Pickleball 101
This piece of equipment separates the two sides of the court
What is a net?
A standard recreational game is commonly played to this score, with a two-point winning margin
What is 11 points?
The main Gym that POW has practices in
What is the faculty of education building?
This professional pickleball tour was founded in 2019 and is abbreviated PPA
What is the Professional Pickleball Association tour?
The starting score announced at the beginning of a traditional doubles game?
What is 0-0-2?
This line marks the boundary between the non-volley zone and the rest of the court
What is the kitchen line?
In a standard volley serve, the ball must be struck below this body level
What is the waist?
The number of courts/nets that POW uses per practice
What is 4?
This organization maintains the official U.S. standards for pickleball paddles and balls
What is USA pickleball?
After the serve, the receiving team must let the ball do this before returning it. After the return of serve, the serving team must also let the ball do this.
What is bounce?
This shot is hit hard and low, often to put an opponent under pressure
What is a drive?
In traditional doubles scoring, this is the team that can score a point
What is the serving team?
The year that POW was founded
What is 2025?
This organization was created in 2017 to recognize important contributors to the sport's development
What is the pickleball hall of fame?
In a standard volley serve, the server's arm must move in this direction when striking the ball
What is an upward arc?
This is the exchange of shots between players before a point ends
What is a rally?
A player volleys from the kitchen, or touches the kitchen line while volleying. This is the applicable rule violation
What is a non-volley zone fault?
What is 293? (Anywhere between 268-318)
Who are Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell, and Barney McCallum?
A player or their paddle touches the net while the ball is live. This is the applicable fault
What is a net contact fault?
This shot is hit softly from near the baseline and is intended to land in the opponent's kitchen
What is a drop shot?
A serve lands in the correct diagonal service court after touching the net. Under the current rules, this is the status of the ball
What is a live ball?
Our founding president
This player won men's singles at the first documented pickleball tournament
Who is David Lester?
A player volleys outside the kitchen, but their momentum carries them into the zone afterward. This rule makes the action illegal
What is the momentum rule?