The pickleball kitchen rule (non-volley zone) COMPLETELY explained

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If you're a beginner or have never played pickleball before, the kitchen (non-volley zone) rule can be very confusing. In this video, I explain everything that you'll need to get started with the kitchen rule and how to avoid getting called on a fault!
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@bluesaddict101 2 года назад

Great video, thank you! This sport is exploding in popularity and many of us are brand new. These videos help a lot.

@PickleballKitchen 2 года назад

Really glad to hear that, thanks for watching!

@iDreamOfOkra Год назад

Perfect explanation and you covered all the variations. Thanks for this! I played my first game yesterday and absolutely loved it!

@scubaseppy Год назад

I keep hearing from my local court "It has to land in the kitchen" ..... no it just has to land. Thanks for the clarification.

@susanjh7163 2 года назад

Thank you so much. A good, clear explanation of the Kitchen!

@PickleballKitchen 2 года назад

My pleasure, thanks for stopping by.

@brettschiller336 2 года назад

Everything I needed to know, thanks!

@david29k11 2 года назад

Thank you! Kitchen rule was a little hard to get used to as a tennis player.

@daniboy8 Год назад

Thank you, you cleared up my doubt.

@TheECP 2 года назад

Wow great video, the extent of this rule is not clearly explained by any other "how to play pickleball" guides I've seen, I've only played once but I'm not sure if I ever broke the momentum follow through rules because I wasn't paying attention to that aspect of it haha.

@PickleballKitchen 2 года назад

Thanks!

@808Mark 10 дней назад

Thank you for this!

@PickleballKitchen 9 дней назад

My pleasure.

@David-ot9tr Год назад

Good video! Most rec players don't understand most of this even though they think they do.

@shanec4441 Год назад

Thanks for the detailed explanation of this rule. I was watching top players in a tournament. One player made a fantastic shot from outside the kitchen from the left of the court. She was positioned outside the court and on her side of the net. I assume there are additional rules on that somewhere in the rule book. I can't remember if she volley the ball or let it bounce first before playing

@PickleballKitchen Год назад

That may have been Lindsey Newman. That move is called "The Erne".

@eeeeyuke 2 года назад

As long as your feet aren't in the kitchen, can you reach far into the kitchen to volley or must you let a ball bounce in the kitchen if it's obviously going to land in it?

@felinegood-livingtheferall4340 2 года назад

Helpful video ...would you please detail about the KITCHEN LINE. I believe it too is considered part of the Kitchen. As such, one needs to be cognizant of where the tips of their sneakers are. One toe on the Kitchen line can result in a fault.

@trvman1 2 года назад

I think I will stick to my kitchen for making meals :) Maybe it's fun to play, but sure can't see watching this as a sport.

@Escorpio123PS 5 месяцев назад

Great video. Please explain hindrance 😃 for doubles.

@freak29ful 10 месяцев назад

Well explained.👍🏻

@PickleballKitchen 10 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@LatiNoble 2 года назад

When I’m the better partner and a cross court dink battle ensues without me. I’ll sometimes lurer a shot to me by stepping into the NVZ. My opponent will usually try a speed up bodyshot even if it’s nonattackable causing a pop up. It’s risky but as long as I plant my foot back behind the line before I start my stroke, I can get a good put away or set up a shake and bake.

@howardgutman6983 6 месяцев назад

If there's open space, you can walk right in the kitchen up to the net and hit a hard ball. I've found its an effective strategy people don't use. At a high level, a good player can probably generate a return and that's why this rarely happens on televised pickleball but I think it works at a regular level. Note too, if there is a weaker player on the other side, its easier to direct a regular shot than a volley.

@howardgutman6983 6 месяцев назад

If the ball is shallow, and bounced higher it can make sense to go in the kitchen and hit it hard on a bounce. That gives the other team less time to respond and you can frequently hit a winner if there is an open area. Only at higher levels it seems do you have to worry about a quick return coming at you that you cannot volley. But you can go or even stay in the kitchen if you want, one challenge is that because going in the kitchen is unusual you can get misplaced calls with people saying you can't do it.

