Pickleball Mr. Zuege
Plano Middle School Physical Education Teacher
 
Pickleball Rules

* Player must bounce the ball before serving the ball.
* The serve must be underhand.
* The paddle must pass below the waist.
* Only one serve is allowed, except if the ball touches the net. Then the serve must be taken over.
* At the start of each new game, the 1st serving team is allowed only one fault before giving up the ball to the opponents.
* Thereafter the person on the opponents right will serve until they have a fault.
* Then the serve comes back to the first team to serve and the person would did not serve the first time.
* All return hits must first let the ball bounce once and only once before returning the ball.
* The line is inbounds.
* A team shall score a point only when serving.
*The game is played to 11 points.



Pickleball Terms

Serve - Start of a point

Fault - Hitting the ball out of bounds: Not clearing the net: Hitting the ball before it bounces

Drop Shot - A shot landing close to the net

Lob - Hitting the ball high over the opponent's head.

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