Rules, Pickleball

Nashville Sports Leagues Pickleball
"GENERAL RULES" found HERE govern all NSL sport and social programs

Equipment
Nashville Sports Leagues provides all equipment necessary for an awesome pickleball experience. Participants are welcome to bring their own paddles/balls.

Team Size

2 v 2 (no gender requirements)

1 player minimum to start a game 


Rosters are unlimited. 

Pickleball is a self-refereed program.

Pickleball is played on a badminton-sized court: 20’ x 44.’ The ball is served diagonally (starting with the right-hand service-square), and points can only be scored by the side that serves.

Matches
Regular Season
     Matches are comprised of 3 to 5 games and must finish within 50 minutes. All games count (not best of matches) towards a team's standings. If time has expired for the match the score at the moment time expires is provided to the League Coordinator and posted as such.
Playoffs

    Matches use the best of 3 format.

Forfeits
Each match is allotted 50 minutes to play 3 to 5 games. A team will forfeit their match if at least one player do not show up within 15 minutes of their scheduled playing time. If a team shows up within the allotted 15 minutes, that team will not receive extra time to play, and must complete the match in the remaining 35 minute allocated match time. If the results are not determined by the end of the allotted time, final score is recorded as is and the match is over.


Official Rules