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Notc: This is an abbrcviatcdform of the rules to give a qubk oveniew of how the game is pbyed.
See the offtcial ntles at usaw.orgloffftcialrulcs for more informaion. If therc is a conflbt between
this sumnary and tlu offrcial rulcs,thc offtcial ntlcs prevail .

The serve must be hit underhandand each team must play their first shot off the bounce.After the bdl
has bouncedonceon eachside,then both teamscan eithervolley the ball in the air or play it off the
bounce.This is calledthe "doublebouncerulenbecausethe ball must hit twice (onceon eachside)
before it can be volleyed.This eliminatesthe serveand volley advantageand prolongsthe rallies.To
volley a ball meansto hit it in the air without first letting it bounce.

The non-volleyzone is the 7-foot zoneon both sidesof the net. No volleying is perminedwithin the
non-volley zone. This rule preventsplayersfrom executingsmashesfrom a positionwithin the zone.
When volleying the ball, the playermay not stepon or over the line. It is a fault if the player's
momentumcausesthe playeror anythingthe playeris wearingor carryingto touchthe non-volleyzone.
It is a fault even if the ball is declareddeadbeforethe playertouchesthe zone.A playermay be in the
non-volley zoneat any othertime. The non-volleyzone is sometimesreferredto as the kitchen.

Both playerson the servingteamare allowedto serve,and a team shall scorepointsonly when serving.
A garne is playe*to elcven points anda-team must-win ty tlvopoints. Rdlies arc tost tyfai*iftg"to rctum
the ball in boundsto the opponent'scourt beforethe secondbounce,steppinginto the non-volley zone
and volleying the ball, or by violatingthe double-bouncerule.The hand is consideredan extensionof the
paddle. The playerlosesthe rally if the ball hits any otherpart of his body or clothing.

The server must keep both feet behindthe baselineduring the servewith at leastone foot on the court
surfaceat the time the ball is struck..The serveis madeunderhand.The paddlemust contactthe ball
below the waist.The serveis madediagonallycrosscourt and must clear the non-volleyzone.The non-
volley line is a shortline for the serve(the serveis a fault if it hits the line). All other lines are goodat
all times. Only one serveattemptis allowed,exceptin the eventof a let (the ball touchesthe net on the
serve,and landson the proper servicecourt). l.et servesare replayed.At the start of each new game,only
one playeron the first servingteam is permittedto serveand fault beforegiving up the ball to the
opponents.Thereafterboth membersof each team will serveand fault beforethe ball is turnedover to
the opposingteam.When the receivingteam wins the serve,the playerin the right handcourt will
always servefirst.

When the servingteam wins a point,the servermovesto the othersideof the servingteam'scourt. Note
that if the serverotationis done properly,the servingteam'sscorewill alwaysbe even whenthe player
that startedthe gameon the right sideis on the right sideand odd whenthat playeris on the left side.

SinglcsPIay: The serverservesfromthe right sidewhen his scoreiseven and from the left sidewhen
his scoreis odd.

Rub exception.'Gamesare usuallywon by two points.In somesituations,eventdirectorsmay chooseto

win by one to speedup play.

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2.A. Court Specifications.The dimensionsandmeasurements
are:

20 feet(6.10m) wideand44 feet(13.41m) longfor

2.A.1. Thecourtshallbe a rectangle
bothsinglesanddoublesmatches. SeeFigure2-1.

2.A.2. A totalplayingarea30 feet(9.14m) wideand60 feet(18.28m) longis the

minimumsizethatis recommended. A totalsizeof 34 feet(10.36m) by 64 feet
(19.5m) is preferred.

2.A.3. Courtmeasurements shallbe madeto the outsideof the lines.Thelinesshouldbe

2 inches(5.1cm) wideandthe samecolor,clearlycontrasting with the colorof the
courtsurface.

pickleballcourtare:
2.8. Lines and Areas.Thelinesandareasof thestandard

arethe linesparallelto the netat eachendof thecourt.

Thebaselines
2.8.1. Baselines.

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3.A. Carry- Hitting the ball in sucha way that it doesnot bounceawayfrom thepaddlebut
tendsto be carriedalongon the faceof the paddleduring its forwarclmotion.

