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How to Play Pickleball in 5 Minutes

If you want to learn to play pickleball, this video has everything you need to know about playing pickleball in five minutes. Learn more about pickleball rules, pickleball scoring, player ...positioning, pickleball court dimensions, the pickleball kitchen (or non-volley zone), and the difference between a volley and dink shot (and when you can and can’t hit those specific pickleball shots). This video is an intro to pickleball to learn everything you need to know to get started playing.

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0:00 - Learn to Play Pickleball
0:26 - Pickleball Court Dimensions
0:39 - Pickleball Serve Rules
1:06 - Serving Player Positions
1:35 - Pickleball Rally Player Positions
2:00 - Kitchen/Non-Volley Zone Rules
2:09 - The Pickleball Volley Rules
2:25 - The Pickleball Dink Shot
2:40 - Complete Rules of Pickleball Scoring
3:40 - Pickleball Scoring Rules Example
4:36 - One Exception to the Scoring Rule
4:50 - PlayPickleball.com

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The basic rules of pickleball scoring

Although there are many scoring rules of pickleball, there are a few basics that are really important to remember, including points, how to keep score, and what happens during a serve.

Points

Pickleball can be played as singles or doubles, but the scoring stays pretty much the same.

Pickleball is usually played to 11 points, and you have to win by two.

Tournaments can be played to 15 or 21, win by two.

Pickleball can be played as singles or doubles.

Every rally begins with a serve.

Only the serving team can score a point by winning a rally.

In doubles, each player on a team has a chance to serve.

Only one player serves during the first serve of the game before it is handed over to the other team.

Your score
Before each serve, the server should call out the score by saying: their team's score first - the opposing team's score - their server number (which may either be one or two).

An example of this would be 2-0-1, which is 2 (your team’s score), 0 (the opposing team’s score), and 1 (whether you are the first or second server on your team).

Serving
After you announce the score, there are a few serving rules in pickleball to remember:

The player in the right service court will always serve first for a team.

If the serving team scores a point, the two players switch places so the first server now serves from the left service court.

The serving team will continue switching places until they lose a rally.

When the serving team loses a rally, the second server will now serve in the position they are already in.

Once the serving team loses another rally, the opposing team now has two chances to serve. This is called a side out.

In singles play, each player serves until they lose a rally.

It is only necessary to call out the score during singles and not the server's number (examples: 1-5, instead of 1-5-1).

Serving example
The score is four to three, with the serving team in the lead. The first server is still serving. The score is called out as 4-3-1.

The serving team loses the rally, so now the second server will serve and call out the score as 4-3-2.

The serving team wins the rally, so the serving team will switch places. The second server will call out the score as 5-3-2, and serve.

The serving team loses the rally this time, so it is side out. Now the opposing team has two chances to serve.

The first server on the opposing team will call out the score as 3-5-1 before serving.

First serve of a pickleball game

The only exception to both players serving is with the very first server of a game.

The very first server of the game still serves from the right service court, but he or she starts as the second server so the team who serves first does not have an unfair advantage.

The very first score of the game is called out as 0-0-2.

Because the first server of the game is considered the second server, a side-out is called as soon as the serving team faults and the other team gets to serve. Here are a few more pickleball scoring rules to remember concerning the first serve of the game:

- Once a player loses the rally, it is a side-out.
- It is important to keep track of which service court you serve from.
- If you are the first server of the game and your score is an even number, you should be serving from the right service court.
- If you are the first server of the game and your score is an odd number, you should be serving from the left service court.

Pickleball tournament scoring

Pickleball tournament scoring is the same as regular games, with a few potential exceptions:

- Tournament games may be scored to 11, 15, or 21.
- The winner must still win by two.
- Some tournaments may have their matches be best of three or best of five games.

Pickleball scoring rules for singles play

In pickleball singles, each player only serves once. If your score is an even number, you serve from the right service court and if your score is an odd number, you serve from the left service court. Once a player loses the rally, it is a side out.

Learning the scoring rules of pickleball

The scoring rules of pickleball may seem very complicated at first, but getting out and playing will help you learn more quickly. Whether you are taking a beginner pickleball course or just jumping right in to play, fellow players will help you learn and remind you of the best way to score pickleball games.

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0:00 - The most undervalued shot in pickleball
0:33 - Tips to execute the perfect serve return
1:18 - Tip #1: Choose depth over speed
1:53 - Tip #2: Transfer your weight to your front foot
2:26 - Tip #3: Drive forward with paddle-side hip
2:55 - Tip #4: Hit through two imaginary pickleball balls
3:19 - Tip #5: Let your momentum take you to the net
3:48 - Drill #1: Practice hitting a deep return of serve
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The return of serve shot is one of the most undervalued shots in pickleball. If you hit a good serve return, it will give your team an advantage to win the rally. We're going to give you tips to execute a good return of serve, as well as a drill to help you practice.
Tips to execute the perfect serve return

The return of serve is the first shot hit on the court after the serve. It is returned by the player who is standing diagonally across the net from the server. You have to let the serve bounce, so you will want to make sure you give yourself some margin at the baseline in case they serve a really deep ball.

Tip #1: Choose depth over speed

When returning a serve, you will want to focus on getting the return deep. If you are choosing between a slow loopy deep return or a short and fast return, in most circumstances you will be better served by choosing the deep return. This will put your opponent back on their baseline and is going to make that third shot harder for them and give you an advantage.

Tip #2: Transfer your weight to your front foot

Placing your feet in the right place will help the trajectory of your ball and make sure that you're hitting the return of serve on your front foot. Hitting your return of serve shot on your back foot will cause your momentum to take you back, and you are more likely to pop your return up high. To stay on your front foot, you will want to give yourself a margin at the baseline, step into your shot, and finish with your weight on your front leg.

Tip #3: Drive forward with paddle-side hip

When you're hitting your return of serve, you will want to use your core to generate power instead of your upper body. Take your paddle side hip and drive through the ball, which will create momentum with your backside hip and carry you forward as you swing.

Tip #4: Hit through two imaginary pickleball balls

A mistake many pickleball players make when returning the serve is not following through your ball, which can cause a shorter return. Because you want to hit a deep return, imagine you're hitting two or three balls ahead of where you're going. This will help you create a better follow-through for a good serve return.

Tip #5: Let your momentum take you to the net

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Drill #1: Practice hitting a deep return of serve

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