@brandonmyers2449 2 года назад

Great video! My favorite “complication” of this is the Ernie . maybe the next video can talk about those!

@PickleballKitchen 2 года назад

I’m sure I could do that. Thanks for watching!

@dailysmiles 2 года назад

What’s an Ernie?

@rkargus Год назад

Serious question.. what is the purpose of having the kitchen boundary at all? Is it meant to slow points down? I'm assuming there's a good reason for it if the game and fault calling is to be complicated in such a manner.

@PickleballKitchen Год назад

I understand. The kitchen is the bedrock of pickleball’s design. The game cannot function without it. The reason is that if there was no kitchen, then people would just stand directly at the net and volley everything over making the game unplayable.

@nonewherelistens1906 5 месяцев назад

I think you covered it well.

@gordengibson1 7 месяцев назад

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

@PickleballKitchen 7 месяцев назад

And thank you!

@gavinfitch2928 25 дней назад

Question. If you hit it and it scores a point, I hit it, it double bounces making the point but I fall into the kitchen after the second bounce is it still good? I’ve heard it is because the play is dead or finished but I’ve also heard that even if it’s 10sec after the point if you fall into the kitchen it’s no point.

@brucefry4032 3 месяца назад

how a this for a wrinkle; it bounces into the kitchen and i step in and return, while still in the kitchen, the ball is returned into the kitchen and "bounces" AGAIN in the kitchen. would i be able to return it?

@ESW206 Год назад

What kind of racquet do u use?

@Firul4is 15 дней назад

nice vid!

@PickleballKitchen 5 дней назад

Thanks for watching!

@jaccole Год назад

Also, can’t use your hand/paddle in the kitchen to balance yourself if you should lose your balance just before or after a volley. Any personal item on you can’t fall into the kitchen; glasses, sun glasses, hat, earrings, etc.

@andrelewis2424 2 месяца назад

? A bell lands in the kitchen on volley .. I go in the kitchen to volley ball back .. b4 I leave the kitchen the ball is hit right back at me ! Can I hit the ball while in the kitchen??

@bryanmorton5412 2 года назад

Another video said, about the kitchen entry, that Before, During, and After any shot that does not involve the ball bouncing IN the kitchen, and you are in the kitchen, it's a fault. True? That would say that any momentum that carries you into the kitchen is a fault?

@PickleballKitchen 2 года назад

Only on volleys, yes.

@benvoeller8946 Год назад

At 6:00 I think you made it clear by saying it doesn't matter where the ball bounces. As long as it has bounced you can enter the kitchen. Obviously if it bounces outside the kitchen you won't be in the kitchen when you hit it but could travel into the kitchen after you hit it. My friends insist entering the kitchen is a fault unless it bounces IN THE KITCHEN. I would like to have seen you return a ball after it bounces OUTSIDE the kitchen and than travel into the kitchen to make it unmistakably clear. Which is it?

@samuraistabber 11 месяцев назад

If the ball bounces outside the kitchen and you return it, then why do you need to enter the kitchen? If you’re hitting a ball outside the kitchen and your momentum takes you into the kitchen, then that’s a fault.

@travisprugh6347 9 месяцев назад

@@samuraistabbernot if it bounced kitchen is just no volley zone. it just needs to bounce

@brandon8531 8 месяцев назад

@@samuraistabbermaybe momentum might carry you into the kitchen after you return the ball after a bounce?

@TheTruth10132 6 месяцев назад

@@samuraistabber Momentum that would carry you into the kitchen.

@howardgutman6983 6 месяцев назад

You can't volley in the kitchen but can do anything else you want there. You want to walk into the kitchen to hit a bounced ball or return a bounced ball and drift there you can do it. It seems so simple and easy but there is a lot of misunderstanding. What's the best way to respond if someone calls you on a non-existent rule and keep your friendships

@lartimus3080 3 месяца назад

Let’s say the ball bounces in the kitchen but it’s a high bounce and I am short can I spike the ball in the kitchen?

@huoguo7426 10 месяцев назад

Can you jump over the kitchen, volley, and land outside of the kitchen? I see a lot of people volleying in videos to the side of the kitchen, but past the horizontal line that’s parallel to the net to mark the kitchen.

