But these are often the most fun games! How to serve in pickleballĮvery rally in pickleball begins with the serve. You can have ending scores of 12-10, 15-13, or even 21-19. This rule can have games on for a long time. So if a game’s tied 10-10, the next score doesn’t win. Confused? We promise it’s easy once you start playing! Rule #9: First team to 11 points wins-but you must win by 2įollowing all the rules above, the game continues until one team gets 11 points. If both players served to start, the serving team would gain an unfair advantage over the returning team. This is so the starting team only gets one serve. Then if your partner loses their serve, a 'side out' occurs in which the ball returns to your opponents who again announce, “3-3-1".Īh and one exception to this rule: the first player to serve in the game calls out "0-0-2". It goes to your teammate who will announce “3-3- 2". If you lose the rally, the ball doesn’t go to your opponents. If you start the serve (from the right side remember), you’ll announce “3-3-1,” so everyone knows you are the first player in rotation serving. What the heck is that third number? It tracks which of the two players on a team has the serve. And in pickleball scoring, you’ll hear players announce three numbers, "Zero, zero… two". In each turn, both players (in doubles) get the opportunity to serve. What happens if you lose the point on your serve? We’ll cover that below in Rule #8: Rule #8: Both partners serve in a turn After winning each point on your serve, you switch sides with your partner and serve to the other opponent. In pickleball, you only win points on your serve, and you continue serving until you lose a rally.
Rule #7: You only win points on your serve The return team would struggle to ever regain the serve and get points, as we’ll cover in our next rule. Without it, the serving team could easily rush the net and gain an unfair edge every time. This rule keeps the serving team back on the baseline to start.
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