Silveridge Pickleball Court Etiquette
- Display sportsmanship at all times.
- Wear your Silveridge name tag when playing. This helps others get to know you and remember your name.
- Club All Play, Mixed Doubles and Ladies Night are considered social play. All skills levels may be present during this time. Be courteous and welcoming to all players.
- If you need to cross an active court to either get to a vacant court or leave a court, wait until the current play is over. Ask for permission to cross the court.
- When players are unequal in skill or physical limitations, avoid always hitting the ball to the lowered skilled player in an attempt to score more points.
- Communicate with your partner.
- Introduce yourself.
- Call balls (yours, mine) during the game.
- Let him/her know if you are working on some aspect of your game - i.e. dinking, third shot drops, serving,
- Give compliments for great shots and plays.
- Be sure that your opponent is ready for the play to continue and then call the score loudly before the serve.
- Don’t take advantage of your opponents in situations where the sun makes it difficult to see the ball.
- During social play, if you are playing against players of a lower skill level, help those players improve their game by returning the ball to them to get another chance to return a better ball.
- Be fair when calling balls out. Call balls on your side only - unless asked by your opponents. If the ball is close, call it in.
- If you step into the kitchen during a volley, call it.
- Foul language and abusive behavior is unacceptable.
- Be careful when teasing (also known as trash-talking) your opponents.
- Politics have no place on the court.
- Spectators are there to cheer on players in a positive manner.
- Don’t coach your partner during a game unless they have asked for help.
- At the end of the game, tap paddles with your partner and opponents. Find a positive compliment to end the game.