Does pickleball need to change to rally scoring?
Not sure what it is or perhaps you've never tried it today.
We'll explain just how to do it.
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With the explosion in the growth of pickleball, there's been a lot of discussion about making
a change from the traditional way we score to rally scoring.
It would probably be easier for new players to understand.
The courts would be less crowded because games could be faster and pickleball would be more
marketable for television.
There are a lot of clubs already using rally scoring to alleviate crowded courts.
If you're one of those clubs, put it down in the comments below and tell us what you
think about rally scoring.
Pickleball scoring was originally based on badminton scoring and frankly badminton changed
a few years back.
Chris Allen from the pickleball show recently hosted a podcast where they talked about rally
scoring in depth.
He made an awesome point by saying, if you've never experienced it, chances are you should
do it before you weigh in on it.
If you don't already subscribe to Chris's podcast, go to the show notes below and you'll
find a link.
There are a couple of basics that you need to know about rally scoring.
First of all, each rally is worth a point.
Forget server one and server two.
Each side is only going to get one serve but throughout the game each person will have
the chance to serve.
It's important to remember that the right side of the court is the even side and the
left side of the court is the odd side.
The serving teams score determines the side of the court from which the serve will be
played.
When the serving team has an even score, the serve will be made from the right or the even
side of the court.
When the serving team has an odd score, the serve will be made from the left or the odd
side of the court.
A game begins at 0-0 with one team serving from the even or the right side of the court.
The serving team wins the point.
This is the only time that players will alternate sides.
They change sides and the server keeps serving.
The score is 1-0.
The opponents win a rally, which means they get a point and they get the next serve.
The score is now 1-1.
The person who is standing on the odd side of the court will be the server for the next
point.
The serving team wins a point, which means they will switch sides and that person will
keep serving.
The score is now 2-1.
One, you'll notice that the person is serving from the even side of the court.
The opponents win the rally, which means they get the point and they will get the next serve.
The score is now 2-2.
The person who is standing in the even side of the court will be the new server.
A couple of points to keep in mind.
Players do not alternate sides of the court unless they are the serving team and they
have won a point.
Because the games are a little faster, they're typically played to either 15 or 21 win by
1 or win by 2.
I know from previous videos that scoring can be confusing, so if you're still not sure
how to do rally scoring, make sure that you click on the link that's coming up above.
It's going to take you to a blog post that goes into greater detail.
As Chris mentioned in his podcast, it's important to give this a try.
Since a point is available during every rally, it's going to change some strategies.
Are you going to go after that big, maybe not so reliable serve If you know that the
other team is going to score a point from it?
If you've experienced rally scoring, let everybody know in the comments below and tell us what
strategies you found most valuable to change.
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