new to pickleball
First timer
Pickleball is easy to start and confusing to follow: who serves, when the ball has to bounce, where you can stand. This path draws each rule on a court so you can see it, then covers the few shots you need to enjoy your first open play.
Lessons
What pickleball is
The point of the game in doubles, how a rally works, and how you win points and games.
The court
The names of every line and area on a pickleball court, and why each one matters.
The basic rules
The serve, the two-bounce rule, the kitchen, faults and calling the score, for doubles.
What you need to play
The paddle, the ball and the shoes, what the rules actually require, and what you can safely ignore when you are starting.
Where to play
How to find courts near you, what open play is, and what actually happens the first time you turn up on your own.