- Thecourtdiagonallyoppositeyour court.
3.8. Cross-court

3.C. DeadBall - A deadball is declaredaftera fault. Seefault.

3.D. Dink Shot- A soft shotthat is intendedto arc overthe net andlandwithin the non-vollev
zone.

3.E. DoubleBounce- A ball that bouncesmorethanonce.on oneside.beforeit is returned.

3.F. DoubleHit - Onesidehitting the ball twice beforeit is returnedovernet.Doublehits may

occurby oneplayeror couldinvolveboth playerson a team.

3.G. Drop Shot- A groundstroke position.

shotthat falls shortof the opponent's

3.H. Drop ShotVolley - A volley shotthat is designedto "kill" the speedof theball andreturn
it short,nearthenet,to an opponentpositionedat or nearthe baseline.This shotis
especiallyeffectivewheninitiatedcloseto the non-volleyline.

3.I. Fault- A fault is anyactionthat stopsplay or createsa rulesviolation.

- Hitting the ball afteronebounce.

3.J. Groundstroke

3.K. Half Volley - A groundstroke

shotwherethepaddlecontactsthe ball immediatelyafterit
bouncesfrom the courtandbeforethe ball risesto its potentialheight.

3.L. Hinder- Any elementor occurrence that affectsplay.Examples:a strayball that entersthe
courtor peoplewho disruptplay by walkingacrossthe court.

3.M. Let - A servethathits the net cordandlandsin the servicecourt.Let mavalsoreferto a

rally that must be replayedfor any reason.

3.N. Lob - A shotthatretumsthe ball ashigh anddeepaspossible,forcingtheopposingside

backto the baseline.

3.O. Non-VolleyZone- The sectionof courtadjacentto the net in which you cuumotvolleythe
ball. It includesall linessurroundingthe zone.

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3.P. OneHandOut- A term usedto describetheconditionwhena servingteamlosesthe first
of its trvo allocatedserves.

3.Q. OverheadSlam/Smash - A hard,overhandshotusuallyresultingfrom an opponent'slob,

high return,or high bounce.

3.R. PassingShot- A volley or groundstroke shotthat is aimedat a dist4ncefrom theplayer

andis designedto preventreturnof the ball (e.g.,a line drive closeto sideline).

3.S. Permanent Object- Any objectnearthe courtor hangingoverthe courtthat interferes

with the flight of the ball.

3.T. Rally - Continuousplay thatoccursafterthe serveandbeforea fault.

3.U. Replays- Any ralliesthat arereplayedfor anyreasonwithout the awardingof a point or a

sideout.

3.V. ServiceCourt- Theareason eithersideof thecenterline,boundedby thenon-volleyline

andthe baseline.

3.W. SideOut - Declaredafteronesidelosesits serviceandothersideis awardedservice.

3.X. TechnicalFoul - The refereeis empoweredto addonepoint to a player'sscoreor a team's

scorewhenthe opponentviolatesoneof the rulescallingfor a technicalfoul or, in the
judgment,the opponentis beingoverlyanddeliberatelyabusive.
referee's

3.Y. Volley - Hitting the ball in the air, duringa rally, beforethe ball hasa chanceto bounce
ontothe court.

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4.A. Sene Motion. The servemustbe madewith an underhandstrokeso that contactwith the
ball is madebelowwaistlevel

4.A.1. UnderhandDefined.Thearm mustbe movingin an upwardarcandthepaddle

headshallbe belowthe wrist whenit strikesthe ball.

4.8. Server Position.At the beginningof the serve,bothfeetmustbe behindthe baseline.At

the time the ball is struck,at leastone foot mustbe on the court surfaceor groundbehind
the baselineandthe server'sfeet may not touch the court surfacein an areaoutsidethe
confinesof the servingarea.The servingareais definedas the areabehindthe baseline
andon or betweenthe imaginarylinesextendedfrom the courtcenterlineandeach
sid€*ine.

4.C. The Serve.Theball mustbe struckbeforeit hits thecourt surface.Theball mustlandin

the opponent'scrosscourt(diagonallyoppositecourt)servicecourt.