@brandon8531 8 месяцев назад

I’d like to know this answer as well. Just started playing but this seems like a common option? Jumping over the corner?

@marsmars-ru3gu Месяц назад

What if you jump spike and land on your opponent and die before you land in the kitchen is that still count fault

@MichaelBrinson 11 месяцев назад

But according to this, down In rule 9.B, it says that this includes your swing. Does this mean that you need to stand back from the kitchen line a full arms length so that you don't swing into the kitchen?

@PickleballKitchen 11 месяцев назад

Only if you touch the ground. It’s the physical ground, not the space above

@smileforever3486 Год назад

At 6:36. You said it is a fault trying to stay outside the kitchen by swinging the arms. If swinging the arms help the feet not stepping inside the kitchen. It is not a fault, is it? Thanks.

@matc241 4 месяца назад

The swinging the arms is fine, in the video he still stepped in though which was why it was a fault.

@NicolePearson-xs8ip 5 месяцев назад

Question: say you stepped into the kitchen but the ball ended up going out of bounds? Is that a fault on the player who stepped in the kitchen or bc it was out of bounds it’s just “out” and no call in kitchen?

@matc241 4 месяца назад

You would need to have played a volley from the kitchen (or a volley where your follow through took you into the kitchen for it to be a fault on you), just stepping in the kitchen is not a fault as he says in the video. If you do play a volley of a live ball in play and your momentum after the shot takes you into the kitchen then you have committed the fault at the time of your volley, even if a subsequent shot is hit out before you step inside, your volley was the first fault and happened before the subsequent shots, so you lose the point.

@ericm8657 Год назад

If on the initial serve the ball comes over the net and lands on the kitchen line...is it ok or is it considered to be in the kitchen and then short? Thank you for this content!

@c-dog5449 Год назад

It's short

@matc241 4 месяца назад

It's a fault, the line is in for most racket sports. In this case the kitchen line is 'in' for the kitchen, hence it is short. Same goes for toes touching the line on a volley, the line is in the kitchen.

@chambi930 Месяц назад

If the ball bounces outside of the kitchen, can I still hit it while standing in the kitchen? Or does it HAVE to bounce in the kitchen?

@pm6314 Месяц назад

If the ball had bounced then you can hit from anywhere lol

@MagicMerny Месяц назад

When recreational players play this - without an umpire, I imagine there are a LOT of arguments about whether your opponent(s) have stepped on the kitchen line (or not) when hitting a volley - whose call is it when this happens? Does it happen frequently? And how the hell can you concentrate on playing the game whilst simultaneously trying to watch opponents feet?

@postaudio 2 года назад

Question. Do I have wait for the ball to bounce in the kitchen or can I be in the kitchen and anticipate the obvious ball that will bounce because you just know?

@GordonGridley 2 года назад

You don't have to wait for the ball to bounce first in order to enter the kitchen. That is another misconception that you have to wait until the ball actually bounced before entering the kitchen to hit it off the bounce. That's not true.

@davidells8146 2 года назад

I feel like this is the biggest question people have coming to this video. I know it was for me. I was disappointed the host didn't address it.

@pickleball_tomorrow Год назад

I too was showing this video to a friend and she was very confused on my explanation. So I went searching for a video to explain the ( do I have to wait for it to bounce ) OP please edit this video

@orlanchaves6421 5 месяцев назад

It’s a no volley zone. Meaning you can step inside of the kitchen as long as you don’t volley. You don’t need to wait for the ball to bounce before you enter the NVZ.

@edgardogonzalez916 4 месяца назад

You can stay in the kitchen at all times but cannot strike a ball unless it bounces in the kitchen first

@faamoanafaletoi5266 11 месяцев назад

At the 2:07 mark, you start talking abot the volley taking you into the kitchen off of momentum being a fault. Does that count when the ball: (a) bounces in the kitchen and you hit it, but momentum takes you into the no-volley zone? (I know, this is a no-brainer) (b) bounces outside of the no-volley zone, you hit it, but momentum carries you into that kitchen? Thanks btw for the visual learning guide.

