LIVE GAME Example - Pickleball Scoring Made Easy

[@JoseOrtega-oc9ip]

Great explanation! Today I played with some colleagues for the first time and it sounded so confusing when they were calling it out! Makes sense now! Thanks for posting!

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad it was helpful

[@NickA-w7e]

Thank you! Keeping score has been the hardest part to this game. After watching this a few times, im starting to wrap my head around it. Very informative ty!

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad we could help!

[@behthiansu]

It is basically the first serve and 2nd serve in old badminton 15 points scoring system.

[@freeatlast7262]

This was wonderful. I completely understand the scoring. The live game play scoring was very helpful.

[@BetterPickleball]

Awesome!

[@tinawang7117]

I'm a novice, and I was so confused about how to count the scores and the sever number. I always had to ask my partner what the scores and server numbers were when it was my turn to serve, and I was not proud of myself about that. I watched this video four times, and I finally and totally understood now. I am so happy!! This is the best video ever for people who are having a hard time figuring out the scores and server number. Highly recommend!!

[@BetterPickleball]

Welcome to Pickleball! I am happy that you are so happy! Glad you found us! Here are a few other videos to check out - our free complete beginner series betterpickleball.com/beginners/. Stay in touch!

[@SavageSpartan-]

Great job explaining the score and serving rules. Best and easiest video i have seen so far.🤟

[@BetterPickleball]

Awesome, thank you!

[@billiegriffith3692]

This was the best video explaining scoring and positioning. I now get it. I'm not sure why others didn't like it. Thank you for the step by step.

[@BetterPickleball]

That's why we make a lot of different videos on the same topic. What resonates with one doesn't necessarily resonate with another.

[@graces262]

I was very confused about pickleball scoring. There was no one that gave me more detailed explanations than you. I'm so grateful that I now fully understand scoring a month after I started playing pickleball.

[@BetterPickleball]

Welcome to Pickleball!

[@carlaschuch1341]

You have the best teaching video on the internet for how to say the score and where to stand. Thank you for explaining this. I get it now!

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marcosm.mendonca2380]

AWESOME! Nothing like playing a game and explaining as it goes... I finally got it!! THANK YOU!!!!!!! 🙂

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad it helped!

[@adreamclellan6924]

Finally!! I understand scoring and why the game begins 0-0-2. Your videos are so helpful. Thank you

[@BetterPickleball]

Welcome to pickleball! Glad I could help

[@samanthajones8649]

This is so helpful! Thank you for explaining this so well. Definitely best video i've found to understand scoring.

[@BetterPickleball]

Welcome to Pickleball. Glad it was helpful!

[@heathermartinez7922]

The BEST video out there. Thank you for making scoring easy to understand!

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad it was helpful!

[@raycortopassi4030]

I thought I would enjoy this game but the scoring drives me crazy. Too much thinking instead of hitting the ball 😂

[@BetterPickleball]

Thanks for the feedback Ray

[@davetompkins2097]

I agree. I have looked at various scoring videos and get more confused.

[@rickthebaker9379]

Seriously, I played for the first time for a couple of hours and I had it figured out in half an hour. Don't worry, just go out and play. The other 3 players know the score.

[@funnyfarmdad9997]

Keep playing, it’ll come to you. If I can figure it out anybody can.

[@behthiansu]

I recall in old time badminton with service-over, we simply call the 2nd server serve as "second serve". There is no need to add it to the scoring as 3rd number, which is useful but could be confusing to people.

[@mariogilligan841]

I am new to pickleball and did a few searches to understand the scoring vs position of the players. I have looked at a few videos and it wasn't totally clear how it works after having seeing them. Your video is perfect to teach us that. Thanks!

[@BetterPickleball]

Great to hear! Thank you!

[@jeffreyslyter2500]

Outstanding pickleball instruction - simple and presented with a practical explanation. Please give us more, I really appreciate your style.

[@BetterPickleball]

Thank you kindly! We appreciate your comment! ;-)

[@fredyj6730]

Thank you! Great video

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad you liked it!

[@JosephTatumPage]

Great vid, this is going to help today as it's our first official day playing with friends.

[@BetterPickleball]

Have fun!

[@dnglostine]

Well done. Clarified scoring with great show and tell.

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad it was helpful.

[@mamacist1539]

helpful. thank you

[@BetterPickleball]

You're welcome.

[@TwylaWorld]

OMG I FINALLY get it! Thank you!!!

[@meganisaacs2910]

Thank you. I’ve just started and that was really helpful because I could call the score as you played. 👍

[@BetterPickleball]

Excellent!

