A playable preview
Learn the rhythm.
Take the court.
Court Play is open during our early testing season. Move from the baseline to the kitchen, begin with a real serve, and experience the rules that make pickleball different.
Built into the gameDiagonal serve · two-bounce rule · kitchen volleys · side-out scoring
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Serving: YouBall in hand. Begin behind the baseline and serve diagonally.
Move anywhere on your half. Come forward for a volley or stay back for the bounce.
The rhythm of the game
Serve. Bounce. Return. Bounce. Then play freely.
The first two groundstrokes create the space that makes pickleball welcoming and strategic. After both sides have let the ball bounce, move forward for a volley—but stay out of the kitchen when you take it in the air.
Read the official rules