@PickleballKitchen 11 месяцев назад

Remember, the kitchen rule only applies to shots that have been volleyed. If the ball bounces, the kitchen no longer applies for that shot in particular

@anmylinh2787 Год назад

if I stay in the transition zone to volley and step in the kitchen zone AFTER the ball hits opponent surface court - Is this counted as kitchen fault?

@PickleballKitchen Год назад

It doesn’t matter if the ball hits your opponents surface or not. The only thing that matters, in this case, is if your momentum from the volley took you into the kitchen. Hope they clarifies some things for you!

@dannyarod 6 месяцев назад

Is it valid to stop with the racket? Let me explain: let's imagine that I volley near the kitchen and the inertia of the movement takes me forward but to avoid stepping on the kitchen I use the shovel, placing it on the floor to stop my body and not go forward. Is this valid?

@matc241 4 месяца назад

No, touching inside the kitchen with any part of your body or paddle to regain your balance is a fault. If your partner were to grab you to stop you falling before you regain your balance then they would also need to not be touching inside the kitchen. (No leaning way into the kitchen using your partner to prop you up!)

@bryanmorton5412 2 года назад

So if your momentum carries you into the kitchen for a volley, it's a fault. What if your momentum carries you into the kitchen for a bounced ball and you return it, but you step into the kitchen? Is that a fault?

@PickleballKitchen 2 года назад

The kitchen rule only applies to balls that don’t bounce, or in other words, volleys.

@jaredjohns9302 2 года назад

Can i go outside the edge of the kitchen and hit a volley? If I volley the ball and my momentum is carrying me into the kitchen but I step outside the court without entering the kitchen is it a fault?

@PickleballKitchen 2 года назад

You bet! Remember: the kitchen is the zone and line on the physical court, not the space above it.

@jaredjohns9302 2 года назад

@@PickleballKitchen My first time playing pickle was yesterday and its so fun. I didn't lose a game all day.

@travisprugh6347 9 месяцев назад

but why would you. if your opponent hit it out of bounds let it go

@paulngo4631 2 года назад

what if your running at full speed to catch a volley and you are running diagonally and end up out of bounds but on the kitchen side.

@kirkkoehler1692 2 года назад

Same question! Let’s say you hit a volley and you are waving your arms to keep from falling in the kitchen then you are able to jump over the kitchen corner landing out of bounds, legal??

@chea7z913 Год назад

@@kirkkoehler1692 legal

@brandon8531 8 месяцев назад

@@kirkkoehler1692I’d like to know that same! Has anybody confirmed, this is legal? You can jump over the corner of the kitchen and land out of bounds?

@matc241 4 месяца назад

@@brandon8531 Yes outside the side of the court is fine, the kitchen is only the marked area in front of the net, so jumping across the corner is absolutely a way of being able to hit some shots from closer to the net. You do need to be careful not to stray onto your opponent's side of the net, even out of bounds at the side, that can be a fault if any part of you crosses before playing the shot.

@sashagirl357 2 года назад

Very helpful video! QUESTION: I was playing doubles and ran from the backcourt into the kitchen to hit a dink that landed into the non-volley zone. My ball went over the net and our opponents blocked it back into the kitchen on my side of the court. I had a lot of momentum moving forward when I hit the first shot and didn't have time to get back out of the kitchen before hitting the ball that landed into the kitchen again. My partner called a fault of me because she said that I have to get out of the kitchen before hitting the second ball that landed in the kitchen. I don't see a rule about that. Is that a fault on me or is that a legal shot that I hit?

@PickleballKitchen 2 года назад

No it's not a fault at all. The kitchen rule ONLY applies to balls that haven't bounced yet. So if the ball bounces, it doesn't matter at all. Whether the ball bounces in the kitchen or not makes no difference. It's only if it has bounced or not and if you're in the kitchen or not. Thanks for stopping by! I can be in the kitchen and hit a ball that's bounced in the kitchen or not as much as I want! But if it hasn't bounced yet.... fault!

@sashagirl357 2 года назад

@@PickleballKitchen Thanks for clarifying this! I thought maybe there was some obscure rule I had never read anything about. So basically my partner gave them the point when we had actually won the rally. Oh well, now I know for next time!

