In this episode of Pickleball , Rusty walks us through the ins and outs of who calls kitchen foot faults during a game of pickleball. You might be surprised at what you learn from this episode as the information is sometimes varied among players.
But having kitchen faults called can be an important way to improve your game, especially when it comes to tournament or league play matches where every point matters. We are excited to share this information with you and elevate the sport of pickleball! It still stands that either team can call a foot fault, however, a new clarification as been added.
Benefit of the doubt goes to the player who makes the call. Visit our Facebook page for even more exclusive content and daily updates about pickleball! I disagree with your conclusion that either team can call a NVZ violation. The following in the official rule book:. HI John, Thanks so much for watching and being part of the discussion! The distinction you have brought up is a very common misunderstanding and is one of the reasons we created this video in conjunction with the USAPA Rules Chair.
The part of the rulebook Rule 6. Foot faults are technically not line calls and are under a separate category. Section 7, 8, and 9 deal with other types of faults, dead balls and rule violations. These sections leave it open for either team to be able to call a kitchen foot fault. I enjoyed your description of who is responsible for calling foot fsults especially regarding the integrity, fairness, and camaraderie of pickleball. Hi Lenny, thank you for watching and sharing your encouragement.
In every sport there will be times when people disagree and interpret rules and game play differently. It is critical for people to be good sports and work together to grow the entire sport. Thank you so much for commenting! If the ball hits the post it is considered a dead ball whether it goes over or not. The loophole is if it hits the net or wire that connects the net to the post it technically counts as not hitting the post, but hitting the net itself and is therefore considered a live ball.