4.C.1. PlacementThe servemustclearthe net andthe non-volleyline andland in the

opponent'sservicecourt.The servemay landon any servicecourtline exceptthe
non-vollevline.

4.C.2. Inter{erence.If the serveclearsthe net andthe receiveror thereceiver'sparher

interfereswith the flight of the ball on the senre,it is a point for the servingteam.

4.D. ServiceFoot Fault. Duringthe senre,whenthe ball is struck,the server'sfeetshallnot:

4.D.1.Touchthe areaoutsidethe imaginaryextensionof the sideline.

4.D.2.Touchthe areaoutsidethe imaginaryextensionof the centerline.

4.D.3.Touchthecourt,includingthe baseline.

4.E. ServiceFaults.Duringthe service,it is a fault if:

4.E.1. The servermissesthe ball whentrying to hit it. If the ball landson the ground
withoutthe serverswingingat the bdl, it is not a fault.

4.E.2. The servedball touchesanypennanentobjectbeforeit hits theground.Permanent

objectsincludethe ceiling,walls, fencing,lighting fixtures,net posts,the stands
andseatsfor spectators,the referee,linejudges,spectators (whenin their
recognizedpositions)andall otherobjectsaroundandabovethecourt.

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 4.E.3. The servedball touchesthe serveror server'spartner,or anythingthe serveror
seryer'sparmeris wearingor holding.

4.E.4. Theservedball landson thenon-vollevline.

4.E.5. The servedball hits thenet andlandson the non-volleyline or insidethe non-
volleyzone.

4.E.6. The servedball landsoutsidethe servicecourt.

4.E.7. The servedball hits thenet andlandsoutsidethe servicecourt.

4.F. ServiceLets. Theserveis a let andwill be replayedif:

4.F.1. The servetouchesthe net,strap,or band,andis otherwisegoodandlandsin the

servicecourt.

4.F.2. Theball is servedwhenthereceiveris not readv.

4.F.3. The servedball hits the net andstrikesthereceiveror the receiver'sparftrer.

4.F.4. Therefereeor anyplayercallsa time out becausean object(a ball, anothercourt's

player,a spectator,etc.)causesa distractionby comingwithin the playingarea.

4.F.5. The refereeor a playermaycall a let. If the serveis appealedto therefereeandthe

refereeclearly sawthat the servedid not touch the net, then a point is awardedto
the servingteam.

USAPA Comment.Thereis no limit to the numberof letsa servermay serve.

4.G. The Receiver.Thereceiveris the playerdiagonallyoppositefrom the server.In doubles,

this positioncolresponds
to theplayer'sscoreandstartingposition.Thereis no restriction
on thereceiver'sposition.

4.H. Double BounceRule. The serveandthe servicereturnmustbe allowedto bouncebefore

strikingthe ball. Thatis, eachsidemustplay a gloundstrokeon the first shotfollowing the
serve.After the initial groundstrokes
havebeenmade,play may includevolleys.

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4.L Readiness.Servesshallnot be madeuntil the receiveris readyandthe scorehasbeen
called.The scoreshallbe calledafterboththe serverandthe receiverhavereturnedto
their respectivepositions.

4.I.1. Not ReadySignals.Thereceivermustuseoneof the following to signalthat he

or sheis not readyto receivethe serve:I ) raisingthe paddleabovehis or herhead,
2) raisingthe non-paddlehandabovehis or her head,or 3) gompletelytuming his
or herbackto the server.

4.1.2. Doubles.Whencallingthe scorein doubles,the refereedoesnot haveto wait for

the receiver'spartneror the server'sparher to be ready.It is thereceiver's
responsibilityto signalnot readyfor his or herpartner.

4.I.3. In Motion. Oncethe serverstartsthe servingmotion,the receivercannotbecome

not readyor call a time-out.

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play at anytime beforethe returnof serveto askfor a correction.A playerthat
intemrptsplay afterthe returnof servewill havecommitteda fault andshalllose
the rally. A playerthat intemrptsplay after the servewhentherewasnot an error
in the scorewill havecommitteda fault andshalllosethe rally.

4.1. The l0-SecondRule. The "10-secondrule" appliesto both seryerandreceiver,eachof

whom is allowedup to l0 secondsafterthe scoreis calledto serveor be readyto receive.
It is the server'sresponsibilityto look andbe certainthatthe receiveris readyto receive
serve.

