- Use the VOCA Pickleball Courts at your own risk.
- Be sure to stretch and warm up before beginning to play.
- Athletic, court-type footwear is required. Wearing hiking shoes, sandals, or flip flops are not allowed.
- Keep hydrated. Wear a hat and use plenty of sunscreen when necessary.
- During play, if a ball goes into another court, call out “ball on court”.
- Do not cross through another court during play.
- Keep athletic bags off the court surface. Please hang on the hooks or fence.
- Engage in sportsmanlike conduct and treat everyone with respect and courtesy remembering to be considerate of other players’ feelings, health, and safety.
- Please play with and encourage new members or those with lower skill levels. Do not teach or coach players unless they have requested you to do so.
- A game is limited to 9 points when players are waiting. When there are more than 20 players at the courts, the paddle rack system will be used. (Please see Procedure for Paddle Rack Rotation)
- Once a game has been completed, the winners may stay on. Losers will sit out and two additional players play with the winners. The players decide how they want to organize the teams. In other words, the winners can stay together or split up with each of the new players.
- Players must leave the court if they lost the game or once they have won two games in a row.
- Players on the side of the net where the ball lands will make the line call. Be fair and honest when making calls and do not argue over a call. Call “out” as soon as you realize the ball is out. If the two players on the side making the call are not in agreement, the ball is considered “in.”
- Use proper procedures when putting up and taking down the nets. Directions are on the fence at the courts.
- Please no profanity on the court.
- Visitors and guests are welcome during group play. Courts may be reserved and used outside of those hours by members of VOCA Pickleball only.
- In use when 20 or more players are present.
- Allow 3 ft. clearance around the rack for traffic.
- Paddles are placed in and removed from the rack from left to right. When the last hole on the right is filled, begin again on the far left side.
- As paddles are removed, position the yellow pickleball underneath the next paddle to be pulled.
- If you want to play, your paddle must be in the rack.
- Do not rearrange the paddles in the rack.
- When a game is finished, the winners may stay on and two additional players are selected from the rack to play with the winners. Players decide how they want to organize the teams. In other words, the winners can stay together or split up with each of the new players.
- When the paddle rack is full, all four players must exit so rotation moves more quickly.
- Players must leave the court if they lost the game or once they have won two games in a row.
- To play with a specific person(s), group your paddles together in the rack.
- A Committee member or specified person will monitor the rack during play.
- The monitor will call your name when your paddle is next. It is each player’s responsibility to keep track of the progression of your paddle. If there is no response, the paddle will be placed at the end of the line.
