THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL
Major Differences
• There are no baseline players in Pickleball
• There is no Serve and Volley in Pickleball
• Pickleball is played at the kitchen line
• Balls are light weight and bounce low
• Small Court
• There is a Non-Volley Zone
• Pickleball is extremely fast and volatile – tempo changes significantly
• Serve is not an offensive stroke
• Hit the ball in front of you not on the side of you.
• Rare to play singles
• Pickleball is noisy and very social
Minor Differences
• There is no double fault with serving in pickleball.
• In doubles Pickleball, each player of a team gets to serve at least once and serves until they lose their turn.
• In pickleball, the score has three numbers. Your team’s score, the opposing team’s score and whether or not you are the first or second server of the team.
• The court dimensions are the same for singles and doubles.
• Overhead serving is not allowed. Serving in pickleball is underhand only.
• Pickleball is typically frantic, loud, and is often accompanied by music.
• The sides of a court are not add or deuce, they are even or odd.
• You play with paddles not racquets
• Tennis racquets SINK, Pickleball paddles DINK