HESR 255 Pickleball Exam #1
ready position - -feet shoulder width apart, knees bent, weight on balls of
the feet, hold paddle chest-high
- two-bounce rule - -when the ball is served, the receiving team must let it
bounce before hitting it, and then the serving team must let it bounce as
well, after this it goes to a one-bounce rule
- when serving, the ball must land in the __________ service court - -diagonal
- Eastern backhand grip - -base knuckle is on #1 position, this will flatten
the paddle head for backhand shots
- Continental grip - -base knuckle at the #2 position
- Eastern forehand grip - -base knuckle at #3 position, the standard "shake
hands" grip
- Semi-western grip - -base knuckle at #4 position, grip for more aggressive
top spin
- forehand groundstroke - -hit from the same side of your body as your
dominant hand
- backhand groundstroke - -hit from the opposite side of your body
- service rules - -must be hit into the diagonal service court, cannot hit the
non-volley zone, must be served underhand and bellow the belly button and
wrist, must be behind the baseline
- where does your partner have to stand when you are serving? - -they can
stand anywhere on the court
- full court dimensions - -44ft x 20 ft
- baseline length - -20ft
- sideline length - -44ft
- centerline length - -15ft
- dink - -soft shot hit so that it just clears the net and drops into the non-
volley zone
ready position - -feet shoulder width apart, knees bent, weight on balls of
the feet, hold paddle chest-high
- two-bounce rule - -when the ball is served, the receiving team must let it
bounce before hitting it, and then the serving team must let it bounce as
well, after this it goes to a one-bounce rule
- when serving, the ball must land in the __________ service court - -diagonal
- Eastern backhand grip - -base knuckle is on #1 position, this will flatten
the paddle head for backhand shots
- Continental grip - -base knuckle at the #2 position
- Eastern forehand grip - -base knuckle at #3 position, the standard "shake
hands" grip
- Semi-western grip - -base knuckle at #4 position, grip for more aggressive
top spin
- forehand groundstroke - -hit from the same side of your body as your
dominant hand
- backhand groundstroke - -hit from the opposite side of your body
- service rules - -must be hit into the diagonal service court, cannot hit the
non-volley zone, must be served underhand and bellow the belly button and
wrist, must be behind the baseline
- where does your partner have to stand when you are serving? - -they can
stand anywhere on the court
- full court dimensions - -44ft x 20 ft
- baseline length - -20ft
- sideline length - -44ft
- centerline length - -15ft
- dink - -soft shot hit so that it just clears the net and drops into the non-
volley zone
