3v3 Team Pickleball

Players age qualification: If a player has an upcoming birthday in the current year, said player can move up to the next age level. Players can play down to a younger age division, but players with more than one year difference cannot play up.

Team name required upon registration. Two men and one woman makeup your team.

Sides will be switched at 6 if games are to 11 or at 8 if games are played to 15.

The coin toss can be any method agreed upon by team players. Once the teams have decided who serves and who receives, the game will start. The team that chose serve keeps serve throughout their match ups. The first mixed match starts where the serving team finished. This follows through the next and final mixed match.

Skill qualification: players must not have a rating that exceeds three tenths above the baseline skill rating. Example: Players that register for our 9.0 division cannot exceed 3.3 for a team total of 9.9. This keeps the team below 10.0. This ensures that higher rated players cannot play in a lower ranked skill division.

We will not combine age or skill divisions. If pools do not fill up, then we prorate the cash payout divided by the teams that paid and entered. Teams are considered registered when they are paid in full. Only team captains will make payment for their team.

In order to register, players are required to create an account with DUPR. This will help to ensure that all players are registering in the correct age/skill division.

Time Out: Each team has a one-minute time out. One additional minute is available for both teams when switching sides.

In the case of a tie between teams at the conclusion of the round-robin, the following will be tallied to determine who moves on to the medal matches-Wins first, total points second, then head to head. If needed, point differential will also be considered.

Off the court, teammates cannot assist with line calls or signal to teammates on the court. One point will be deducted after being warned.

Each division with 10 teams will have two pools of 5 teams each. The top team from each pool advances to finals for 1st and 2nd. The second team in both pools will play for third. Cash is paid out as the award.

Let serves are good after clipping the top of the net if they land in the designated quadrant. If any service touches the encompassing no volley zone lines, that serve is a fault and serve possession is lost.

Balls that catch the top of the net and drip down hitting a saggy net, or metal cross members will be replayed. Only the team on the side where the ball bounces makes the call. To reduce disagreements, players must consult with their partners on all calls.

Only USA Pickleball approved paddles are allowed for the tournaments. Only proper non marking shoes with laces are approved for tournament play.