

Question 16

When receiving team wins serve, the player in the _____ hand court will start play.

Answer 16

right

Question 17

hit in the air without first letting it bounce. Must be done with players feet behind non-volley zone line. (It is a fault if they step over the line in the volley follow through?

Answer 17

volley

Question 18

Each team must play their first shot off the bounce. That is the receiving team must let the serve bounce, and the serving team must let the return of the serve bounce before playing it, after the 2 bounces have occurred, the ball can either be volleyed or played off the bounce.

Answer 18

Double bounce rule

Question 19

4 faults

Answer 19

1) Hitting the ball out of bounds
2) Not clearing net
3) Stepping into the non-volley zone and volleying the ball
4) Volleying the ball before it has bounced once on each side of the net

Question 20

A team shall score a point only when serving. A player who is serving shall continue to do so until their team has made a fault. The game is played to 11 points but a team must win by 2 points.

Answer 20

Scoring

Question 21

Position of players at start of game

Answer 21

Serving: behind baseline
Receiving: 1 behind baseline, the other right behind non-volley zone

Question 22

Players may toss a coin or rally the ball until a fault is made. Winner of the toss or rally has the option of serving first or not serving first.

Answer 22

Determining serving team

Question 23

If a fault is made by the receiving team, a point is scored by the _______ team. When the serving team wins a point, its players will switch courts and same player will continue to serve.

Answer 23

serving

Question 24

When the serving team makes its first fault, players will stay in the same court and the second partner will serve. When they make their second fault they will stay in the same courts and give the other team the ball. Players switch courts only after _______. A ball landing on any line is good.

Answer 24

scoring

Question 25

Pickle-ball was created during the summer of ________ on ___________ _______, a short ferryboat ride from Seattle, Washington.

Answer 25

1965, Bainbridge Island

Question 26

Original purpose?

Answer 26

a sport for the entire family

Question 27

Creators?

Answer 27

U.S. Congressman Joel Pritchard, William Bell, and Barney McCallum

Question 28

Now played in…

Answer 28

thousands of educational institutions, parks and recreation centers, correctional facilities, health clubs, corporate fitness centers, and multipurpose courts