@globetrotter6219 Год назад

Pickleball University states that: "A player cannot be in the Kitchen, or on the Kitchen line, during play unless the ball lands into the Kitchen FIRST." Under this interpretation, your partner is correct meaning that if you know for a fact that the return shot coming towards you will land in the kitchen (a high lob) then you must exit the kitchen and only step back in when the ball has landed. If you are waiting in the kitchen for the ball to drop, according to that rule, you would be at fault.

@Tyler-ni1om Год назад

@@globetrotter6219t’s shocking an organization calling themselves “pickleball university” would share something so horribly incorrect. Maybe they need their accreditation revoked and their students refunded for not having a basic understanding of the non volley zone

@travisprugh6347 9 месяцев назад

@@globetrotter6219incorrect. Look up the official rules not some Quara answer lol

@davidgoodman8630 8 месяцев назад

What if the point is over the ball bounces twice before stepping in the kitchen but you never maintained balance after the shot? For example you hit a winner points over but your fighting balance for 10 seconds before falling in the kitchen. Who wins?

@namkablam 6 месяцев назад

Everyone loses.

@matc241 4 месяца назад

You lose the point. If you never regained your balance and stepped into the kitchen then your shot was a fault, even though it took 10 seconds to realise it. Whatever happened after that is now irrelevant as you effectively lost the point as soon as you hit that volley.

@naception 11 месяцев назад

Even if the bounce occurs outside the kitchen?

@PickleballKitchen 11 месяцев назад

Remember, it doesn't matter where it bounces. It only matters if you were in the kitchen when you volleyed the ball.

@phillipgordon9721 Год назад

What if the ball hits the net ? Do you still have to let it bounce to step in the kitchen and hit it?

@PickleballKitchen Год назад

Yes.

@LiaoCards Год назад

No. You can be in the kitchen whenever you want. Just don’t hit the ball unless it bounces first or it’s a fault.

@bayardtaylor2990 Год назад

can you come into the kitchen before the ball bounce , can u be in the kitchen let ballbounce then hit

@PickleballKitchen Год назад

Yes. Remember that the kitchen rule only applies to balls that haven’t bounced yet. If it bounces, the kitchen is of no concern.

@rosswilson6156 5 месяцев назад

Can you hit 2 drop shots in a row without stepping out of the kitchen?

@matc241 4 месяца назад

As long as you aren't volleying you can stay in the kitchen as long as you want.

@Escanor990 6 месяцев назад

I fell in the kitchen after i hit the ball, caused a frinkn foul. I didn't like that momentum rule. Sometimes I run from far away just to catch the ball of course I will have momentum, so what if i fall into it AFTER ball is gone🤦🏼‍♂️ it's so limiting.

@matc241 4 месяца назад

Jumping from behind the kitchen line and volleying before you land would mean you can volley from pretty much on top of the net. It would be a lot easier to hit point ending volleys and ultimately probably remove a lot of the skill since it would be hard to hit it anywhere that couldn't be attacked.

@ELCapiTRAN Год назад

Does the kitchen extend into the green area?

@PickleballKitchen Год назад

No, that’s the outside of the court. Sometimes they can be different colors, sometimes the same.

@ELCapiTRAN Год назад

@@PickleballKitchen I found my answer. It's called an Erne.

@jimclark4952 Год назад

You did not clarify if the ball bounces out of the kitchen, you hit it and THEN step into the kitchen, is that a fault?

@LiaoCards Год назад

No it’s not a fault. Your momentum carried you into the kitchen but because the ball bounced you are allowed to go into the kitchen.

@steveiannazzo5451 6 месяцев назад

Can a player grasp his partner to prevent his momentum from carrying him into the NVZ after the he's legally returned a volley? Whether you say it's legal (or illegal), please cite the specific rule in the 2024 rule book that covers that scenario, because I don't see one. .

@shekina9473 2 месяца назад

How rude and dangerous. NO CONTACT sport!

@steveiannazzo5451 2 месяца назад

@@shekina9473 WHAT??? (It's legal, by the way.)

@drizzify7850 3 месяца назад

had a grandma yell at me today I guess I need to pay more attention to my toes.

