Dates: November 1, 2024 to November 22, 2024

Time: 05:00 PM to 12:00 AM

Pickleball: Co-Ed Young Adult Leagues

Price: $40.0

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Introducing, Five Points Washington's first Co-Ed Young Adult Friday Night Leagues! Throughout the winter (November-February), we will offer 4 different recreational leagues to get you and your friends up and active. These leagues are open to anyone 18-years and older. These co-ed leagues are a great way to meet some new friends and stay active during the winter.

 

Pickleball League

November 1-22 from 5-7PM on Fridays

Register teams of 2

4 weeks of play

$40/member team

$60/non-member team

Registration is open at the Five Points Washington Front Desk.

**10 Teams Maximum for the League**

 

 

Make sure to follow our Facebook event for more information about the league and to meet your new friends in the league: https://www.facebook.com/events/376891535370359/?active_tab=discussion

 

 

About our Pickleball League

Each Friday night, you and your team will come in and see how many games of Pickleball you can play. Everyone will place their paddles in a bucket and the first set of teams will be drawn out of the bucket to play (6 teams). If your paddle isn’t drawn, your team will wait until a court opens up. You will play a single game against each team. When playing your games, if you win, you get to stay on the court. If you lose, you will head to the sidelines and wait for your next turn. This is a recreational league so wins and loses will not be kept track of. We are here to have fun! Obviously, the more you win, the more games you get to play.

 

We will honor traditional scoring for Pickleball games. See below for more information about Pickleball rules.

 

How to Play Pickleball

Pickleball is played on a badminton-sized court: 20’ x 44.’ The ball is served diagonally (starting with the right-hand service-square), and points can only be scored by the side that serves.

Players on each side must let the ball bounce once before volleys are allowed, and there is a seven-foot no-volley zone on each side of the net, to prevent “spiking.” The server continues to serve, alternating service courts, until he or she faults. The first side scoring eleven points and leading by at least two points wins.  

 

Court and Gear

Pickleball is traditionally played special Pickleball paddles, made of wood or high-tech aerospace materials. The ball used is similar to a wiffle ball, but slightly smaller. The lower net and wiffle ball allow the game to be accessible to people of all ages and abilities, while still allowing more competitive players to test their mettle.

 

The Serve

Serves are to be made diagonally, starting with the right-hand service-square and alternating each serve. The serve must clear the seven-foot non-volley-zone in front of the net and land in the diagonal service court.

 

Serves should always be done underhand with the paddle below the waist, and the server must keep one foot behind the back line when serving. The ball should be hit into the air without being bounced. The serving side will continue to serve until the there is a fault on the service, at which point the service will be given to the opposing side. (However, if the ball touches the net but still lands within the appropriate service court, the serve may be taken over.)

 

The serving team may decide who will serve first with a coin toss. The winner of the coin toss will have the option to choose whether or not to serve first.

 

Volleys

To volley means to hit a ball in the air without first letting it bounce. In Pickleball, this can only be done when the player’s feet are behind the non-volley zone line (seven feet behind the net).

 

Double-Bounce Rule

Each team must play their first shot off of the bounce. That is, the receiving team must let the serve bounce and the serving team must let the return of the serve bounce before playing it. Once these two bounces have occurred, the ball can either be volleyed or played off the bounce.

 

Fault

A fault is committed when the ball:

  • Is hit out of bounds
  • Does not clear the net
  • Is volleyed from the non-volley zone
  • Is volleyed before a bounce has occurred on each side
  • Determining Serving Team

 

Make sure to Save the Date for our other Co-Ed Young Adult Leagues this Winter!

December 6-20 | Dodgeball

Teams of 5-8

*Registration opens on November 1

 

January 10-31 | Volleyball

Teams of 6-10

*Registration opens on December 1

 

February 7-28 | Pickleball

Teams of 2

*Registration opens on January 1

 

Questions about our Young Adult Leagues? Contact Fitness Manager, Megan West: meganw@fivepointswashington.org.

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