America Is Latching Onto Pickleball Like Hotcakes; Where Do You Need to Start?

Pickleball is a fun game that gets as competent as the players are. The sport was invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island, near Seattle. It can be played both indoors and outdoors. However, it needs a certain court with proper dimensions and a net that stands 34 inches tall. The game has been recently getting a lot of recognition around the world.

Although it looks like a mini version of tennis, it has its own flavor of fun. If you are one who has a curiosity about how to begin to play pickleball, let’s have a look at the basic requirements and rules to play pickleball.

The basics to begin playing the new racquet sport, pickleball

Foremost, the game is played on a court with dimensions of the 44′-long and 20′-wide court. It has three boxes on each side, where the area near the net is called the no-volley zone or the kitchen in pickleball players’ terms. Now, coming on to the basic requirements to play, a pickleball paddle/racquet is required, which is available in different sizes and shapes. And one can choose as per their comfortability.

Further, the pickleball balls are available in two forms. One is an outdoor ball with smaller holes in it, whereas the other one is an indoor ball with wider holes. Moreover, the players are supposed to play with court shoes on, preferably shorts and a t-shirt.

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All in all, these were the basic requirements to play the highly trending sport. Now, let’s have a look at the basic rules to understand the game more exclusively.

The basic rules of pickleball

Although pickleball isn’t invented recently, its popularity has really grown immensely in the recent past. Pickleball can be played in singles as well as in doubles. The serve has to be done diagonally, and the server is not allowed to enter the court until the ball is returned by the opponent. The sport is pretty simple in that the rules have been constructed in a way that no team gets an upper hand in the game.

The crucial part of the court is the kitchen or no volley zone. No player can hit the ball in the air while being in no volley zone. Either they have to be behind the kitchen line, or they have drop shot the ball in their opponent’s court. Moreover, they are not even allowed to enter the kitchen during their follow-through. The game is generally played at 11 points. However, in tournaments, it can be 15 or 21 points as well, and the team winning two sets wins the match.

This was the basic introduction to the currently trending racquet sport, pickleball. Although some tennis purists are not very happy with the new sport spreading its roots, if you are interested and want to know more about it, let us know in the comment section.

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