Pickleball Rules

  1. Each lake will field a team consisting of 3 men and 3 women. The minimum age of players shall be 14 years as of June 1st of the current season.
  2. Each team shall consist of one men's doubles, one women's doubles, and one mixed doubles. Winners are to be determined by one game to 11 (no win by 2).
  3. Players are requested to wear appropriate attire and shoes.
  4. Scheduled team games shall begin promptly at 8:30am, so all players must arrive prior to warm up at be ready to start play at 8:30. Games will continue to flow one after the next until all games are completed. A team will forfeit if players aren’t ready to play within 5 minutes of start time.
  5. Captains must supply the complete team line-up to the hubs chairperson before any play is started.
  6. Games shall be played at WML courts at the A-field, on Montauk Ave on the date(s) provided.
  7. Once play has begun, it shall be continuous until the end of the game. When the first team has reached 6 points, the teams switch sides in case one side is favorable. Service will begin on the bathrooms side. There will be no rest periods and each set will immediately follow the previous one. Prior to each game, a warm-up, not exceeding 5 minutes may take place or a quick bathroom break for players that have back to back sets.
  8. Both teams are responsible for reporting the results of the match to the HUB Lakes pickleball Chairperson table in front of the courts immediately following the set.
  9. The lake standings are to be determined on a point system where each individual set won counts as 1 point. Any un-played matches, will count as a forfeit.
  10. In the event of a tie for a place, the team that won the game between the 2 tied teams will be the overall winner. The hubs tennis chairperson will maintain the game records and determine the place of finish of each participating lake. The next criteria, if needed, will be total points scored for and the last criteria will be points scored against.
  11. Unless stated otherwise above, all USAP rules apply.
  12. Since scheduling and notifying individual players requires time, the coaches are required to be in contact with their own teams and relay any needed info to the hubs chairperson.