Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the UK and is easily played by all.... and is it now at Bredon Lawn Tennis Club!
We are delighted to announce that as of June 2024, we now have four Pickleball courts professionally painted on courts 3 & 4 - members are able to use these with their existing membership.
Pickleball social sessions are run weekly on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays from 2pm - 4pm. All members are welcome to join these sessions. Guests can also come along for a cost of £3 per session (maximum of 6 sessions).
More information about Pickleball can be found here on the Pickleball England website, including some of the health benefits, but a brief summary is provided below:
Pickleball is a fun sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. It is played on a badminton-sized court and a specific Pickleball net similar to a tennis net. Two or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a perforated polymer ball, over a net.
Please contact us for more details by clicking HERE.
Basic Doubles Rules
To commence the ball is served underhand from the right side of the court and is played diagonally across to the other service court. The defending side has to let the ball bounce first before it can be returned and, subsequently, the serving side also has to let the ball bounce. It is only on the third ball that the ball can be returned immediately. Either you can play a volley or you can let the ball bounce first.
Points can only be scored by the serving side. You win a point if the defending side does not manage to return the ball, hits the ball out, does not let the serve ball bounce, volleys in the non-volley zone, or is hit by the ball. The game ends when one of the parties gets 11 points, with a 2-point lead.
When a side scores a point, the same person serves, but from the other side of the court. When a player loses a point, his or her partner serves from the side of the court where he or she is standing at the moment. If this service also fails to score, service goes to the opponent and the opponent begins the service on the right. For the first service, however, the service changes sides after only one serve.
This is how scoring is kept: 1-0-1 means that the serving side has 1 point, the other side has no points, and this is the first server.
A printable summary of the rules can be found by clicking HERE.