Pickleball

A player or team wins once they have scored 11 points, win by 2, or 15 or 21 depending on the tournament style.

Each point begins with a crosscourt underhand serve from behind the end line that must land past the non-volley zone. There is only one serve attempt allowed unless a let occurs. The receiver must let the ball bounce and can then return the ball with a hit of their own. The serving player also lets the ball bounce and then the players are allowed to volley during the rally.

1. Points are only scored by the team who has serving possession
2. Games are played to 11 points (win by two)
3. In doubles, both players get an opportunity to serve before a side out (except after the first serve)
4. Players may not enter the No Volley Zone to perform a volley
5. The ball must be served from behind the service line using an underhand motion and must land in the diagonally opposite serving court.

Many believe pickleball earned its unique name because of the McCallum family's dog named "Pickles." However, the dog was actually named after the game, as Pickles did not join the McCallum family until a few years after they had started playing pickleball.

The real reason for the name of "pickleball" was because Joel Pritchard's wife Joan remarked that the game resembled a "pickle crew" in a boat.

Pickleball is most popular in the United States, and is played by players of all ages.

Pickleball is considered to be easier than tennis. Pickleball players pride the game for being accessible to many players.