Instructions / Assembly

1. Get Ready!

 Before you begin, recruit one person to play with you.

 Select an open, level playing area of hard surface where you can play

safely.

 Stretch to warm up your muscles!

2. Get Set!

 Setup the net according to the EastPoint® Pickleball instructions.

 Place the net in the center of an open, level playing area.

 If a court marking kit is included in your set, use it to set up your court

boundaries.

 If a court marking kit is not included in your set, set up your court as

follows:

o Make each side of the court equal in size. We recommend

measuring 12-feet deep per side. If you do not have measuring

tape or enough space for 12-feet deep on each side, use your

stride to step out the same number of steps per side.

o Mark the back four corners of the court for out-of-bounds. We like

to use extra T-shirts as markers.

o See Figure R for an idea of what your court should look like.

 Centerline: Imaginary line from the center pole of the net to the baseline

 Service Courts: Areas on either side of the centerline, contained by the

baseline, and the sideline

 Practice your serve as shown in Figure S. The Pickleball paddle must

make contact with the ball below the waist on a serve. The head of the

paddle should also be below the wrist when it makes contact with the

ball.

 Volley for serve. The team who wins the volley serves first.

Figure R: EastPoint® Pickleball Court

12 FEET

CENTERLINE

SERVICE COURT