4.J.1. After onetechnicalwarninghasbeenissuedby the referee,furtherdelayson the

part of theserveror thereceiverexceedingl0 secondsshallresultin a technical
foul anda point awardedagainsttheoffender.

4.J.2. If the senrerservesthe ball while thereceiveris signaling"not ready,"the ball will
be re-servedwith no penaltyandthe servershallbe "warned"by therefereeto
checkthereceiver.If the servercontinuesto servewithout checkingthe receiver,
the refereemay call a technicalfoul andawarda point to the receiver'sscore.

4.J.3. After the scoreis called,if the serverlooksat thereceiverandthereceiveris not

signaling"not ready,"the servermaythenserve.If the receiverattemptsto signal
"not ready"afterthe serveis made,thenthe servestands,whetheror not the ball is
returned.

USAPA Comment.A receiverwho attemptsto returnthe serviceshallbeconsidered to

havebeenready. If the receiverhassignalednot ready,the servicemustbe replayed.

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5.A.Singles.

5 . A . 1 .At the startof eachgame,the serverbeginsthe serveon theright sideand

alternatesfrom right to left to right, etc.,aslong asthe serverholdsserve.

5.A.2. The servermustserveto the crosscourt(courtdiagonallyopposite)servicecourt.

5 .A .3 . Theserver's scorewill alwaysbeeven(0,2,4,6, 8, 10...)whenservingfrom the

right sideandodd (1, 3, 5, 7,9...)whenservingfrom the left side(only in singles
plav).

5.B.Doubles.

5.8.1. The servicealwaysstartsin the right-handcourtandalternates

from right to left to
right, etc.,as long asserverholdsserye.

5.8.2. The servermustserveto the crosscourt(courtdiagonallyopposite)servicecourt.

Thereis no restrictionon the positionof the server'spartner.

5.B.3. Theteam'spointswill be evenwhenthe game'sstartingserveris on the right-hand

side.Pointswill be odd whenthe game'sstartingserveris on the left-handside.

5.B.4. Theteamservingthe initial serveof a gamecancommitonly onefault before

serviceis passedon to the opposingteam.After that, eachteammemberserves
until that playerlosesthe servewhenthe teamcommitsa fault. After both players
havelosttheir serves,the servepassesto the opposingteam.

5.8.5. The serverwill alternatebetweenright andleft servicecourtsuponscoringa

point.After the first server'steamfaults,the secondserverwill continueto serve
from thatserver'slastsidepositionandthenalternatepositionsaslong asthe
servingteamcontinuesto win points.

5.8.6. If the ball is servedby the wrongteammemberor from the wrongcourt,the

serviceis a fault. If the fault wasby the first seryer,thenthe first serviceis lost
andthecorrectsecondserverservesfrom the correctserviceposition.If the fault
wasby the secondserver,thenit is a sideout. A point madefrom an incorrect
servicepositionor an incorrectserverwill not be retainedunlessplay has
continuedandanotherpoint hasbeenscoredor the opposingteamhasserved.

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 5.8.7. Thereceiveris the personon the diagonallyoppositesideof thecourtfrom the
server.In doubles,this positioncorresponds
to theplayefs scoreandstarting
position.

5.8.8. Thereceiveris the only playerwho mayreturnthe ball. If the wrongplayerreturns

the ball, it is a point for the servingteam.

5.B.9. The receiver'spartnermay standanywhereon or offthe court.

5.8.10. Thereceivingteamdoesnot alternatepositionswhena point is scoredby the

servingtearn.The receivingteammayswitchpositionsafterthe retumof serve,
but afterthe rally is over,the playersmustreturnbackto their originalpositions,
whichcorrespondto theteam'sscoreandthe players'startingpositions.

USAPAComments.

- Whenan incorrectserveisrecognizedimneaiatety after,therally, the pointdoesnnt

count.

Whenan incorrectserveis not recognizeduntil the serverhaslost the serve,the most

recentpoint scoredby that serveron an illegal serve,ifany, doesnot count.