[@NBPT428]

I'm about a month into Pickleball. I've tried to find videos that explain the scoring rules. You guys are thorough but you too are just doing things at times without explaining. Could somebody explain when you can and can't score points. At around the 8:05 mark, the ladies said you'll notice we are both standing back behind the baseline. Yeah I noticed but could you tell us why you're doing it?🤔 Thanks

[@BetterPickleball]

Welcome to pickleball. Here's a video that will further explain the scoring. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m36ooXmfpa6XqM0 You can only score points when you are serving. It is recommended the players on the serve side stay behind the baseline in anticipation of a deep return back to the serve side and the 2 bounce rule.

[@tiagobial4]

the best explanation so far.

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad it was helpful!

[@smkunder1]

Very good, just starting to wrap my head around this.

[@BetterPickleball]

For most of us it took some time! Welcome to the game!

[@charlyespino9253]

Excellent visual and easy to understand. I understand the scoring system specially, 0-0-2!

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@winnieyyc-fox9612]

Thank you very much for the very detailed scoring!

[@BetterPickleball]

Thanks for your feedback

[@dawnmeadows8820]

This was a great video! Thank you for sharing.

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Liz2727271]

This video helped me learn how to score. I’ll still have to think abut it,,however i get it now.

[@BetterPickleball]

I'm glad the video was helpful to you!

[@BismillahSuliman]

Awesome video and the most simple way to explain! I finally understand the positioning and scoring! Thanks! :)

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad you found it helpful

[@beachwalker2245]

Now I get it -thanks!!

[@BetterPickleball]

You're Welcome!

[@emersonmandal8536]

Awesome instructions

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad you liked it

[@liuhn99]

The best explanation!

[@BetterPickleball]

Thank you. Glad you found it helpful

[@DavidTexas340]

I SO appreciate your instructional video on score keeping! Reading the comments of various people asking their questions only confuses you more so just watch this video and follow it!! This video is accurate score keeping! You guys that are still confused after watching this video, you are making the game of pickleball more difficult keeping score! You guys are making this so difficult when it’s not! 😂😂😂

[@BetterPickleball]

Thank you!

[@Kikimercadotv]

Best teaching video !

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad you think so!

[@acarter2072]

Hey, have y'all done a similar video on stacking ( at least on the serve side). I would like to see it. Thanks.

[@BetterPickleball]

It's an older video but here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4KVhIZpl6mUbqcsi=FFz9yhvZZ1-3oFHi

[@Amyjung111]

Good and clear explanation! Scoring has made me frustrated:( but I learned a lot through this video. Thanks 😊

[@BetterPickleball]

Great to hear!

[@barbverley364]

That even odd number explanation was confusing.

[@BetterPickleball]

This may help Pickleball Rules-Ever Forget Which Side You Should Be On? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIqtYWWwpt2ZfsU

[@adreamclellan6924]

I found this information very helpful.

[@vhacker71]

Thank you so much for this great video 🎉

[@BetterPickleball]

You are so welcome!

[@johnc.4719]

Very clear, but I'm still having trouble understanding it. Thanks

[@BetterPickleball]

I had trouble getting the hang of scoring when I first started too. Hang in there it gets easier. Here's a video that will help. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m36ooXmfpa6XqM0si=_rXL4CrEoKrPE-Vd

[@julissamendoza9412]

I think I’m getting the scoring when it comes to playing doubles. Also whenever you start a serve it always starts on the right before you get to switch places (assuming you scored) ? So if a side out happen and it’s your opponent’s serve (server 1) they start on the right side to serve cross court ? (Hope this question makes sense)

[@BetterPickleball]

Welcome to pickleball. You are correct. In doubles the serve after a side out always starts on the right.

[@ptulip]

What I don't understand is what if you get a point (server 1) and then you serve from the other side and do not get the point. How do you know what side the second server serves from?

[@BetterPickleball]

@@ptulipwhen you don't score a point the second player simply serves from the side they are standing on.

[@ronnydaniels]

@@BetterPickleball even if the server score is odd?

[@charland2705]

When a side-out occurs, whichever player on the (now) serving team is on the right side will become server 1, even though they may have been server 2 in prior side-outs.

[@stormchaser]

Help me out here, at 14:43 the score is 1-10-1. CJ starts the serve, but then misses the ball that Gary hits which lands in bounds at 14:57. At 15:00 Tony says the score is 1-10-2 in favor of the men? Why did the guys get that point? The ball hit by Gary was in, was it not? Why did the serving team (ladies) get the point on a ball that was in fair play? I'm confused.

