Will the Serve Rule Change in 2022?

Sarasota Pickleball

The serve has been controversial since  the drop serve was introduced in January 2021. Then Zane came up with the COVID serve, also know as the chainsaw serve…or the Zane serve. Now that  tournaments are beginning to outlaw the drop serve, the questions is…will the only serve allowed in 2022 be the standard and back to basics, underhand serve.

Here is a post I saw on Facebook and Morgan makes a good point.

The Tremendous 12 Pickleball Shots

A picture of Pickleball Terry, Terry Ryan, and Coach Russell of Suncoast Pickleball
Pickleball Terry
Receiving instructions at Pickleball Camp

I had the pleasure of participating in a Suncoast Pickleball Camp in Punta Gorda this past week.  What an amazing experience, and boy, did I learn a lot…under fire. The 4 pros, Barry Waddell, John Sperling, Scott Tingley and David Dunkin all kept a close eye on the 32 students, so much so, that 2 courts over from me one of the pros yelled out, “Terry, did I just see you step in the kitchen?”

Sue serving at the Pickleball Camp
Sue showing her serve.

The camp started at 8:00 a.m. on 8 courts at the Pickleplex. If you don’t know what the Pickleplex is, it consists of 16 outdoor pickleball courts constructed on the Florida Southwestern College campus, and it literally put Punta Gorda on the pickleball map. Read this article here on how much $$$ the Pickleplex brought into the community.

We were divided into groups of 8 and had a different pro in the mornings and afternoons practicing: dinking, reset, lobs, serves, blocking and more, for 7 hours with a break for lunch. After 3 days, I’ll admit I was tired and sore.

It was an amazing experience and I would suggest anyone who is serious about pickleball and sharpening their skills should take a clinic or camp.

On the first day, pro, Barry Waddell, mentioned that there are 12 tremendous pickleball shots with subshots. I asked him to send them to me via email, and I will share them with you.

https://blog.pickleballcentral.com/2019/05/28/meet-the-pros-barry-waddel/

The 12 Pickleball Shots according to Barry Waddell:

  1. Serve (3 types: Topspin, Slice, Lob)
  2. Forehand return of serve (2 types: topspin and slice)
  3. Backhand return of serve (2 types: topspin, slice)
  4. Forehand topspin ground stroke drive
  5. Backhand topspin ground stroke drive
  6. Forehand volley (5 types: block, jab, roll, reset, kill)
  7. Backhand volley (5 types: block, jab, roll, reset, kill)
  8. Overhead smash
  9. Lob (2 types: flat, topspin)
  10. Dinking (3 types: flat, slice, roll)
  11. Third shot drop (3 types: flat, slice, roll)
  12. ATP shot

There you go. Master these and you master the game of pickleball.

A picture of Pickleball Terry Ryan and Coach Russell from Suncoast Pickleball
Pickleball Terry and Coach Russell, owner of Suncoast Pickleball