1. History
In 1965, in the state of Washington, U. S. Congressman Joel Pritchard invented a family game-pickleball.
The name pickleball came from the family dog, Pickle, who used to chase the balls all over the yard.
What was once a backyard game played by few is now a game played in thousands of schools, recreation centers, and homes. Pickleball is played in the United States as well as Canada, Japan,
Singapore, and Western Europe.
2. Rules a. Serve
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Pickle Ball i. serving player must keep one foot behind the back line when serving ii. serve must be underhand iii. paddle must be below the waist iv. ball must be hit in the air v. serve must be made diagonally (cross court) and hit the ground behind the no-valley zone vi. if the ball touched the net on the serve and lands in the proper serve court, then the serve may be taken over vii. the first team to serve to start the game will be allowed ONLY one fault and ONLY one serve, thereafter, both team members will be allowed to serve viii. when receiving team wins the serve, player in the right hand court ALWAYS starts play. ix. player serving the ball must call out the score before contact is made with the ball; the server calls out his/her score, then serving, then opponents score (i.e. if the score was serving team 3 and opponents 5, then the server would call out, “3 serving 5.”) b. Volley i. hit the ball in the air without first letting it bounce ii. all volleying must be done with player’s feet behind the no-valley line; it is a fault if the player steps over the line on his/her volley follow through c. Double Bounce i. each team must play their first shot off the bounce (i.e. receiving team must let the serve bounce and the serving team must let the return of the serve bounce) ii. after the two bounces, the ball can be either volleyed or played off the bounce d. Faults i. hitting the ball out of bounds ii. not clearing the net iii. stepping into the no-volley zone and volleying the ball iv. volleying the ball before it has bounced once on each side of the net v. not clearing the no-valley zone vi. not serving in the proper court vii. not serving from the correct side viii. not keeping one foot in bounds and one foot out of bounds on a serve ix. not saying the score x. the serve is not underhand and/or paddle makes contact with the ball below the waist e. Scoring i. serving team shall score a point when the opposing team commits a fault ii. player who is serving shall do so until a fault has been made by his/her team

iii. game is played to 11 points, but a team must win by 2 points f. Doubles i. player in the right hand court serves diagonally across court to receiver in opposite right hand court ii. ball must clear no-volley zone and land in right hand court iii. receiver must let the ball bounce before returning the serve iv. serving team must let the ball bounce before playing it v. if receiving team faults, serving team receives a point and players on serving team will switch to the left hand side with the same player serving vi. when serving team makes his/her first fault, players will stay in same court and second partner will serve vii. when second fault is made, players stay in same court and trun the ball over to the other team viii. players switch courts only after scoring ix. ball landing on the line is considered good g. Singles i. All rules apply except the following: when serving in singles, each player serves from the right hand court when his/her score is 0 or an even number, and from the left hand court when his/her score is an odd number