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Pickleball Certification Exam COMPLETE NEWEST
200 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
T/F? The 3 inventors of the game: Barney McCallum, Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell
True
Who introduced pickleball to ACU & has the outdoor courts named in her honor who also
wrote the first pickleball textbook for teachers/students?
Joyce Curtis
ACU begin teaching pickleball to students in 19___.
84
Pickleball get its name by a ________ _______ named pickles.
cocker spaniel
What innovative rule did Barney McCallum add?
Double bounce rule
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The purpose of the "non-volley zone" is to provide a safety no-__________ in front of
_____________.
slam
line
T/F? The pickle-ball court is the same size as a Badminton doubles court for both singles &
doubles.
True
______ & strength aren't major factors in the _____________ of a game, strategy & tactics
are just as important
Size
outcome
T/F? The game evolved in 1964.
False in 1965
The 3 specific rules of serving are _________ feet behind the line, serve __________________
& serve ________________ in serving box.
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both
diagonally
underhand
The bounce serve came out in January of 2021 w/ the rules of no _________ & feet
_______________ the line.
tossing
behind
T/F? The double bounce rule states that ball must bounce 2X each side.
False it is only once
Know when a team or player can score a point.
When the team or player is serving
Know about the even & odd serving courts in singles
Even-right
Odds-left
T/F? The rules governing the non-volley zone (the Kitchen) is that you can't hit the ball out of
the air in kitchen if bouncing in the kitchen you can get it.
True
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How many games make up a "match in pickleball?
2/3 games
T/F? You determine who serves 1st in the 1st game by coin toss or spin paddle.
True
Who serves first in the second game of a match?
Team or player that didn't hit 1st
The three choices you have when you win the paddle spin/coin toss are serve,
_______________ or side.
receive
Be able to label where you & a partner ( the opponents stand on the court when serving &/or
receiving a serve in doubles.
...
Be able to label the parts of the court including: the even & odd serving courts, short service
line, non-volley zone/kitchen, sidelines, & baseline.
...
Balls landing on the lines iare ______ except for _________-serve line.
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Pickleball Certification Exam COMPLETE NEWEST
200 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
T/F? The 3 inventors of the game: Barney McCallum, Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell
True
Who introduced pickleball to ACU & has the outdoor courts named in her honor who also
wrote the first pickleball textbook for teachers/students?
Joyce Curtis
ACU begin teaching pickleball to students in 19___.
84
Pickleball get its name by a ________ _______ named pickles.
cocker spaniel
What innovative rule did Barney McCallum add?
Double bounce rule
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The purpose of the "non-volley zone" is to provide a safety no-__________ in front of
_____________.
slam
line
T/F? The pickle-ball court is the same size as a Badminton doubles court for both singles &
doubles.
True
______ & strength aren't major factors in the _____________ of a game, strategy & tactics
are just as important
Size
outcome
T/F? The game evolved in 1964.
False in 1965
The 3 specific rules of serving are _________ feet behind the line, serve __________________
& serve ________________ in serving box.
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both
diagonally
underhand
The bounce serve came out in January of 2021 w/ the rules of no _________ & feet
_______________ the line.
tossing
behind
T/F? The double bounce rule states that ball must bounce 2X each side.
False it is only once
Know when a team or player can score a point.
When the team or player is serving
Know about the even & odd serving courts in singles
Even-right
Odds-left
T/F? The rules governing the non-volley zone (the Kitchen) is that you can't hit the ball out of
the air in kitchen if bouncing in the kitchen you can get it.
True
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How many games make up a "match in pickleball?
2/3 games
T/F? You determine who serves 1st in the 1st game by coin toss or spin paddle.
True
Who serves first in the second game of a match?
Team or player that didn't hit 1st
The three choices you have when you win the paddle spin/coin toss are serve,
_______________ or side.
receive
Be able to label where you & a partner ( the opponents stand on the court when serving &/or
receiving a serve in doubles.
...
Be able to label the parts of the court including: the even & odd serving courts, short service
line, non-volley zone/kitchen, sidelines, & baseline.
...
Balls landing on the lines iare ______ except for _________-serve line.
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