[@BetterPickleball]

At 14:59 I think that Tony said " now Nadine is going to serve at 1-10-2"

[@papi_vlad86]

Ty for the video❤now I know how the Pickelball scoring works😁👍

[@BetterPickleball]

Happy to help!

[@LSUfan]

Did you mention the 2 bounce rule?

[@BetterPickleball]

New players are often inundated with rules when they first start, so in this video since the two bounce rule doesn't impact how to keep score we chose not to mention it.

[@LSUfan]

@@BetterPickleball Thanks for the response.

[@100mphClub]

I've heard/read/watched that to start the game the first team only gets one person to serve before a side out, true?

[@BetterPickleball]

That is correct

[@oldpopmike]

In doubles, if I’m serving, does my partner have to be behind the baseline too ? Thanks for the video.

[@BetterPickleball]

The only rule that says where you have to stand is for the server. Essentially behind the baseline and in between an extension of the side and centerlines at the point of contact.

[@kevinwill8542]

Great video

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@youtube8775]

Did you guys switch from 1st to 2nd server? If so, Why? 😳 It has to be practicle & I need to understand why before I can grasp something.

[@BetterPickleball]

Server 1 and 2 switch after every side out. A side out is when your opponents have lost the serve after both players have served. Here's a video that might help with scoring. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m36ooXmfpa6XqM0si=oF9MLSiIGCvLIhFk If you have a specific question on the video just drop in the time stamp and we'll get it answered.

[@lisabyrd754]

I have some learning impairments. My brain cannot keep the information.Is there like a easier way or a goofy way to learn?

[@BetterPickleball]

Here's another video that might help, but don't worry if you don't get it right away, I didn't either. Most players will help you until you get the hang of it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m36ooXmfpa6XqM0si=_rXL4CrEoKrPE-Vd

[@geniech92]

So does it mean only the serving side can add points when they win, and the opponent doesn't get any point even if they win this rally if they didn't serve?

[@BetterPickleball]

Correct, only the serving team can score points in a game that uses traditional scoring.

[@Cacheola]

Been playing a few months... ex tennis player. I do like rally scoring

[@BetterPickleball]

I like it too.

[@Baxtertv123]

At 2:35 was your foot in the kitchen? And if so, was that allowed?

[@BetterPickleball]

I think the camera makes it looks my foot was on the line. If it was, and it was close. I hit a volley so no it would not be legal.

[@LyB758]

Pictur went out after awhile did the camera or phone fall🤔

[@BetterPickleball]

No video playback issues that I can see. You may want to try again.

[@ranleyhinds3888]

Why make the scoring so hard in pickle ball? But now I have a greater grasp of scoring. Thanks.

[@BetterPickleball]

I had a hard time too. It gets easier :)

[@Yuvrajmodi3000]

Today was my first lesson playing wise amazing job but scoring 😢😅

[@BetterPickleball]

Welcome to Pickleball! Scoring will take some time to learn - it took me awhile too. ;-) Here's a video that will further explain the scoring. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m36ooXmfpa6XqM0

[@t81629]

From 3:37 is what I see a lot players messing up.

[@BetterPickleball]

Yup that happens often.

[@duckbrew]

Gary's a mean lean pickleball machine!

[@BetterPickleball]

Yes he is

[@NOT_A_TOP_FAN]

What makes it confusing is when the first point of the game was lost by the serving team. Nadine was 0-0-2, but then when it comes back around, she serves again first and this time is 0-5-1. What is the reasoning here? Why if a team doesn’t score a point first, when the serve comes back, the same person starts again? Why when it came back around at 0-5, wasn’t CJ serving? I think the 0-0-2 start when there is a side out makes it confusing the rest of the game. Is it simply to keep the serving count “fair”?

[@BetterPickleball]

With the exception of the start of the game each side gets to have both players serve. Here’s a video that might help. Pickleball Scoring Basics- Make it Easy with Me, You, Who? kzbin.info/www/bejne/m36ooXmfpa6XqM0

[@dennismickey3996]

Pickleball is a great game and my middle school students loved this game in our PE class. However, we modified to a simpler serving and scoring system. A player serves until they fault and then the serve goes to the other team but a point is scored on every rally (rally scoring). When the other team faults the person who did not serve on the last rally serves starting from the right. We play to 21 win by two or the first to 25. Very simple and easy way to teach it to beginners.

[@BetterPickleball]

Agree. Rally scoring is so much easier for new players

[@mateusfelipedemoliner3685]

Gary MVP

[@BetterPickleball]

Yeah Gary!

