The Unwritten Rules of Pickleball

Respect the elderly. Leave the paddle rack alone. And whatever you do, never offer unsolicited advice.

Pickleball has a ton of rules. Spin serves. Headhunting. Nasty Nelsons. Hindrances. And let's not even get into the Non-Volley Zone.

Complicating matters still is the fact that they're all subject to change. At seemingly any moment. But at least there's a rulebook... somewhere.

One Reddit thread is dealing with a different set of pickleball rules entirely: the unwritten ones.

Posted just a couple weeks ago, this simple query has elicited more than 300 responses:

"What are some of the unwritten rules that you know of? What are some you like or dislike and why? Where are the grey areas?" Here, in no particular order, are a few that stand out: Emergency_Station_15 : "The best unwritten rule my coach told me about was to not give anyone any advice on the court unless they ask for it." voidwalker13 : "I like that (usually) all players greet one another before playing and ask for one another’s name. Compared to other sports it feels more 'built in' to the pickleball culture/etiquette." G8oraid : "If you are up like 4 or 5-0 against a team w one good player and one not so good player, try to hit 80% of your shots to the good player." Tahoptions : "I try not to bodybag old people." 90day111 : "We all screw up the score all the time. Wait to correct the score until after the play ends." vindeluna : "The winning pair of a game should get to put their paddles in the stack befor... FULL ARTICLE FOUND ON: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/the-unwritten-rules-of-pickleball/