Rules

 

Click here for a free download of the "Basic Rules of Pickleball"

For the complete rule book, downloadable and free, go to USA Pickleball and their Rules page - located HERE.

THE USA PICKLEBALL SPORTSMANSHIP GUIDE Pickleball was created to be a fun, competitive, and highly social sport. Since its inception, it has embodied an ethic of good sportsmanship that includes respect, fair play, and graciousness in winning and losing. The purpose of this guide is to encourage behaviors that reflect these foundational values. TO CHECK IT OUT, CLICK HERE!

Become a USA Pickleball Member For an annual membership fee of $35, you can support the growth of pickleball by supporting the USA Pickleball organization. Your support helps them give out grants to communities who need help in getting equipment, and sometimes, even courts. It also helps them to do the work of promoting the sport, maintaining the rulebook (and making updates as the sport evolves), maintaining equipment standards, providing training and materials for youth and adult programs, and so much more -- including being a part of the Olympics and Paralympics one day! Your membership supports all of that -- and gives back to you! Membership benefits include discounts on various pickleball equipment items as well as discounts at hotels, restaurants and even rental cars! And as a member, you get to play in USAP sanctioned tournaments, some of which can allow you to advance to the USAP Nationals! Imagine that -- YOU playing at the national level with competitors from across the country!! For more information and to join, CLICK HERE!