pe exam

An official game of Pickleball is played to ____points and must be won by two points.

11

Games must be won by ______ point (s).

2

If a server serves ________ faults, the receiving team wins the point.

2

24. A badminton court is how many feet wide?

20 ft

Each team has up to _______ touches per possession.

3

25. How long is the regulation badminton court?

44 ft

23. How high is the top of the net from the ground?

5 ft

All players except the receiver must begin the point at least ________ feet from the net.

6

The non-volley zone is how many feet back from the net?

7 feet

Select the two types of passes in Spikeball.

above chest pass below chest pass

Which of the following is NOT considered a fault when playing the game of Pickleball?

Hitting the top of the net with the ball upon return

22. When serving, what is the call if the shuttle hits the net and lands in?

a let is called

The serving team sets their position first before each serve.

false

Two important elements in offense are "anticipation" and "positioning".

false

We use rally scoring in pickleball, meaning someone scores a point on every serve.

false

When serving in pickleball, the serve is legal as long as the ball lands on the other side of the net.

false

When serving, you need to serve the ball diagonally across the net and it must land in the non-volley zone.

false

You may hit the ball twice to get it back to the other side.

false

The ball is hit out of bounds, or not returned over the net.

fault

A novice spike is contacted at __________.

head height

If an offender collides with a defender, or a defender's position prevents an offensive play on the ball, the infracted player may call "_______" to force a replay of the point.

hinder

Please select the answer that does not apply to this statement about scoring. Points are scored when the ball...

is passed to a teammate

In Pickleball this is what it is called when the ball hits the net on a serve and still goes in the correct service area.

let

A ball hit high enough into the air to go over the head of the net players....

lob

Area in front of the court which the ball cannot be directly hit out of the air.

non-volley zone

20. How many hit (s) are allowed on each side during a rally?

one

The contact point for a pass or spike is the ____________________.

palm of your hand

19. In singles, player A serves the shuttle over the net to player B. The shuttle lands in the area between the net and short service line. What is the ruling in rally score?

player B serves and gets a point

The ball is hit back and forth over the net.

rally

If your shot hits the rim, it is called a "_________" and the other team gets a point.

rimmer

21. What is the most important shot for a player to be able to hit in badminton?

serve

17. What is the shot called that travels downward with great force?

smash

A hard overhead shot that is hit with an open face paddle.

smash

10. A backhand shot can be described as a flick.

true

11. When serving, your racket should contact the shuttle below your waist.

true

13. Ready position is: Knees bent, hands at waist level, and weight forward.

true

14. In rally and service scoring, if the server scores a point, he/she serves again.

true

15. Only one server on a doubles team may serve at the beginning of each game.

true

6. If the shuttle lands on the line during play that is considered to be "in".

true

9. Badminton is an Olympic sport.

true

A player is allowed to switch hands with their paddle during play.

true

A player must serve with at least one foot behind the back line.

true

After scoring a point, the server must switch service courts.

true

An advanced spike is contacted at waist height.

true

Consecutive touches by one player result in a loss of point.

true

If teams cannot determine the legality of a hit, replay the point.

true

Once the server strikes the ball, players may go anywhere they choose.

true

Possession changes when the ball contacts the net.

true

The ball must be contacted cleanly, not caught, lifted, or thrown.

true

The receiver may stand at any desired distance.

true

The sport of spikeball is also known as roundnet.

true

Touches must alternate between teammates.

true

When playing doubles, a player who is serving shall continue to serve until their team makes a fault.

true

When serving, it is illegal to hit the ball above the waist.

true

The ball is hit directly out of the air without letting the ball bounce.

volley

Start of

Pickleball

Start of

Spikeball

The ball must bounce off the serve and off the return before it can be played directly out of the air.

double bounce rule

18. Which shot is a line drive at your opponent?

drive

16. Which shot should barely clear the net and immediately fall into the opponent's court?

drop shot

A soft hit that barley clears the net is known as a ________.

drop shot

12. When serving, you must stand outside of the service court.

false

7. In doubles play, no receiver may receive 2 consecutive serves.

false

8. A backhand shot is similar to throwing a baseball/softball.

false

Body shots are illegal.

false

If the ball hits the sideline, it is considered a fault.

false

If the receiving team wins the serve, the person in the left service court serves first.

false

On the serve, the ball should be bounced before hitting it.

false

Players are allowed to hit the ball with two hands.

false

Safety and Communication are not important in spikeball.

false

Spikeball is played using traditional scoring; points are only scored by the serving team.

false

The Double Bounce rule means that the ball must bounce on the serve, and on the return (the ball should bounce once on each side of the net) before it can be volleyed out of the air.

false

The first team to serve will have both players serve before it goes to the other side based on faults.

false

The server can stand anywhere in the service box when serving.

false