Pickleball Knowledge

Rally and Fault

After the serve, a rally continues until one side commits a fault resulting in a dead ball. Each team is responsible for making line calls on their...

Non-Volley Zone

No player may volley a ball while standing in the non-volley zone or touching any of the lines around the non-volley zone. A player may enter the n...

Player Positioning

Besides the server, there are no rules dictating where each player must stand when the serve is initiated, but serve receivers usually start behind...

Serving

When serving, the server must be behind the baseline on one side of the center line and serve the ball to the opponent's diagonally opposite servic...

Manner of Play - Scoring

Pickleball utilizes side out scoring, meaning only the serving side may score a point. The serving team earns one point each time the non-serving t...