PICKLEBALL CORE EXAM MANUAL 2025/2026 ALL
QUESTIOS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Down the Line - ✔✔A shot hit near a sideline that travels close and parallel to the
same line.
✔✔Drive - ✔✔A low shot hit to the opponent's backcourt.
✔✔Drop Shot - ✔✔A soft shot, usually initiated form mid- to backcourt that arcs just
over the net and lands within the opponent's non-volley zone.
✔✔Drop Shot Volley - ✔✔A soft volley shot that is designed to slow the speed of the
ball and return it short, just behind the net.
✔✔Even Court - ✔✔The right half of the court. It is called this because, in singles, your
score will be even when you are serving from this side.
✔✔Face - ✔✔The broad surface on the head of the paddle used to hit the ball.
✔✔Flat Face - ✔✔The hitting surface of the paddle is kept parallel to the net.
✔✔Fault - ✔✔An infringement of the rules that ends the rally.
✔✔Follow Through - ✔✔A continuation of the motion of your swing that follows the
direction you wish the ball to travel.
✔✔Foot Fault - ✔✔Failure to keep at least one foot behind the baseline and touching
the ground at the moment the paddle contacts the ball during a serve, or stepping on or
into the non-volley zone while volleying a ball.
✔✔Forehand - ✔✔A stroke hit on the same side of the body as the hand holding the
paddle.
✔✔Game - ✔✔Regulation games are played to 11 points (a team must win by two
points). Some local games are played to 15 points.
✔✔Grip - ✔✔How you hold the handle of the paddle, or the material that is wrapped
around the handle.
✔✔Groundstroke - ✔✔A stroke made after the ball has bounced.
✔✔Half Volley - ✔✔A groundstroke in which the paddle contacts the ball after it
bounces but before it rises to its potential height. Usually hit just a few inches from the
ground.
QUESTIOS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Down the Line - ✔✔A shot hit near a sideline that travels close and parallel to the
same line.
✔✔Drive - ✔✔A low shot hit to the opponent's backcourt.
✔✔Drop Shot - ✔✔A soft shot, usually initiated form mid- to backcourt that arcs just
over the net and lands within the opponent's non-volley zone.
✔✔Drop Shot Volley - ✔✔A soft volley shot that is designed to slow the speed of the
ball and return it short, just behind the net.
✔✔Even Court - ✔✔The right half of the court. It is called this because, in singles, your
score will be even when you are serving from this side.
✔✔Face - ✔✔The broad surface on the head of the paddle used to hit the ball.
✔✔Flat Face - ✔✔The hitting surface of the paddle is kept parallel to the net.
✔✔Fault - ✔✔An infringement of the rules that ends the rally.
✔✔Follow Through - ✔✔A continuation of the motion of your swing that follows the
direction you wish the ball to travel.
✔✔Foot Fault - ✔✔Failure to keep at least one foot behind the baseline and touching
the ground at the moment the paddle contacts the ball during a serve, or stepping on or
into the non-volley zone while volleying a ball.
✔✔Forehand - ✔✔A stroke hit on the same side of the body as the hand holding the
paddle.
✔✔Game - ✔✔Regulation games are played to 11 points (a team must win by two
points). Some local games are played to 15 points.
✔✔Grip - ✔✔How you hold the handle of the paddle, or the material that is wrapped
around the handle.
✔✔Groundstroke - ✔✔A stroke made after the ball has bounced.
✔✔Half Volley - ✔✔A groundstroke in which the paddle contacts the ball after it
bounces but before it rises to its potential height. Usually hit just a few inches from the
ground.
