Pickleball

Yes, pickleball paddles and balls are available for hire. To collect your equipment, please visit reception before your booking. You’ll need to present a valid photo ID, which will be securely held at reception while you play.

Serve

• Each point starts with an under-hand serve, from behind the back line which must be hit diagonally to the opposite square.
• The serve must clear the non-volley zone (including the non-volley line).
• A server gets 1 service attempt.
• If the server wins the point, they continue to serve and alternate sides.
• In doubles, both players get to serve regardless of whether they win their first point on serve.
• When the service is lost, then both players in the opposing pair get to be the server.

Play

• ‘Double Bounce Rule’ - Each team must play their first return shot off the bounce. It is only after the third short that the ball can either be volleyed or played off the bounce.
• Volleys - Players are only allowed to volley when their feet are behind the non-volley zone line. The point is lost if the volleyer’s momentum carries the player into the non-volley zone after volleying.

Scoring

• Pickleball is scored as a first to 11 points, with two clear points needed to win.
• A point can only be won by the serving team.

No. A pickleball is a round plastic ball which weighs roughly half the weight of a tennis ball and has between 26 and 40 holes across its surface. Pickleballs are available to hire or purchase at our Chiswick venue.

Like tennis or padel, for pickleball you can play in whatever you feel most happy in – think t-shirts, shorts, tracksuit bottoms, sweatshirts and a comfortable pair of trainers.