Pickleball Final Exam|64
Questions with Verified
answers
Ace - -A serve that is not returned by the opponent.
- Approach Shot - -A shot hit forehand or backhand while running up to the
net.
- Backcourt - -The area of the court within a few feet of the baseline.
- Backhand - -A stroke hit on the side of the body opposite from the hand
holding the paddle.
- Backspin - -Spin imparted to the ball by stroking it from high to low,
causing it to spin in the direction opposite to its flight. Also called underspin,
slice, or chop.
- Backswing - -Moving the paddle back from the ready position to prepare
for a shot.
- Baseline - -The line at the back of the pickleball court (22 feet from the
net).
- Bounce It - -A directive from your partner not to hit the all and let it
bounce (because he thinks it will land out of bounds).
- Carry - -Hitting the ball in such as way that it is carried along on the face
of the paddle during its forward motion.
- Centerline - -The line bisecting the service courts that extends from the
non-volley zone line to the baseline.
- Chop - -The motion from high to low that puts backspin on the ball.
- Closed Face - -The top of the paddle face is angled downward about 30
degrees from vertical.
- Crosscourt - -The opponent's court diagonally opposite yours.
- Dead Ball - -The ball is ruled to be dead when a fault is declared.
, - Deep - -Far into the court, near the baseline.
- Dink - -A soft, low shot, initiated from within or just behind the non-volley
zone, that lands in the opponent's non-volley zone.
- Double Bounce Rule - -After a serve, each team must play their first shot
off the bounce, after which the ball can be played off the bounce or volleyed
- Doubles - -A game played with four people divided into two teams, each
team having two players. Teams can be two men, two women, or a woman
and a man (mixed doubles).
- Down the Line - -A shot hit near a sideline that travels close and parallel to
the same line.
- Drive - -A low shot hit to the opponent's backcourt.
- Drop Shot - -A soft shot, usually initiated form mid- to backcourt that arcs
just over the net and lands within the opponent's non-volley zone.
- Drop Shot Volley - -A soft volley shot that is designed to slow the speed of
the ball and return it short, just behind the net.
- Even Court - -The right half of the court. It is called this because, in
singles, your score will be even when you are serving from this side.
- Face - -The broad surface on the head of the paddle used to hit the ball.
- Flat Face - -The hitting surface of the paddle is kept parallel to the net.
- Fault - -An infringement of the rules that ends the rally.
- Follow Through - -A continuation of the motion of your swing that follows
the direction you wish the ball to travel.
- 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.
Questions with Verified
answers
Ace - -A serve that is not returned by the opponent.
- Approach Shot - -A shot hit forehand or backhand while running up to the
net.
- Backcourt - -The area of the court within a few feet of the baseline.
- Backhand - -A stroke hit on the side of the body opposite from the hand
holding the paddle.
- Backspin - -Spin imparted to the ball by stroking it from high to low,
causing it to spin in the direction opposite to its flight. Also called underspin,
slice, or chop.
- Backswing - -Moving the paddle back from the ready position to prepare
for a shot.
- Baseline - -The line at the back of the pickleball court (22 feet from the
net).
- Bounce It - -A directive from your partner not to hit the all and let it
bounce (because he thinks it will land out of bounds).
- Carry - -Hitting the ball in such as way that it is carried along on the face
of the paddle during its forward motion.
- Centerline - -The line bisecting the service courts that extends from the
non-volley zone line to the baseline.
- Chop - -The motion from high to low that puts backspin on the ball.
- Closed Face - -The top of the paddle face is angled downward about 30
degrees from vertical.
- Crosscourt - -The opponent's court diagonally opposite yours.
- Dead Ball - -The ball is ruled to be dead when a fault is declared.
, - Deep - -Far into the court, near the baseline.
- Dink - -A soft, low shot, initiated from within or just behind the non-volley
zone, that lands in the opponent's non-volley zone.
- Double Bounce Rule - -After a serve, each team must play their first shot
off the bounce, after which the ball can be played off the bounce or volleyed
- Doubles - -A game played with four people divided into two teams, each
team having two players. Teams can be two men, two women, or a woman
and a man (mixed doubles).
- Down the Line - -A shot hit near a sideline that travels close and parallel to
the same line.
- Drive - -A low shot hit to the opponent's backcourt.
- Drop Shot - -A soft shot, usually initiated form mid- to backcourt that arcs
just over the net and lands within the opponent's non-volley zone.
- Drop Shot Volley - -A soft volley shot that is designed to slow the speed of
the ball and return it short, just behind the net.
- Even Court - -The right half of the court. It is called this because, in
singles, your score will be even when you are serving from this side.
- Face - -The broad surface on the head of the paddle used to hit the ball.
- Flat Face - -The hitting surface of the paddle is kept parallel to the net.
- Fault - -An infringement of the rules that ends the rally.
- Follow Through - -A continuation of the motion of your swing that follows
the direction you wish the ball to travel.
- 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.
