Rules & REGULATIONS
🔗 HELPFUL LINKS
🔗 HELPFUL LINKS
SKILL RATINGS
Wondering what level you’re at? 2.5? 3.0? Sort this out by going to USA Pickleball’s Player Skill Ratings
RULES HANDBOOK
USA Pickleball’s Official Rules Handbook
UTR-P RATINGS
USA Pickleball has partnered with UTR for their new, official rating system. More Info
APPROVED EQUIPMENT LIST
USA Pickleball’s approved Paddle List and Ball List
REFEREE CORNER
With USA Pickleball Level 2 Referee Tracey Bennett
From Tracey: “I reffed the Hawaii Senior Games in 2018. (4 days with too little sleep. Bleary. Ugh.) Got my L1 badge in 2022. By mid-2023 I’d reffed 400 games in rec play and tournaments from Mililani to Kailua. Earned my L2 ranking in Sept. 2023. Reffed the Hawaii Open in Kona last month.” (January 2024)
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BALL HITS YOUR BODY OR FACE
Question: “What happens if I hit the ball, it skims up off my face, and goes over the net onto the other side? Is it fair?”
Answer: It could be fairly painful—I hope not. But the moment the ball hits your body, it’s a dead ball. A fault occurs when the ball contacts you or anything you are wearing or carrying, except the paddle or your hand(s) in contact with the paddle and below the wrist. [USAPA Player Rules Section 7.H.] In other words, if the ball hits your face or hat, bad luck; if it hits your paddle-hand thumb, carry on.