Pickleball Written Test UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
How did pickleball get it's name? - CORRECT ANSWER -The family who made the
game had a dog named pickles.
Net dimensions - CORRECT ANSWER -height: 34 inches (3 feet)
width: 20 feet
Court dimensions (be able to draw this) - CORRECT ANSWER -width: 20 feet
length: 44 feet
non-volley zone: 7 feet from net
Serve - CORRECT ANSWER -underhand swing & to diagonal court
clears non-volley zone
cut-throat - CORRECT ANSWER -2 vs 1
player on right - CORRECT ANSWER -always serves first
how many faults - CORRECT ANSWER -only one on first serve, two per team total
volley - CORRECT ANSWER -hit the ball in the air w/o letting it bounce
points - CORRECT ANSWER -games go to 11 points, win by 2
only serving team can earn points
side out - CORRECT ANSWER -when team not in possession wins the rally
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
How did pickleball get it's name? - CORRECT ANSWER -The family who made the
game had a dog named pickles.
Net dimensions - CORRECT ANSWER -height: 34 inches (3 feet)
width: 20 feet
Court dimensions (be able to draw this) - CORRECT ANSWER -width: 20 feet
length: 44 feet
non-volley zone: 7 feet from net
Serve - CORRECT ANSWER -underhand swing & to diagonal court
clears non-volley zone
cut-throat - CORRECT ANSWER -2 vs 1
player on right - CORRECT ANSWER -always serves first
how many faults - CORRECT ANSWER -only one on first serve, two per team total
volley - CORRECT ANSWER -hit the ball in the air w/o letting it bounce
points - CORRECT ANSWER -games go to 11 points, win by 2
only serving team can earn points
side out - CORRECT ANSWER -when team not in possession wins the rally
