Points
The game of Pickleball is usually played to a score of 11. The winning team must win by two points or play
continues until one team wins by 2. In tournament play, games can be played to 15 or 21. Unlike tennis or
badminton, only the serving team can win a point. The receiving team must get the"side down"and get
the serve back before earning points.
You earn a point when the other team commits a fault.
Scoring
Scoring in pickleball can be very confusing to beginners. The first rule of etiquette in pickleball is that the
server and only the server should announce the score. The player that is standing in the right-hand service
area of the serving side always starts. That player is server number 1 for this sequence only. The next time
they get the serve, their partner may be in the right court to start and they become server number 1.
The sequence for announcing the score is as follows; serving team’s score first, opponents score second
and server number third. So if the server announces 3, 4, 1, the serving team has 3 points, the opposing team
has 4 points and server number 1 is serving. If the serving team wins a point, the score would be 4, 4, 1.
The serving team switches courts after winning a point but the receiving team stays as is.
Remember the server only gets one fault and they lose their serve. You only get one chance to get your serve in,
not two as in tennis.
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