SETTING UP A COURT
MEASURE THE OUTSIDE LINES OF THE COURT
The next step is to measure the outside lines of the court
using the three measuring tapes. Place your measuring tape
about a foot inside the net as your starting point for one
sideline. Then pull the tape out to 22 feet. For the baseline,
place your second measuring tape at the 22-foot mark of
the sideline tape measure, and extend the baseline tape out
20 feet. For the other sideline, start at the net and pull the
measuring tape 22 feet, and connect it to the 20-foot mark
of your baseline measuring tape.
TAPE THE CHALK LINES
Tape along the chalk lines with painter’s tape, tapping
it to secure it. And now your court is set up! We hope this
was helpful. And now there’s only one thing left to do, and
that’s go play!
MARK THE LINES WITH CHALK
Now it’s time to mark the lines with the chalk. Run
your chalk along the edge of the measuring tapes, all the
way down starting with the sideline. Remember, it’s OK
if it’s not perfect! As you’re doing that, mark the start of
the non-volley zone line at 7 feet. Then, when marking
the baseline, mark the midpoint at 10 feet. Once you’ve
completed your marking all the way around, go back and
connect the sideline marks at 7 feet. Then connect the
center line of the baseline to the non-volley zone line as
depicted in the following image.
Special thanks to Jean Sears, Kari Lindman and John
Marshall. •
Rusty Howes is the Executive Producer and
creator of Pickleball Channel. Rusty worked for the
likes of Warner Bros and Disney before creating
Pickleball Channel to develop and provide fantastic,
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community. He is deeply involved in promoting the
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