Welcome to the very first Pickleball
event of it's kind in the country!
No clue what heck Pickleball is but want something to do or are just curious? Check out this quick video of the basics of the fastest growing sport in the US. Then come right back here!
We are here for fun so we're going to make this easy. This is a first come first serve, team doubles open play event with matches being played to 11 points. The cost is $10 per Pickleballer. That gets you a ticket for a free brewery beverage, we'll have soda and water for kids, and as much play as can be had on the 4 regulation size Pickleball courts in 4 hours. We've got you covered, if you don’t have your own paddle but still want to play.
If one delicious No Label beer isn’t enough and you desire another, Dr. Love and the supporting cast at the bar would be happy to help you with that.
It's the end of Spring Break and St. Patty's Day weekend. It's called Sunday Funday for a reason. Pickleball is so easy to learn, very addicting, super social and most importantly ridiculously fun. Grab a gaggle of friends and come on out. There will be some free swag given away and 2 really great raffle prize packs you can enter to win.
Where: No Label Brewing Company 5351 1st St, Katy, TX 77493
Registration: 12-12:45
Open Play Rules Debrief: 12:45-1
Open Play: 1-5
Registration fees
Open Play Closed
First come first serve, team doubles, Pickleball matches to 11 points.
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$10.00Feb 27 - Mar 18
The Simple Rules of Pickleball
Scoring and Winning:
- A team gets a point when they win a rally that they served. When the serving team wins a point, the server moves to the other side of the serving team's court. The first team to score 11 points wins (must win by two points).
- A team shall score points only when serving. Each time the serving team wins a rally they score a point.
- Rallies are lost by failing to return the ball in-bounds (the lines are in bounds) to the opponent's court before the second bounce, stepping into the non-volley zone and volleying the ball, or by violating the double-bounce rule. The hand is considered an extension of the paddle. The player loses the rally if the ball hits any other part of his body or clothing. A ball hitting a line is considered in.
- The serve is made diagonally from one side of the court to the other where it must bounce inside the diagonal court and outside the no-volley zone before it is returned.
- The return must again bounce on the serving team's court before it is returned over the net.
The Serve:
- The player on the right (when facing the net) always serves first. The ball must contact the paddle below the waist using an underhand motion and must land in the diagonally opposite court, beyond the non-volley line.
- The server must hit the ball without bouncing it first.
- The server must start with both feet behind the baseline during the serve with at least one foot on the court surface at the time the ball is struck.
- Both players on a team will serve before the service passes to the other team.
- When the serving team wins a point, the server moves to the other side of the serving team's court.
- This first servers continues to alternate sides and continues to serve until the team loses a rally.
- In doubles, one team member will serve and continue to serve until the team loses the rally. Then the other team member serves until he/she loses their serve. Then the serves goes over to the other team.
- From this point on each player from both teams will serve before losing the serve to the other side. To keep the first service of a game fair, only the first player serves during the first service of the game.
Double Bounce Rule:
- Each team must play their first shot off the bounce. This is called the "double bounce rule" because the ball must hit twice (once on each side) before it can be volleyed.
- After the first two bounces, each side can choose to hit the ball in the air (volley) or let it bounce once.
NON-Volley Rule:
- On each side of the net there is a 7' non-volley zone (referred to as the kitchen). Players cannot be inside the no-volley zone and hit the ball in the air unless the ball first bounces.
- When volleying the ball (hitting the ball in the air), the player may not step on or over the line or be carried into the non-volley zone after hitting the ball. A player who continues into the non-volley zone after a volley creates a fault and loses the rally no matter whether the ball was dead or not.
- Any other time, a player may be in the non-volley zone without penalty.
Keeping Track of Scoring:
- Because players switch sides with each point, a simple scoring system was devised to keep track of who is serving. Before each serve, the server calls out his team’s score, the other team’s score, and then whether he is the first or second server for his team. For example, if his team has 5 points, the other team has 3, and his partner has already served and lost the point, he would call out, “5, 3, Server 2.”
The Return:
- The receiving team must let the ball bounce before returning the serve. Also, the serving team MUST let the returned ball bounce once more before hitting it back. This means that there will be two bounces during the first two hits of the rally (known as the double-bounce rule). Once the ball has bounced twice the ball can be hit while in the air (volleyed).
Self-Referee:
- The ball is called in or out by the team on the court where the ball bounces. If the ball is too close to call by that team, it is in. Fairness is a virtue!
Contact information
- Event contact
- Andrew
- pickleandpints@gmail.com