@cadekelly3479 2 года назад

What if you’re in kitchen before ball bounces in the kitchen??

@travisprugh6347 9 месяцев назад

Only matters if you hit it without it bouncing first

@alp.2330 2 года назад

What if you hit a volley, the ball bounces twice on the other side or the opponent misses the ball and then your momentum carries you in the kitchen. Is that a fault? The point is over.

@PickleballKitchen 2 года назад

Correct, it's a fault.. Doesn't matter if the ball is dead or not.

@MrGbustamante 9 месяцев назад

@@PickleballKitchen so what if that same situation occurs, the player volleyed a kill shot from outside the NVZ which resulted in an instant point but he walked into the kitchen, but the teams cannot agree if it was "momentum" or not?

@PickleballKitchen 9 месяцев назад

That's just a tough grey area. It should be very obvious when momentum is concerned. Otherwise it shouldn't be worried about in casual or rec play.@@MrGbustamante

@MrGbustamante 9 месяцев назад

@@PickleballKitchen oh, but this is weekly play within the same group of guys so its waaaaaaay more insane than casual rec play! Theres a rule, I think its 9c that says a ball isnt dead on NVZ faults up to the next serve, what is your interpretation of that rule?

@brandon8531 8 месяцев назад

What if you are running and jump over the corner of the kitchen?! And land out of bounds but not IN the kitchen?

@matc241 4 месяца назад

That is fine, you won't have volleyed from inside the kitchen or touched inside after the shot.

@mklein3227 10 месяцев назад

Good video could have used an explanation on actually serving And hitting the kitchen line

@travisprugh6347 9 месяцев назад

That is a fault only the sides and backline are in on a serve

@GenX1964 9 месяцев назад

Who is the Jackie Robinson of Pickleball?

@brendanmcdaid8514 Год назад

What if i get hungry and want to make a sandwich while im in there is that allowed or is it a fault 🤤

@PickleballKitchen Год назад

Totally allowed. ;)

@brendanmcdaid8514 Год назад

@@PickleballKitchen 😆😆😆👍

@joshuastucky 3 месяца назад

Very common misconception: you can only step into the kitchen to return the ball if the ball has bounced IN THE KITCHEN. This is false. If the ball bounces ANYWHERE, you can return the ball from the kitchen or step into the kitchen as you return the ball.

@vannguyen-pl3kq 2 года назад

You could’ve simplify it and make it more simple, it’s not complicated at all .

@peterdeliteris7705 2 дня назад

Get rid of the kitchen completely, then this game is actually fun. Too many rules.

@jl-rp1to 11 месяцев назад

Momentum rule is stupid

@kevinle5460 Год назад

I would play pickleball is there was no kitchen and overhead serving allowed for the lolz

@adamdavis4928 Год назад

I understand playing pickleball if you have limited mobility or are older although I can't for the life of me understand why anyone under the age of 40 would want to play pickleball over tennis.

@NJacana 10 месяцев назад

Yet here you are.

@howardgutman6983 6 месяцев назад

It's easier to learn, games are quicker, gap in skill is less. We have one guy in our development who is excellent but he periodically will lose if matched with a lesser player. In tennis a good player will beat you 6-0, but games are usually closer here. It's a nice game for a group and that's why its become popular.

@matc241 4 месяца назад

It's a different game with different shots and different strategy. People like variety and some people will prefer the blend of skills in pickleball more than those in tennis. Pickleball for example probably has a greater variety of shots that you can employ on a regular basis, it does require a lot of agility, though less short sprints than tennis. It also puts a premium on very quick reactions, far more so than tennis. I play tennis, badminton and pickleball at a pretty high level, so can honestly say they are all challenging in different ways and pickleball is definitely a fun variation on the other two.

@mr.boniato6402 6 месяцев назад

Why "kitchen"? Why not, "no zone" or something.

@howardgutman6983 6 месяцев назад

You're right and the correct name is no-volley zone which eliminates a lot of confusion.

@ericm8657 Год назад

If on the initial serve the ball comes over the net and lands on the kitchen line...is it ok or is it considered to be in the kitchen and then short? Thank you for this content!