Ace - correct answers A serve that is not returned by the opponent.
Approach Shot - correct answers A shot hit forehand or backhand while running up to
the net.
Backcourt - correct answers The area of the court within a few feet of the baseline.
Backhand - correct answers A stroke hit on the side of the body opposite from the hand
holding the paddle.
Backspin - correct answers 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 - correct answers Moving the paddle back from the ready position to
prepare for a shot.
Baseline - correct answers The line at the back of the pickleball court (22 feet from the
net).
Bounce It - correct answers A directive from your partner not to hit the all and let it
bounce (because he thinks it will land out of bounds).
Carry - correct answers Hitting the ball in such as way that it is carried along on the
face of the paddle during its forward motion.
Centerline - correct answers The line bisecting the service courts that extends from the
non-volley zone line to the baseline.
Chop - correct answers The motion from high to low that puts backspin on the ball.
Closed Face - correct answers The top of the paddle face is angled downward about
30 degrees from vertical.
Crosscourt - correct answers The opponent's court diagonally opposite yours.
, Dead Ball - correct answers The ball is ruled to be dead when a fault is declared.
Deep - correct answers Far into the court, near the baseline.
Dink - correct answers 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 - correct answers 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 - correct answers 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 - correct answers A shot hit near a sideline that travels close and
parallel to the same line.
Drive - correct answers A low shot hit to the opponent's backcourt.
Drop Shot - correct answers 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 - correct answers A soft volley shot that is designed to slow the speed
of the ball and return it short, just behind the net.
Even Court - correct answers 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 - correct answers The broad surface on the head of the paddle used to hit the
ball.
Flat Face - correct answers The hitting surface of the paddle is kept parallel to the net.
Fault - correct answers An infringement of the rules that ends the rally.
Follow Through - correct answers A continuation of the motion of your swing that
follows the direction you wish the ball to travel.
Foot Fault - correct answers 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 - correct answers A stroke hit on the same side of the body as the hand
holding the paddle.
Approach Shot - correct answers A shot hit forehand or backhand while running up to
the net.
Backcourt - correct answers The area of the court within a few feet of the baseline.
Backhand - correct answers A stroke hit on the side of the body opposite from the hand
holding the paddle.
Backspin - correct answers 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 - correct answers Moving the paddle back from the ready position to
prepare for a shot.
Baseline - correct answers The line at the back of the pickleball court (22 feet from the
net).
Bounce It - correct answers A directive from your partner not to hit the all and let it
bounce (because he thinks it will land out of bounds).
Carry - correct answers Hitting the ball in such as way that it is carried along on the
face of the paddle during its forward motion.
Centerline - correct answers The line bisecting the service courts that extends from the
non-volley zone line to the baseline.
Chop - correct answers The motion from high to low that puts backspin on the ball.
Closed Face - correct answers The top of the paddle face is angled downward about
30 degrees from vertical.
Crosscourt - correct answers The opponent's court diagonally opposite yours.
, Dead Ball - correct answers The ball is ruled to be dead when a fault is declared.
Deep - correct answers Far into the court, near the baseline.
Dink - correct answers 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 - correct answers 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 - correct answers 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 - correct answers A shot hit near a sideline that travels close and
parallel to the same line.
Drive - correct answers A low shot hit to the opponent's backcourt.
Drop Shot - correct answers 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 - correct answers A soft volley shot that is designed to slow the speed
of the ball and return it short, just behind the net.
Even Court - correct answers 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 - correct answers The broad surface on the head of the paddle used to hit the
ball.
Flat Face - correct answers The hitting surface of the paddle is kept parallel to the net.
Fault - correct answers An infringement of the rules that ends the rally.
Follow Through - correct answers A continuation of the motion of your swing that
follows the direction you wish the ball to travel.
Foot Fault - correct answers 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 - correct answers A stroke hit on the same side of the body as the hand
holding the paddle.
