Pickle ball

• Pickleball was invented by Bill Bell and Joel Pritchard. Two fathers created the game in 1965 during the summer. They lived on Bainbridge island in Washington State.
• The fathers played badminton, but the shuttle kept getting lost so used a whiffle ball instead. Badminton racquets were too light so they used ping-pong paddle racquets made of wood. The net got lowered from five feet to three feet.
• The game got its name from their dog stealing the ball.
• Game: Pickleball is a racquet game played on a badminton court, with a tennis net.
• Game: It combines aspects of both badminton and tennis.
• Game: To "volley" the ball means to hit the ball out of the air without letting it bounce first.
• Game: There is a non-volley zone (the area where you cannot play the ball without letting it bounce first). The zone prevents players from smashing the ball close to the net.
• Game: The game is played to 11 points. You must win by two points to win the game.
• Game: The game is played with the doubles sidelines and the singles endline (doubles endline in the rally).
• Game: You only score points if your team is serving.
• Game: If a ball lands on a line it is considered in (except at the non-volley zone line in serving).
• Serving: The serve must be hit underhand out of the air. You cannot bounce the ball and hit it off the bounce.
• Serving: The server must keep one foot behind the end line when serving.
• Serving: One foot must remain in contact with the floor until the ball is struck.
• Serving: The serve must be made in one motion (no faking, no walking to the serve)
• Serving: The paddle must contact the ball below the waist.
• Serving: The serve must be made diagonally across the court.
• Double bounce rule: The double bounce rule states that each team must allow the all to bounce once before playing the ball and then after that either team can play the ball out of the air if they choose to.
• Rallies are lost when: A team fails to return the ball to the other side of the net.
• Rallies are lost when: A team plays the ball but it goes out of the boundary lines on the other side of the net.
• Rallies are lost when: A team plays the ball and hits the ceiling or wall.
• Rallies are lost when: A team lets the ball bounce m more than once on their side.
• Rallies are lost when: A team does not apply the double bounce rule after the serve.
• Rallies are lost when: A player hits the net with his body, clothing or racquet.