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Pickle-Ball
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A Game for Everyone
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2. Pickle-Ball History Court Dimensions Rules Skills Serve Forehand
Backhand Volley Lob Smash Special Shots

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History
Bainbridge, WA (1965)
Plastic Whiffle Ball
Cutdown Tennis Racquets
Badminton Court
Wooden Paddles
Pickle-Ball ?
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4. Court Dimensions Court Service Area Non-Volley Zone Net
20’
Court
20 feet x 44 feet
Service Area
10 feet x 15 feet
Non-Volley Zone
7 feet deep
Net
36 inches high
Right
Service
Court
Left
Service
Court
15’
10’ 7’
Non-Volley Zone
44’
Net 36”
Non-Volley Zone
Left
Service
Court
Right
Service
Court

5. Rules Serve Volley Double Bounce Fault Scoring Insert Pictures of the
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6. Skills Serve One foot behind back line Serve Underhand
Drive Serve
Lob Serve
One foot behind back line
Serve Underhand
Paddle must pass below waist
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Skills
Forehand Drive (Paddle side)
Pivot toward sideline
Draw paddle back
Weight on rear foot
Step toward net, swinging paddle forward and upward
Weight shift forward
Paddle hits ball directly in front of forward foot
Follow through
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Backhand Drive (Non-Paddle side)
Pivot toward sideline
Draw paddle back
Arm and paddle close to body
Weight towards rear
Shift weight forward as swing begins
Paddle moves upward and forward
Contact ball directly in front of the forward foot
Follow through
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Skills
Volley
Step Across Volley
Defensive Volley
Trying to stop the progress of the ball
Meet the ball in front and to the side of your body
Little follow-through
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Skills
Lob
Offensive
Defensive
Angle of the paddle does the work
Offensive – just over opponents head
Defensive – hit fairly high (25’)
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Skills
Smash
Hit downward with authority
Weight back
Paddle behind head with elbow pointing slightly upward
Paddle thrown up and forward
Ball contacted about 1 foot in front of dominant shoulder
Snap wrist
Follow through down and to side of body
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12. Skills
Special Shots
Drop Shot
Drop Volley
Half-Volley

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A game for everyone
Simple rules
Easy skills
Fun, Fun, Fun
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