Whenan incorrectserveis not recognizeduntil the serverhaslost the serveandthe

par0rerhasscoreda point on the serve,thepoint of the first servercounts.If the point
scoredby the parmeris alsothe resultof an illegal serve,that point doesnot count.

Whenan incorrectserveis not recognizeduntil afterthe opposingteamhasserved,points

scoredon the previousservescount.

5.C. Service/Side
Selectionand Rotation.

5.C.1. A coinflip or anyotherfair methodwill determine first choiceof serviceor side.

If the winnerchoosesto serveor receive,the loserpicks startingside.If the winner
choosesstartingside,the loserchoosesto serveor receive.

5.C.2. Sidesandinitid servicewill b€ switcheduponcompletionof eachgame.

5.C.3. Sideswill be switchedin a third game(if the matchis 2 out of 3 games)afterthe

first teamreachesa scoreof 6 points.Serveremainswith theplayerholdingserve.

5.C.4. In gamesto 15,sideswill be switchedafterthe first teamreachesa scoreof 8

points.Serveremainswith theplayerholdingserve.

5.C.5. In gamesto2l, sideswill beswitchedafterthefirst teamreaches

a scoreof I I
points.Serveremainswith the playerholdingserve.

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A fault is anyactionthat stopsplay or createsa violationof the rules.A fault will be declaredfor
thefollowing:

7.A. Hitting the ball into the net on the serviceor anyreturn.

7.8. Hitting the ball out of bounds.

7.C. Failureto hit the ball beforeit bouncestwice on the player'scourt.

7.D. Violationof a servicerule (SeeSection4).

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7:E. A pltA; ilaydGlothins, or ailypartof a;it;tb p"ddeio""ttJr ttrJn"t oi the;et poai
whenthe ball is in play.

7.F. The ball in play strikesa playeror anythingthe playeris wearingor carrying.Thereis one
exceptionto this rule: if the ball strikesthe player'spaddlehandbelowthe wrist, the ball
is still in play. If the ball strikes a player standingout of boundsbefore a fault has
occurred,thatplayerlosesthe rally. In doubles,if the servestrikesthe receiver'spartner,it
is a point for the servingteam,providingit is not a let serveor a fault serve.This rule also
includesballsthatappearto be hit out of bounds:duringplay, if you catchthe ball or try to
stopit from headingout of bounds,you losethe rally.

USAPAComment.If theplayeris in the processof changinghandswith both handson

the paddle,or is attemptinga two-handedstrokeandeitherhandis hit belowthe wrist,
thenthe ball is consideredin play.

7.G. A ball in play strikesanypennanentobjectbeforebouncingon the court.

USAPAComment.If the ball in play hits a permanentobjectafterit hasbouncedon the

court,the playerwho hit the ball wins the point. If the ball in play hits a permanentobject
beforeit bounceson the court,the playerwho hit the ball losesthepoint.

7.H. Violationof non-volleyzonerules(SeeSection9).

7.1. Violationof theotherrules(SeeSectionl2).

7.J. The serveis madeby bouncingthe ball offthe courtsurfacebeforehitting it.

7.K. A playerhits the ball beforeit passesthe planeof the nel

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8.A. A deadball is declaredafter any action that stopsplay.

8.B. A ball is not declareddead until it hasbouncedtrviceor has violatedone of the fault rules
(SeeSection7).

8.C. A hindercalledby the refereeor playerwill resultin a deadball and a replay.

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9.A. The non-volleyzoneis the areaof the courtboundedby the two sidelines,the non-volley
line, andthenet--The nor'volley line -4 ifig sidelines61sincludedinthe non-volley-
zone.

9.B. A fault will be declaredif, in the actof volleyingthe ball, a playeror anythingtheplayeris
wearingor carryingtouchesthe non-volleyzoneor touchesanynon-volleyline. For
example,a fault will be declaredil in the actof volleyingtheball, oneof the player'sfeet
touchesa non-volleyline.

9.C. A fault will be declaredif, in theactof volleyingthe ball, the player'smomentumcauses

the playeror anythingthe playeris wearingor carryingto touchthe non-volleyzoneor
touchanynon-volleyline. It is a fault if the player'smomentumcausestheplayerto touch
anythingthat is touchingthe non-volleyzoneincludingthe player'spartner.It is a fault
evenif the ball is declareddeadbeforethe playertouchesthe non-volleyzone.

