PickleBall Exam 1 Questions and Answers
1. The pickle ball court is the same size as
Answer a Badminton doubles court
2. Size and strength are....in the outcome of the game
Answer not major factors
3. Name 2 inventors of the game
Answer Joel Pritchard & Bill Bell
4. How did Pickle-Ball get its name?
Answer Pritchard's cocker spaniel named Pickles. He would take a loose ball and run.
5. What innovative rule did Barney McCallum add?
Answer Double Bounce Rule
6. What is the purpose of the "non-volley zone"?
Answer control the net player's advantage.
7. Name 3 fitness components commonly used in playing Pickle-Ball
Answer Flexibility Cardiovascular endurance
muscular endurance.
8. What are the official dimensions of the Pickle-Ball court?
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, Answer 20 by 44
9. 3 specific rules of Serving
Answer underhand & below waist must hit behind short
service line
must hit in diagonal opposite court
10. Describe double bounce rule
Answer The receiving team lets the ball bounce. Serving team lets it bounce. Diminished advantage of
serving team, gave some edge to receiving team
11. When can a team or player score a point
Answer When serving
12. Rules governing the NON VOLLEY ZONE
Answer players cannot hit the ball out of the air if in front of non volley area
13. How many games make up a match?
Answer best of three games to 11
14. How do you determine who serves first?
Answer toss coin, rally until fault. spin paddle
15. 3 choices at the start of every game?
Answer to serve, receive, which side to play on
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1. The pickle ball court is the same size as
Answer a Badminton doubles court
2. Size and strength are....in the outcome of the game
Answer not major factors
3. Name 2 inventors of the game
Answer Joel Pritchard & Bill Bell
4. How did Pickle-Ball get its name?
Answer Pritchard's cocker spaniel named Pickles. He would take a loose ball and run.
5. What innovative rule did Barney McCallum add?
Answer Double Bounce Rule
6. What is the purpose of the "non-volley zone"?
Answer control the net player's advantage.
7. Name 3 fitness components commonly used in playing Pickle-Ball
Answer Flexibility Cardiovascular endurance
muscular endurance.
8. What are the official dimensions of the Pickle-Ball court?
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7
, Answer 20 by 44
9. 3 specific rules of Serving
Answer underhand & below waist must hit behind short
service line
must hit in diagonal opposite court
10. Describe double bounce rule
Answer The receiving team lets the ball bounce. Serving team lets it bounce. Diminished advantage of
serving team, gave some edge to receiving team
11. When can a team or player score a point
Answer When serving
12. Rules governing the NON VOLLEY ZONE
Answer players cannot hit the ball out of the air if in front of non volley area
13. How many games make up a match?
Answer best of three games to 11
14. How do you determine who serves first?
Answer toss coin, rally until fault. spin paddle
15. 3 choices at the start of every game?
Answer to serve, receive, which side to play on
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