Court Etiquette
When serving call the score. Calling the score lets the receiver know you are ready to serve and helps all players keep track of the score.
Do not chase the ball into another court.
Be courteous and return other players' balls that stray into and behind your court.
If another team's ball is in your court during play, for safety's sake stop your play and have the server re-serve.
Be available to go on the court when your paddle 'marker' assigns you to the next available court.
Extra balls are shared in boxes between the nets. Remove all errant balls from the courts and place in the box.
All players like to improve. The better, more experienced players should occasionally make themselves available to play with or against the weaker, less experienced players. We are all in the same club.
For safety and courtesy, entries and exits to the courts, during play, should be made through the North doors.
When play is completed and you are leaving the court be courteous to players still playing and ensure ample clearance behind the courts that are in play.
Kindly ensure that you refrain from wearing "loud" perfumes and give your favorite pickleball jersey a good washing between game days.
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Ball Etiquette and Paddle Care
When the ball needs to be returned to the server, the player closest to the ball should get it and send it to the server.
Send a ball to the server so that he/she can catch it easily with one hand. Advanced players should be able to get the ball to bounce once, softly, to the server, and most less advanced players should be able to make the ball bounce twice to ensure that it arrives at a low speed.
Never hit a ball hard toward the server's side. Aside from the possibility of hitting someone who's not expecting a ball to be coming, you'll also probably cause the ball to bounce off the wall and roll either too far away or into the court where it will become a hazard. Also, it's rude to make the server pick a ball up off the ground when you could have sent it so that it could be caught after a bounce or two.
As an added bonus, when you don’t use your paddle as a “scoop” to pick up the ball or hit it along the ground - you are also being kind to your paddle. You want your pickleball paddles to last as long as possible. They are easy to maintain using the following tips to make them last as long as possible.
Hope these suggestions make your pickleball playing even more enjoyable!!
You may look at the currently proposed descriptions for the different rating groups at the end of this document to help determine your rating. You may also use the following statements in helping to select your self-rating.
Most senior players will fall in the 2.5 to 3.5 categories. If you are unsure – it always best to rate yourself LOWER and work harder to achieve the next rating level. When you play above or below your correct level it is neither fun for you nor your opponents.
Rating Descriptions