PICKLE BALL TEST REVIEW
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When was Pickle Ball invented? - ANSWERSummer of 1965
What was Pickle Ball named after? - ANSWERThe family dog that would chase after
the errant balls and then hide in the bushes, thus Pickle's ball which was later
shortened to the namesake of Pickle ball
Where was it initially played? - ANSWERIn their backyards on a hard surface, on
driveways, and on residential dead-end streets
Where was Pickle Ball invented? - ANSWERBainbridge Island near Seattle,
Washington
Why was it invented? - ANSWERTo provide a sport for the entire family
What three people invented it? - ANSWERU.S. Congressman Joel Pritchard, William
Bell, and Barney McCallum
Where is pickle ball played today? - ANSWERIn thousands of school P.E. programs,
parks and recreation centers, correctional facilities, camps, YMCA's and retirement
communities
Where must you serve? - ANSWERBehind the base line.
Where is the ball considered out? - ANSWERPast the base lines and side lines
If the ball hits the line is it considered in or out? - ANSWERin
What are the rules for returning the ball? - ANSWERThe receiving team must let the
ball bounce before returning the serve. Also, the serving team MUST let the returned
ball bounce once more before hitting it back. This means that there will be two
bounces in the first two hits of the rally.
Then you can smash the ball overhand.
Singles Play - ANSWERThe server serves from the right side of the court when his
or her score is even and the left side when odd.
Court Size - ANSWER20 by 22 feet
Where on a serve does the ball bounce in to be considered a fault? - ANSWERThe
non-volley zone (and on its line)
How far away from the net is the non-volley zone? - ANSWER7 feet
CORRECT 100%
When was Pickle Ball invented? - ANSWERSummer of 1965
What was Pickle Ball named after? - ANSWERThe family dog that would chase after
the errant balls and then hide in the bushes, thus Pickle's ball which was later
shortened to the namesake of Pickle ball
Where was it initially played? - ANSWERIn their backyards on a hard surface, on
driveways, and on residential dead-end streets
Where was Pickle Ball invented? - ANSWERBainbridge Island near Seattle,
Washington
Why was it invented? - ANSWERTo provide a sport for the entire family
What three people invented it? - ANSWERU.S. Congressman Joel Pritchard, William
Bell, and Barney McCallum
Where is pickle ball played today? - ANSWERIn thousands of school P.E. programs,
parks and recreation centers, correctional facilities, camps, YMCA's and retirement
communities
Where must you serve? - ANSWERBehind the base line.
Where is the ball considered out? - ANSWERPast the base lines and side lines
If the ball hits the line is it considered in or out? - ANSWERin
What are the rules for returning the ball? - ANSWERThe receiving team must let the
ball bounce before returning the serve. Also, the serving team MUST let the returned
ball bounce once more before hitting it back. This means that there will be two
bounces in the first two hits of the rally.
Then you can smash the ball overhand.
Singles Play - ANSWERThe server serves from the right side of the court when his
or her score is even and the left side when odd.
Court Size - ANSWER20 by 22 feet
Where on a serve does the ball bounce in to be considered a fault? - ANSWERThe
non-volley zone (and on its line)
How far away from the net is the non-volley zone? - ANSWER7 feet
