Pickleball Questions and Answers Already Passed

Pickleball Questions and Answers Already Passed When was Pickleball created? 1965 Where was Pickleball created? Bainbridge Island (outside of Seattle, Washington) What was the original purpose of Pickleball? to provide a sport for the entire family Joel Pritchard, William Bell, and Barney McCallum creators of Pickleball Where was pickleball played back then? on driveways and on hard sufaces in their backyards (not an actual sport then) When did the sport become an actual sport? 1970's How big was the court for pickleball? 20 x 44 How big is the net? 36 on the sides and 34 in the center Is there an official paddle and ball for pickleball? yes What must occur during a serve? at least one foot must be behind the line using an underhand throwing it and then hitting underhand also In what direction must you hit the ball? diagonally (person on left side of one court hits it the person on the right side on the other court) What must the ball not land in during a serve? non-volley zone Where must the paddle not pass? waist How many service attempts are allowed? 1 Let Serve when the ball hits the net and still goes into the correct service area What happens when a let serve occurs? redo on serve What happens when a player misses their first serve in doubles? redo (only one redo) Doubles match with four players, two on each team Singles match with two player, one on each team Who will always start the serve? person on the right hand side How many bounces are allowed? 2