Pickleball Terminology

3. Action of striking the shuttle with the Paddle.
7. Position in which a player stands in relation to the court, net, opponent and Pickle ball.
8. High arching shot that lands near the baseline
9. The amount of time it takes to get from one place on the court to the other.
10. A hard, overhand shot usually resulting from an opponent’s lob, high return or high bounce.
12. The ability to combine movements smoothly with total body control.
14. An alert body position that allows quick movement in any direction
16. Hit Any ball that requires the racket to come across the body.
17. To hit the ball in the air before it bounces. All volleying must be done with the player’s feet behind the non-volley zone line.
18. Implement used to hit the pickleball
20. Ball used that is slightly smaller than a traditional wiffle ball used for baseball.

1. Any ball that is hit on the racket side of the body.
2. ability to exert a low to medium force on an object repeatedly.
4. Act of putting the pickleball into play
5. Shot A soft shot meant to draw opponent into the non-volley zone
6. The relative amount of lean body mass to body fat.
11. The ability to change direction quickly.
13. Rule Each team must play their first shot off the bounce. That is the first receiving team must let the served ball bounce, and the serving team must let the return of the serve bounce before playing it.
15. Zone: Are of the court no volleying may occur
19. Hit Hitting the shuttle twice in the same stroke
21. Play that is allowed to be replayed