PICKLEBALL CERTIFICATION LATEST EXAMS
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Foot Fault - ✔✔Failure to keep at least one foot behind the baseline and touching
the ground at the moment the paddle contacts the ball during a serve, or stepping on or
into the non-volley zone while volleying a ball.
✔✔Forehand - ✔✔A stroke hit on the same side of the body as the hand holding the
paddle.
✔✔Game - ✔✔Regulation games are played to 11 points (a team must win by two
points). Some local games are played to 15 points.
✔✔Grip - ✔✔How you hold the handle of the paddle, or the material that is wrapped
around the handle.
✔✔Groundstroke - ✔✔A stroke made after the ball has bounced.
✔✔Half Volley - ✔✔A groundstroke in which the paddle contacts the ball after it
bounces but before it rises to its potential height. Usually hit just a few inches from the
ground.
✔✔Head - ✔✔The part of the paddle above the handle that is used to hit the ball.
, ✔✔Hinder - ✔✔Any element or occurrence that affects play. Examples might be a stray
ball entering the court or a spectator disrupting play.
✔✔Kitchen - ✔✔An affectionate name for the non-volley zone.
✔✔Let - ✔✔A serve that touches the top of the net and lands in the proper service court
(it is replayed without penalty). It may also refer to a rally that must be replayed.
✔✔Lob - ✔✔A short that sends the ball high overhead and deep, forcing the opponent
back to the baseline.
✔✔Midcourt - ✔✔The area between the non-volley zone and the backcourt.
✔✔Non-Volley Zone - ✔✔A seven-foot area adjacent to the net within which you may
not volley the ball. The non-volley zone usually includes all lines around it.
✔✔Odd Court - ✔✔The left half of the court. It is called this because, in singles, your
score will be odd when you are serving from this side.
✔✔Open Face - ✔✔The top of the paddle face is angled upward about 30 degrees from
vertical.
✔✔Overhead Shot - ✔✔A shot made with the paddle over head height. Often
synonymous with smash or slam, although it can refer to any shot made at that height,
whether hard or soft.
✔✔Passing Shot - ✔✔A shot that passes beyond the reach of the player and lands in
bounds. Typically played against an opponent who is advancing on the non-volley zone
or who is already there.
✔✔Poach - ✔✔In doubles, to cross over into your partner's area to play a ball.
✔✔Punch - ✔✔A short, quick shot, without significant backswing or follow through,
usually during a volley.
✔✔Put Away - ✔✔A ball hit such that the opponent cannot return it. A winning shot.
✔✔Rally - ✔✔Hitting the ball back and forth between opponents.
✔✔Replay - ✔✔A rally that is played again without awarding a point or creating a side
out.
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Foot Fault - ✔✔Failure to keep at least one foot behind the baseline and touching
the ground at the moment the paddle contacts the ball during a serve, or stepping on or
into the non-volley zone while volleying a ball.
✔✔Forehand - ✔✔A stroke hit on the same side of the body as the hand holding the
paddle.
✔✔Game - ✔✔Regulation games are played to 11 points (a team must win by two
points). Some local games are played to 15 points.
✔✔Grip - ✔✔How you hold the handle of the paddle, or the material that is wrapped
around the handle.
✔✔Groundstroke - ✔✔A stroke made after the ball has bounced.
✔✔Half Volley - ✔✔A groundstroke in which the paddle contacts the ball after it
bounces but before it rises to its potential height. Usually hit just a few inches from the
ground.
✔✔Head - ✔✔The part of the paddle above the handle that is used to hit the ball.
, ✔✔Hinder - ✔✔Any element or occurrence that affects play. Examples might be a stray
ball entering the court or a spectator disrupting play.
✔✔Kitchen - ✔✔An affectionate name for the non-volley zone.
✔✔Let - ✔✔A serve that touches the top of the net and lands in the proper service court
(it is replayed without penalty). It may also refer to a rally that must be replayed.
✔✔Lob - ✔✔A short that sends the ball high overhead and deep, forcing the opponent
back to the baseline.
✔✔Midcourt - ✔✔The area between the non-volley zone and the backcourt.
✔✔Non-Volley Zone - ✔✔A seven-foot area adjacent to the net within which you may
not volley the ball. The non-volley zone usually includes all lines around it.
✔✔Odd Court - ✔✔The left half of the court. It is called this because, in singles, your
score will be odd when you are serving from this side.
✔✔Open Face - ✔✔The top of the paddle face is angled upward about 30 degrees from
vertical.
✔✔Overhead Shot - ✔✔A shot made with the paddle over head height. Often
synonymous with smash or slam, although it can refer to any shot made at that height,
whether hard or soft.
✔✔Passing Shot - ✔✔A shot that passes beyond the reach of the player and lands in
bounds. Typically played against an opponent who is advancing on the non-volley zone
or who is already there.
✔✔Poach - ✔✔In doubles, to cross over into your partner's area to play a ball.
✔✔Punch - ✔✔A short, quick shot, without significant backswing or follow through,
usually during a volley.
✔✔Put Away - ✔✔A ball hit such that the opponent cannot return it. A winning shot.
✔✔Rally - ✔✔Hitting the ball back and forth between opponents.
✔✔Replay - ✔✔A rally that is played again without awarding a point or creating a side
out.
