Doubles scoring: the three numbers
Why 3 numbers before every serve?
Lab rule: Call your score, their score, then your server number.
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The kitchen rule: stand in it, just don't volley in it
Stand in it? Volley in it?
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Stand in it. Never volley while touching it.
USA Pickleball rulebook (2026): rule 11.A, 11.A.1
What it covers
You can stand in the kitchen. You can't volley while touching it, and the kitchen line counts as part of it.
More from Rules, Explained
Momentum faults: when your volley carries you in
Volleyed outside. Still a fault?
Lab rule: Stop first. Then step in.
Line calls: which lines are in?
Ball on the line: in or out?
Lab rule: Any line is in. Serve: not the kitchen line. Unsure? In.