Two players try to tag runners as they run between bases in a fun recess game.The game of Pickleball is similar to tennis and is played by 2 teams on a court with a net.You need the right equipment and friends to play both games.
Step 1: Set up two bases 20–30 feet apart.
Set up bases for each thrower in an open area.If you have actual baseball bases, you can lay down any object that won't float away and is easily visible, like a traffic cone or small bin.
Step 2: The designated throwers should be 2 players.
2 players will serve as the designated throwers, and will stay at their specific base until they switch with a runner.They can throw the ball back and forth to one another, but they aren't allowed to leave their assigned base unless they have to pick it up off the ground in the event of an inaccurate throw.A soft dodgeball, tennis ball, or football can be used.
Step 3: While the runners wait, start the game with 2 throws back and forth.
The rest of the players start the game by standing in between the 2 throwers.The throwing players initiate the game by throwing back and forth.If you have a large group, it's a good game to play.It is possible to fit up to 15 players between the bases.
Step 4: While the thrower tries to catch you, run between the bases.
Runners can run to one of the bases after the third throw.The throwers try to tag runners before they reach a base by throwing the ball back and forth.If you want to tag a player, you have to touch them with the ball.A player is only safe if they are standing on a base.Runners count how many times they run between bases.After everyone has been tagged out, the runner with the most runs back and forth is the winner.
Step 5: After being tagged 3 times, switch to the thrower.
If you have been tagged 3 times, switch places with the last thrower.You become a runner when you tag a different runner 3 times.
Step 6: Find 3 friends to play with and get the right equipment.
pickleball is played by 2 teams with 2 players on each team.You will need a ball and paddles.The ball looks like a whiffle ball.It is more difficult.The paddles are 2–3 inches larger on each side and look like ping pong paddles.You can buy a ball and paddles in a sporting goods store.
Step 7: You can find a court or make one.
The courts may be at a park or beach.You can draw your own court with chalk and a collapsible net.A pickleball court is 44 by 22 feet and divided in half by a net.The left and right serving boxes are flush against the base line on each side.The kitchen is between the serving boxes and the net.
Step 8: You can serve underhand from behind the base line.
The serve must be made underhand.Stand behind the serving box's base line to serve.Put your nondominant hand in front of you and strike the bottom of the ball with your paddle.The serving box is on the opposite corner from where you are serving.The next serving player serves if a serve bounces in the kitchen.A fault is when the serving team fails to score by serving incorrectly, sending the ball out of bounds, or letting the pickleball ball bounce.The player on the left gets the serve after every fault.
Step 9: Before returning a serve, let the ball bounce once.
You can't hit a ball in the air before the first return.The ball must bounce on each side before either team can hit it.The opposing team scores a point if the returning team doesn't let the ball bounce once.The play stops if the serving team doesn't let the ball bounce.The next player serves.
Step 10: After every fault, alternate server.
When a team fails to score, move the serve clockwise.If a team fails to score when the player on the right is serving, the serve moves to the left team.The player on the right serving box gets to serve if the serving team fails to score again.A side out is when the serve goes to the opposing team after a team fails to score twice.
Step 11: After the ball has bounced on each side, move to the kitchen.
Each player can hit the ball mid-air after it has bounced once on each side of the court.The players should move up towards the kitchen to prevent the pickleball ball from bouncing twice or bouncing out of bounds.Stand on the edge of your serving box, close to the net, because you are not allowed to hit the ball while standing in the kitchen.
Step 12: Tracking scores and faults will help you understand the rotation.
In pickleball, only the serving team can score and the serve only moves after a fault.Every round in the game results in a score or fault.The same player continues to serve until a fault occurs.When a team wins 2 sets, the game is over.The set was won by 11 points.
Step 13: The serving team received points for scoring.
There are a few ways for the serving team to score.If the ball bounces more than once on the opposing team's side of the court, the team that knocked it out of bounds won't get the point.If the opposing team hits the net, a point is given.If the serving team knocks the ball out of bounds, lets it bounce twice on their side, or hits the net, it is a fault and the serve rotates to the left.
Step 14: The score and player number should be announced prior to each serve.
The players announce three numbers before serving.The first number you will announce is the score of your team.The last number that you shout is the player's number and it is on the right and left.A sample score announcement might say, "4-5-2." This means that the serving team has 4 points, the opponent has 5 and the player on the left is serving.