Pickleball Rules and Scoring

Pickleball Rules and Scoring

8th Grade · Physical Education · 50 min

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Learning Objective

I can describe the basic rules and scoring of pickleball.

  • 1

    In pickleball, a game is typically played to 11 points, and a team must win by 2 points.

  • 2

    In doubles pickleball, the server announces the score by stating their team's score, then the opposing team's score, and finally the server number.

  • 3

    In singles pickleball, the server announces the score by stating their score, then the opposing team's score; the server number is not needed.