Pickleball Information


Pickleball has some new rules this year. Here are a few that may affect your recreational games:

  • Service lets have been eliminated.

  • You can start your service motion while the score is being called.

  • You can bounce the ball to hit a “Drop Serve.”

  • The server doesn’t have to call the score, but someone on the serving team does.

  • Lines calls have been simplified for the serve.

Rick Haigis Ambassador, Salem, MA rickhaigis@hotmail.com

Sue Carnavale, IPTPA Level 1 Certified Pickle Ball Teaching Instructor and Assistant Regional Director, Atlantic Region scarnevale@usapickleball.org

www.usapickleball.org -Information about how to play, training videos, rules

For those new to pickleball, you may be interested in joining USA Pickleball. The membership is $20 a year and provides ample benefits, access to detailed information not available on the website. Also, those that enter a sanctioned tournament, will be required to be USA Pickleball members. http://www.usapickleball.org