[@smrtzttspanishenglishtutor67]

The start was confusing. I thought that both servers had the chance to serve.

[@charland2705]

They do, except for the start of every game... only one player serves in order to make it fair, and so that they don't have too much of an advantage. Imagine playing a game where the starting team player has some great, unreturnable serves, or they are better and they get ahead say, 9-0 before you win a rally, and then the serve switched to the 2nd server... that would be so frustrating! Some pickleballers will call this first score as 0-0-Start, just to avoid confusion. Either call is fine... 0-0-2 or 0-0-Start!

[@BetterPickleball]

what charland said

[@yeah947]

GARY!!!

[@BetterPickleball]

We are grateful Nadine and Gary could join us! :-)

[@lavieauxus]

I played pickleball for the first time yesterday. I thought the first rally of the game was 0-0-2 instead of 0-0-1

[@BetterPickleball]

Yes, the first rally of the game is 0-0-2. Welcome to Pickleball. We have a free guide and video course at betterpickleball.com/beginners

[@kirbonite]

Us tennis players have a hard time with this sport. Tennis scoring doesn't make sense either. Can't understand why this sport is so popular and spec tennis is not in but I have to learn how to play it.

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad you are thinking about trying Pickleball, it is fairly easy to learn. The scoring can be difficult for some, but it doesn't take too long to understand. Let us know if we can help you along the way.

[@coachmax]

If you’re serving, does your partner HAVE to be behind the service line with you?

[@BetterPickleball]

Nope. Your partner can stand where they would like. But if you know that the return teams objective is to return deep than strategically it's smarter to stand behind the baseline.

[@theopoliswaters2405]

Running into an growing number of people complaining about not being able to track the trajectory of the pickleball because of it's color - indoors and outdoors. Is this something you guys are aware of?

[@BetterPickleball]

I'm not aware of anything new. Indoors it is usually more difficult because of floor and wall colors. I know that personally this time of year, (I play on a shaded court and the sun is lower in the horizon) I have a hard time tracking the ball later in the day. There are a lot of different colors so if one doesn't work give another a try.

[@CikguIpin]

👍👍💪💪

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad you liked it. If you are newish to the game We have a free beginner guide and video course at betterpickleball.com/beginners.

[@t81629]

"That was a mean shot" 😂

[@BetterPickleball]

It was 😂

[@BarbBolden]

Why are the guys switching side to side but the gals only up and back?

[@BarbBolden]

Never mind.

[@BetterPickleball]

You switch sides when you are the serving team and you win the rally

[@charlieytpw]

Too many names of KZbin channel to get to you. I’m always trying to tell people just look at CJ and Toney’s channels. They always com back, which one.

[@BetterPickleball]

If tell them to put in cj and tony pickleball in the youtube search bar you should see both channels, Better Pickleball and In2pickle. Thanks for sharing!

[@richardwalters9249]

I will have to watch this video twice. pickleball scoring may be "easy" ... but it CERTAINLY is not as easy to understand as ping pong or tennis. It's VERY complex compared to either of those two.

[@BetterPickleball]

If it's any consolation I had a heck of a time learning it when I first started. 😂Other players will help you until you get the hang of it.

[@FeliciaPrescott]

I’ll keep watching scoring videos. It is a bit complicated.

[@BetterPickleball]

Welcome to Pickleball! I struggled with scoring when I first started too. You will get it! Until then you'll usually find partners who are willing to help you. Just ask.

[@charleswalker6109]

No explanation on playing from the kitchen

[@BetterPickleball]

This one was specific to so scoring but we have plenty of videos Charles. What are you looking for?

[@therocksays7915]

so the ladies are serving team 1 and guys are serving team 2 so to speak?

[@BetterPickleball]

The ladies started the match as the serve team and the guys started as the return team. This changes throughout the match as you noticed. But each time you serve that team has server #1 and a server #2. Here is a video series that is also helpful. betterpickleball.com/beginners/

[@Meryl-je7fx]

The scoring is ridiculous 🙄

[@BetterPickleball]

It took me a while to understand too. :)

[@JeffHoffman-vj2zj]

You’re covering too much in this video.

[@BetterPickleball]

Thanks for your feedback

[@danvance4785]

Love most of your videos, but this one is simply not well done. As a teacher and a student, I think you have over-explained and made scoring pretty confusing. I have specific suggestions should you ever want to discuss. Keep up the videos!

[@BetterPickleball]

Thanks for your feedback. You are welcome to send your comments to [e-mail]

[@anniesreng221]

Great video, thank you!

[@BetterPickleball]

Glad it helped!