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Paddleball is
generally played on a court with a single wall.
The court is 20 feet wide and 34 feet deep. The wall is 16 feet high
and should have a fence about 4 feet high on its top. The short line is
16 feet from the wall. This leaves 18 feet between the short line and
the long line; served balls must land in this zone. The service line is
9 feet behind the short line; the server must stand between those two
lines. The service line is marked with lines at least 6 inches long. The
sidelines are continued about 3 feet behind the long line to help
determine if a served ball is long (a fault) or out (a side-out.)
There would be another pair on the other side of this wall. The fence
at the top of the wall helps keep balls from being lost.
The game is usually played singles or doubles. Singles play is
described below.
There is a short line about halfway from the wall to the baseline, and
the sidelines are extended a few feet past the baseline.
The service line is indicated by ticks about halfway between the short
line and the baseline, and indicates where the serving player must stand
when serving. The sidelines continue to the top of the wall.
The ball
The ball resembles a handball. It has a rubber surface, and is harder
and smaller than a tennis ball.
The paddles
The paddles are similar in size to a raquetball paddles (short-handled,
and intermediate in size between ping pong paddles and tennis rackets.)
They are made of wood (typically plywood) and perforated. There is no
webbing. The edge is protected with aluminum or tape or both. The handle
is usually wrapped in leather, and should be provided with a lanyard to
go around the player's wrist, which prevents the paddle from flying if
the player loses his grip.
The service
The server must drop the ball to the ground, and hit it when it
bounces. The ball must strike the wall, and hit the court surface
between the short line and long line, and within the sidelines. If the
ball lands short or long, the server gets one additional attempt. If the
ball lands wide, or strikes the wall wide, the server is out.
The play
Each player in turn may hit the ball on-the-fly or after one bounce.
The ball must hit the wall, within the sidelines, on the fly, and
return, hitting the court surface between the sidelines and before the
baseline. Failure to do so results in a point, if the other player
served, or a side-out if the server fails.
Winning
Play is usually to 11, 15 or 21 points, with two points required to
win. A score of 9 to nothing, for a 21-point game, might be considered a
shutout -- an automatic win.
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