Never EVER Do These Things On A Pickleball Court | Etiquette

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In today’s video, we’re going to talk about the pickleball court etiquette: the do’s and don’ts on the court!

Pickleball is fun, but there are times when it can be frustrating, annoying, or even make us angry. Poor manners and bad sportsmanship can ruin an awesome day on the courts.

You don't want to accidentally become "that person" that no one wants to play with. And when you do encounter bad apples, what should you do?

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[MrMuscleman]

Pickleball players are very much like Bridge players. The better they become, the more obnoxious they become. There are plenty of us who have no aspirations toward being the next champion. Good manners and courtesy should never be abandoned.

[buddygregory]

Great video, thanks for putting this together to help someone new. I'm a 65 year old man and have taken a few lessons along with another player also taking lessons with me; we joined with some other players who play regularly in an open court session at the rec center. The first couple of groups we played were very experienced and were very gracious. They knew were learning and helped us to get through a couple of games. We were very appreciative of their generous attitude. Next time our turn came up, we were playing against two ladies who were also very experienced. We told them we were new and did not ask for help or any instruction. We kindly asked that they please bear with us as newbies to the game. At the net before play started, one of the ladies said very unkindly "THIS IS NOT INSTRUCTION", which of course we knew and were not expecting. Every shot through the game they took advantage of our inexperience and smashed the ball whenever possible, quickly thrashing us 11-1. Not what we were expecting of social/recreational players. I agree with the othe comments stating that good manners and courtesy should never be abandoned.

[jpdrummer]

Don't patronize lesser players. If they hit a great shot, tell them, "great shot!" Mean what you say --and tell them (if time permitted) why it was a great shot. This will help improve their game, identify their strength and encourage them. I know it does me.

[joeluis]

I just recently started, about 2 weeks. The group I play is extremely large, over 30 ppl. In their heads, they are all 20.0, lol. Then, if I’m on a team, and we start losing, my partner takes over the game. He hits anything that comes across the net, regardless of where it lands. Then there are those who give me pointers. Mostly everyone contradicts what the ones before told me. Then if I forget to let in bounce on the 2nd hit, or hit a ball that could possibly been out, or even worse, step in the kitchen, they get upset. How am I supposed to remember 300 rules in 2 wks, compared to those who have been playing 5 yrs plus?

[SocialBobcat]

I've always felt that there are two ways for competitive spirit to be raised, either through antagonism / dislike when one or more participants are acting poorly, or through a good-natured rivalry when everyone wants to win but still are self-secure enough to praise good efforts by the opposition and make friends in the process.

I know which method in the macro sense is better for society....

[mccgunter]

I need to clean my act up for sure. Thanks for the reminder 😊

[nealconner]

Thanks for taking the time to make this. This should be required viewing for those just beginning, those playing in league play or or tournaments.. A subtle way to remind how players should act when playing the game at all times. I plan to share this with all those I play with. Good job....on a much needed video!

[Space_Burrito_Rat]

Great stuff. Calling the ball in when in doubt is important, especially in rec play when everyone is just trying to have a good time

[PickleballBrand]

Very good tips. Never understood saying sorry for ball rolling off the net tho. If my opponent hits me with it then good for you good shot. I don’t expect an apology

[michaels]

I live in an over 55 and there are some players here that are great at returning but are not very quick on their feet. I have noted that some folks short serve (drop it just past the kitchen line or off to the side) so that those folks can't get to the ball on time. Admittedly, I did that for a time when I just started but now absolutely will not unless they are kicking our ass.

[ognahtanoj]

Solid stuff. I'm very surprised you didn't include "spectators input on line calls" though as this one irks me the most.

[dylancardoso]

Had an old lady today tell me and my fiance she wasn't gonna play against us because she was a 4.5 and I was so confused but I could tell she was trying to say she was better than us. I just laughed but now that I think about it why would someone act like that to a complete stranger just trying to have fun lol. Some people are weird man

[laurajkirk]

You know, I'm not going to lob a ball over the head or drop the ball in the kitchen against the guy who has a botched hip replacement every single shot. But when every single shot he hits to me is a 50 mph slam, you damn well better believe I'm not going to show him any vast amount of mercy. He slams it for one reason, to get a point.

[green]

I play in a public area where hardly anyone is even intermediate level. So balls end up in other peoples courts all the time. Every now and then you’ll get a group of Karen’s that start to become rude after you’ve hit a ball into their court multiple times. I get it it’s annoying, but 90% of the time the ball can be completely ignored since it’s against the fence or in the corner. But they’ll pause the game, make a rude remark then toss the ball back into our court, It’s so unnecessary and just rude as hell. We literally have extra balls so that other courts know they can ignore our stray balls until their rally is over specifically to not interrupt a match. Today we had idk probably 5 balls go into their court over 2 hours of play. Only 1 ball actually went into the playing area that couldn’t be ignored and that was enough for them to shout “REALLY?!” At us. I nearly gave her a piece of my mind. Like I’m so sorry that we interrupted your geriatric pickle ball session for 20 seconds.

[MeepMeep]

These 3 are the most important pickle ball etiquette

Always lob it in the sun
3.5+ anything is allowed
When it hits the net, point at the opponent and laugh

[KevinHeywood-we]

5:30am. I'm new to the game, about 5 weeks in. Thanks for those tips (some of which I am guilty of). Very insightful and I'm sure it will help me have a great experience. 👍🏻

[ClaytonCarroll]

If you have a slam and can easily put it away, aim for someone’s feet, not their face 😂

[karenhenson]

I think also when there’s a newbie on the court, or people who are beginning or intermediate, the bangers should not go after them, especially in their face I think it’s just rude

It’s OK to hit strong at the feet or at the side but if you just wanna kill somebody, then go do it to other players that are at your level

[pickleballer]

Great video. I love that you included my two pet peeves, not that they're the worst things, but that they're the most common things (in my experience): Always hitting to the weak partner just to win, and deliberately taking advantage of handicaps that are not really about the person's technique, such as hitting lobs into the sun, or hitting lobs over the head of opponents that have movement limitations. The only thing I would suggest to improve this video would be that you might have talked a bit slower, and included a bit of explanation on some of the issues. Good job!

[CaveWyatt]

Coming over from tennis I can tell you there is a paucity of etiquette in pickleball. Most of the stuff mentioned here happens with alarming regularity on the pickleball court. Especially people walking behind play or standing behind play jabbering with people in the stands. Tennis players don’t walk in the gate unless the ball is dead much less stand in play.

One thing not mentioned here is people across the net arguing calls. It’s NOT your call; turn around and keep playing unless the other team asks for your help. Says that right in the rules, along with the disagreement rule mentioned in the video.