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Pickleball Certification Exam | Questions & 100% Correct Answers (Verified) | Latest Update | Grade A+
Question: How did pickleball get its name?
Correct Answer: The family who made the game had a dog
named pickles.
Question: Net dimensions
Correct Answer: height: 34 inches (3 feet) width: 20 feet
Question: Court dimensions
Correct Answer: width: 20 feet length: 44 feet non-volley
zone: 7 feet from net
Question: Serve
Correct Answer: underhand swing & to diagonal court clears
non-volley zone
Question: Cut-throat
Correct Answer: 2 vs 1
Question: Player on right
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Correct Answer: always serves first
Question: How many faults
Correct Answer: only one on first serve, two per team total
Question: Volley
Correct Answer: hit the ball in the air w/o letting it bounce
Question: Points
Correct Answer: games go to 11 points, win by 2 only
serving team can earn points
Question: Side out
Correct Answer: when team not in possession wins the rally
Question: Faults
Correct Answer: -letting ball bounce twice -volleying the
serve -hitting out of bounds -not clearing net -hitting ball more than once per side -diagonal player doesn't return serve - stepping in non-volley zone -touching net
Question: Carry
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Correct Answer: instead of hitting the ball, it is carried on
the face of the paddle
Question: Dink shot
Correct Answer: soft shot that arcs over the net
Question: Double bounce
Correct Answer: when the ball bounces twice on one side of
the net
Question: Drop shot
Correct Answer: ground stroke shot that falls short of the
opponents position
Question: Drop shot volley
Correct Answer: volley designed to "kill" the speed of the
ball
Question: Fault
Correct Answer: violation
Question: Half volley
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Correct Answer: groundstroke shot where paddle contacts
ball immediately after it bounces from the court and before it reaches its potential height
Question: Lob
Correct Answer: a shot that returns the ball as high and deep
as possible
Question : What Is The Length Of A Pickleball Court From
Baseline To Baseline?
Correct Answer : 44 Ft
Question : What Is The Distance From The Non-Volley Zone
(Nvz) Like To Net?
Correct Answer : 7ft
Question : What Is The Distance From Sideline To The
Center Court Line?
Correct Answer : 10ft
Question : The Height Of The Net At The Center Of The
Court Should Measure ______