{"id":9883,"date":"2023-09-05T19:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T23:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ymcaboston.org\/?page_id=9883"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T21:11:29","slug":"pickleball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ymcaboston.org\/es\/healthy-living\/pickleball\/","title":{"rendered":"Pickleball"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":2288,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9883","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"content_builder":[{"acf_fc_layout":"full_width_content_over_image","background_image":"https:\/\/ymcaboston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Pickleball_Hero.jpg","mobile_background_image":"https:\/\/ymcaboston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Pickleball_Hero2.jpg","title":"PICKLEBALL - Adult Programming","content":"

Pick up a paddle and start to learn the hottest sport in America! Pickleball is a paddle sport that combines many elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong and is also fun, social, and easy to learn.<\/p>","show_book_button":"No","book_button_title_override":"","call_to_action_or_learn_more":"Neither","call_to_action_text":"","call_to_action_link":"","open_link_in_new_tab":"No","drop_down_content":"","new_content":"No"},{"acf_fc_layout":"half_width_content_over_image","left_background_image":"https:\/\/ymcaboston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Pickleball_Half-width-block.jpg","left_mobile_background_image":"https:\/\/ymcaboston.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Pickleball_Hero3-mobile.jpg","left_title":"WHAT IS PICKLEBALL?","left_content":"","left_show_book_button":"No","left_book_button_title_override":"","left_call_to_action_or_learn_more":"Learn More","left_call_to_action_text":"","left_call_to_action_link":"","left_drop_down_content":"

Pickleball is a paddle sport played on a scaled-down size tennis court, utilizing wooden or composite paddles and a plastic wiffleball. It combines many elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong and can be played singles or doubles. The rules of Pickleball are simple and the game is easy for beginners of all ages to learn. Games can develop into a quick, fast-paced, competition for players of all skill levels.<\/p>\n

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The Five Basic Pickleball Rules Are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Serving must be underhand from the baseline, diagonally crosscourt, and the serve cannot land in the no-volley zone (kitchen).<\/li>\n
  2. The serving player\/team must let the return of serve bounce.<\/li>\n
  3. The ball must stay in bounds during play and bounce no more than once per side.<\/li>\n
  4. Players cannot hit the ball in the air when in the kitchen.<\/li>\n
  5. Games are played to 11, win by two. Points are only scored by the serving player\/team. There are more rules to the game, but these five will help you to get started and have fun!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Print Out Rules<\/a><\/p>\n","right_new_content":"No"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"

    Sign Up For Intro to Pickleball!<\/b><\/h3>\n

     
    \n    Registrarse<\/a>
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    \nOr grab a paddle and play at your leisure at these YMCA locations!<\/p>\n