PICKLEBALL COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2025/2026 ALL
QUESTIOS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔let - ✔✔When the ball touches the net on the serve and lands in the proper service
court
✔✔one
both - ✔✔At the start of each new game, the first serving team is allowed only ___
fault(s) before giving up the ball to the opponents. Thereafter, _____ member(s) of each
team will serve and fault before the ball is turned over to the opposing team.
✔✔right hand court - ✔✔When receiving the serve, the player in the _____ will always
start play.
✔✔each team must play their first shot off of the bounce; after the two bounces have
occurred, the ball can either be volleyed or played off of the bounce - ✔✔What is the
double bounce rule?
✔✔-hitting the ball out of bounds
-not clearing the net
-stepping into the non volley zone and volleying the ball - ✔✔Name three faults.
✔✔alley - ✔✔extension of the court by 1 1/2 feet on both sides for doubles play
✔✔back alley - ✔✔area between the back boundary line and the long service line for
doubles
✔✔backcourt - ✔✔back third of the court, in the area of the back boundary lines
✔✔balk (feint) - ✔✔any deceptive movement that disconcerts an opponent before or
during the service
✔✔baseline - ✔✔back boundary line at each end of the court, parallel to the net
✔✔carry - ✔✔an illegal tactic, also called a sling or a throw, in which the shuttle is
caught and held on the racquet and then slung during the execution of a stroke
✔✔center or base position - ✔✔location in the center of the court to which a singles
player ties to return after each shot
✔✔center line - ✔✔line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and right service
courts
✔✔clear - ✔✔a shot hit deep into the opponents back boundary line
, ✔✔high clear - ✔✔defensive clear
✔✔attacking clear - ✔✔offensive clear
✔✔court - ✔✔area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines
✔✔drive - ✔✔a fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net
✔✔drop - ✔✔a shot hit softly and with finesse to fall rapidly and close to the net on the
opponent's side
✔✔fault - ✔✔a violation of the playing rules, either in serving, receiving, or during play
✔✔flick - ✔✔a quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by changing
an apparently soft shot into a faster passing one; used primarily on the serve and at the
net
✔✔forecourt - ✔✔front third of the court, between the net and the short service line
✔✔hairpin net shot - ✔✔shot made from below and very close to the net with the shuttle
rising, just clearing the net, and then dropping sharply down the other side. The shuttle's
flight approximates the shape of a hairpin.
✔✔half court shot - ✔✔a shot hit low and to midcourt, used effectively in doubles
against the up-and-back formation
✔✔kill - ✔✔fast downward shot that cannot be returned; a "putaway"
✔✔let - ✔✔a legitimate cessation of play to allow a rally to be played
✔✔long service line - ✔✔in singles, the back boundary line. in doubles, a line 2 1/2 feet
inside of the back boundary line. the serve may not go past this line.
✔✔match - ✔✔a series of games to determine a winner
✔✔midcourt - ✔✔the middle third of the court, halfway between the net and back
boundary line
✔✔net shot - ✔✔shot hit from the forecourt that just clears the net and falls rapidly
✔✔push shot - ✔✔gentle shot played by pushing the shuttle with little wrist motion,
usually from the net or midcourt to the opponent's midcourt
QUESTIOS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔let - ✔✔When the ball touches the net on the serve and lands in the proper service
court
✔✔one
both - ✔✔At the start of each new game, the first serving team is allowed only ___
fault(s) before giving up the ball to the opponents. Thereafter, _____ member(s) of each
team will serve and fault before the ball is turned over to the opposing team.
✔✔right hand court - ✔✔When receiving the serve, the player in the _____ will always
start play.
✔✔each team must play their first shot off of the bounce; after the two bounces have
occurred, the ball can either be volleyed or played off of the bounce - ✔✔What is the
double bounce rule?
✔✔-hitting the ball out of bounds
-not clearing the net
-stepping into the non volley zone and volleying the ball - ✔✔Name three faults.
✔✔alley - ✔✔extension of the court by 1 1/2 feet on both sides for doubles play
✔✔back alley - ✔✔area between the back boundary line and the long service line for
doubles
✔✔backcourt - ✔✔back third of the court, in the area of the back boundary lines
✔✔balk (feint) - ✔✔any deceptive movement that disconcerts an opponent before or
during the service
✔✔baseline - ✔✔back boundary line at each end of the court, parallel to the net
✔✔carry - ✔✔an illegal tactic, also called a sling or a throw, in which the shuttle is
caught and held on the racquet and then slung during the execution of a stroke
✔✔center or base position - ✔✔location in the center of the court to which a singles
player ties to return after each shot
✔✔center line - ✔✔line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and right service
courts
✔✔clear - ✔✔a shot hit deep into the opponents back boundary line
, ✔✔high clear - ✔✔defensive clear
✔✔attacking clear - ✔✔offensive clear
✔✔court - ✔✔area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines
✔✔drive - ✔✔a fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net
✔✔drop - ✔✔a shot hit softly and with finesse to fall rapidly and close to the net on the
opponent's side
✔✔fault - ✔✔a violation of the playing rules, either in serving, receiving, or during play
✔✔flick - ✔✔a quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by changing
an apparently soft shot into a faster passing one; used primarily on the serve and at the
net
✔✔forecourt - ✔✔front third of the court, between the net and the short service line
✔✔hairpin net shot - ✔✔shot made from below and very close to the net with the shuttle
rising, just clearing the net, and then dropping sharply down the other side. The shuttle's
flight approximates the shape of a hairpin.
✔✔half court shot - ✔✔a shot hit low and to midcourt, used effectively in doubles
against the up-and-back formation
✔✔kill - ✔✔fast downward shot that cannot be returned; a "putaway"
✔✔let - ✔✔a legitimate cessation of play to allow a rally to be played
✔✔long service line - ✔✔in singles, the back boundary line. in doubles, a line 2 1/2 feet
inside of the back boundary line. the serve may not go past this line.
✔✔match - ✔✔a series of games to determine a winner
✔✔midcourt - ✔✔the middle third of the court, halfway between the net and back
boundary line
✔✔net shot - ✔✔shot hit from the forecourt that just clears the net and falls rapidly
✔✔push shot - ✔✔gentle shot played by pushing the shuttle with little wrist motion,
usually from the net or midcourt to the opponent's midcourt
