Questions we hear a lot

In. The 2-inch non-volley-zone line counts as part of the kitchen. Touch the line or the zone during a volley — follow-through and momentum included — and it is a fault. That is why we shade the zone including its line: the line decides the point.

Doubles scores are three numbers: server score, receiver score, and server number (1 or 2). The team that serves first only gets one server to start, so play opens 0-0-2. Call 0-0-1 at the line and you will be corrected quickly.

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