9.D. A fault will be declaredif the playerviolatesthe intentof the non-volleyzonerule.All

volleysmustbe initiatedoutsideof the non-volleyzone.A maneuversuchasstanding
within the non-volleyzone,jumping up to hit a volley,andthenlandingoutsidethe non-
volley zoneis prohibited.If a playeris insidethe non-volleyzonefor anyreason,that
playercannotvolleythe returnuntil both feetareon the courtsurfaceoutsidethe non-
volleyzone.

9.E. A playermaystepon the non-volleyline or enterthe non-volleyzoneat anytime except

whenthatplayeris volleyingtheball. Thereis no violationif your partnerretumsthe ball
while you arestandingin the non-volleyzone.A playermayenterthe non-volleyzone
beforeor afterreturninganyball thatbounces.

9.F. A playermaystayinsidethe non-volleyzoneto r€turnballsthat bounce.That is, thereis

no violationif a playerdoesnot exit thenon-volleyzoneafterhittinga ball thatbounces.

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10.A. Scoring:Only the servingteamcan scorepoints.

10.B. Pointsarescoredby legally servinga ball that is not touchedby the opponent(an ace)or
by winning the rally (faulting by the opponent).

10.C. Game:The fust sidescoring I I points and leadingby at leasta 2-point marginwins. If
both sidesaretied at l0 points,then play continuesuntil one sidewins by 2 points.

Best2of 3 gamestoll points.

10.D. Standardtournamentformat:

10.E. Altematetournamentformat:Atoumament directormay chooseto havesomeor all

matchesconsistof one gameto l5 points or one gameto 2l points with a win by 2 points.
A winninc marcin of one point would be appropriatefor roundrobin eventswherethe
winnersaredeterminedby the total numberof points ratherthanthe mostnumberof
matcheswon.

US^PA Comment The propersequence receiver

for callingthe scoreis serverscotre,
scotre,then serverI or server2.

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Completion:

1. Youmust be servingto
2. All servesmust be hit with the paddlebelow the
3. Whenthe ball is hit in the air beforeit bouncesit is considereda
4. Beforereturningthe serveyou must let it
5. In doublesplay the playerin the servicecourt starts the game.
6. The gameis played until pointsare scoredor wins by points.
7. If a playervolleysthe ball while standingin the non-volleyzoneit is calleda
8. Whenservingyoumust standbehindthe line.
9. In singleswhen the scoreis evenyou seryefrom the servicecourt, when the
scoreis odd you seryefrom the servicecourt
10.All ballslandingon a line are called
Matching:
1. Ace 1"4.Let
2. All L5. Lob
3. Backcourt 16. Netgame
4. Backspin 17. Oddcourt
5. Chop 18. Smash
6. Deep 19. Passingshot
7. Drive 20. Poach
B. Downtheline 21. Rally
9. Dropshot 22. Serve
10.Evencourt 23. Top Spin
11.Fault 24. Yolley
12.Footfault
13.Groundstroke

1. A shotin the courtnearthe baseline.(backboundary)

2. Illegalserve,when serverfailsto standbehindthe endline.
3. Overheadstrokeusedto put the ball away.
4. A servethat the receivercannotgetto and scoresa point.
5. A ball playedafterbouncing.
6. The lengthof time the ball is played.
7. A point that mustbe replayed.
B. Whena playerapproaches
the net and playsthe ball from there.
9. A higharchingshotthat landsnearthe baseline.fbackboundary)
10. Underhandstrokethat putsthe ball into play.
11. Areaaroundbackboundaryline.
12. A ball drivenacrossthe net low and parallel.
L3. The right courtbecauseit is whereall evenscoringpointsareservedfrom.
14. A ball hit beforeit bounces.
15. Whenthe scoreis tied.
16. A ball hit very softlywith backspinthat will landvery closeto the net in the
non-volley zone.
L7. Spinappliedto the ball by bringingthe paddleup.
18. In doubleswhen a playercutsin front of his partnerand returnsa shot
surprisingthe opposition.