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Is a Match Over When Your Partner Can’t Continue? Here’s What the Pickleball Rules Actually Say

Rules Refresh

What Happens If the Ball Hits the Net Dowel in Pickleball?

Rules Refresh

Dead Ball in Pickleball: Does Contact with the Net End the Rally?

01-08-26

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Mark Peifer

2026 Pickleball Rule Changes to Know

USA Pickleball has announced several rule changes for the upcoming 2026 Rulebook. Amendments introduce a format for doubles...

4 min read

Rules

08-20-25

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Mark Peifer

Pickleball Through the Net

Is a pickleball that goes through a damaged net still in play? Find out what the rules say about faulty net equipment, when...

2 min read

Rules

07-17-25

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Mark Peifer

Paddle in the Kitchen: the Non-Volley Zone Volley Rule

Is touching the Kitchen with your paddle during a volley legal or a fault? Learn what the rules have to say about your paddle...

2 min read

Dink Rules Volley

07-03-25

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Mark Peifer

Pickleball Contacts Your Partner: Fault or Not?

Is it fine to keep playing after the ball contacts someone’s arm as long as the pickleball lands in? Learn what the rules...

2 min read

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Organizer Insight: Schedule Pickleball Events Backward From Court Availability
Play the Score, Not the Shot
Poach with Purpose

05-15-23

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Stacie Townsend

Play Points Before It Counts!

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