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EPF Player Test 2026 Rulebook

Welcome to the Player Rules Test

This 50 Question rules test is designed as a fun exercise to test players' knowledge of the basic rules. Although the rules are the same for recreational and tournament play, when there is no referee to enforce the rules, that job falls on the players and rests with their ability to self-enforce.

So, if you want to test your knowledge of the USA Pickleball rules, give this test a try.

Please select a time when you can complete the entire test without interruption, as it will automatically close after 50 minutes. Each question is scored after you choose an answer. The test will close when you click the “Submit” button at the end of the test, so answer all questions before submitting the test.

You can take the test as many times as you like, so feel free to study up and retake it if you desire. Each time, you will receive a follow-up email containing your test score so you can track your improvement. Before long, you’ll be scoring 100%. To challenge yourself even more, try the Referee Test.

Have fun and good luck!

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1) When making a line call during doubles play, which of the following phrases confirm that conflict exists?

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2) In a match without line judges, your opponent hits a powerful overhead to the sideline. You suspect that it might have been “out,” but you’re not certain. What are your options?

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3) If players have any remaining time-outs, they may call for a time-out before the next serve occurs; even if the service motion has started.

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4) After the ball has bounced on a player’s side of the net and traveled back across the net plane to the opponent’s side, a player may legally break the plane of the net to hit the ball.

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5) A ball is hit at an angle, bounces in the court, and travels beyond the sidelines. The receiver manages to return the ball, hitting a low shot (below net level) around and outside the post into the opponent’s court. This is a legal hit and the ball remains in play.

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6) You legally volley the ball, then begin to lose your balance. To avoid stepping into the non-volley zone (NVZ), you jump up and over the corner and into the out-of-bounds area adjacent to the NVZ. While the ball is still in play, your momentum then carries you into the net post, which is also out of bounds.

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7) Players are expected to call faults on themself or on their partner as soon as the fault is committed or detected.

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8) A team neglects to tell you they are changing their starting server for the second game. They also forget to move the starting server identification. The non-banded player serves with the rally played in good faith. Do you allow them to switch the band before the next rally?

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9) Players may not use standard time-outs or a medical time-out to delay the start of a match. A match cannot begin until all players are present. After the match has started ("Game 1, time-in, 0-0-2") time-outs or a medical time-out may be taken.

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10) Which of the following will result in a match forfeit?

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11) When using the Drop Serve, the ball must not be propelled in any direction or in any manner prior to hitting the serve.

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12) At what point in time can a player/team withdraw from a match?

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13) If a player stops a rally and incorrectly identifies a player/position error, it is a fault on the player who stopped the rally.

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14) In a non-officiated match what faults can a player call on an opponent that could result in a replay?

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15) Player A1's hat flies off during a rally. Which of the following is NOT true?

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16) Other than NVZ violations involving momentum, faults can only be committed when the ball is Live/In-Play.

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17) Your partner drops her paddle, and it lands on the court but not in the non-volley zone. The opponents then hit a ball that hits the paddle lying on the court. The ball bounces up high and you then hit the ball over the net to keep the rally going. This is legal because the dropped paddle is considered part of the court and play continues.

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18) The receiver's or server's partner may stand anywhere on or off their team's end of the court.

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19) A fault shall be declared if a player, or anything the player is wearing or carrying, crosses the plane of the net before striking the ball. If a ball has bounced and crosses back over the plane of the net, then a player may cross the plane of the net without first contacting the ball.

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20) A player makes an "Around the Post" shot. The ball hits the referee's leg but lands in the opponent’s court. A fault should be called against the player that hit the ball.

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21) In non-officiated play, non-volley zone faults and service foot faults are the only faults players can call on their opponent as soon as the fault is committed or detected.

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22) Imparting spin during the release of the ball prior to striking the ball to serve is a fault and applies to both the volley serve and the drop serve.

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23) In non-officiated matches, a team may mention when they believe the opponents have committed a fault, but the final decision on fault resolution belongs to the player that allegedly committed the fault.

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24) The definition of a verbal warning is: A non-punitive caution for minor unsportsmanlike behaviour, usually given in advance of assessing a technical warning or technical foul for such behaviour.

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25) Who retains the right to require an apparel change when the apparel approximates the colour of the tournament ball?

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26) When a player faults by hitting the ball into their own side of the net and the ball does not cross over the net, when does the fault occur?

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27) At the beginning of the service motion, the server's feet must be behind the baseline or the imaginary extension of the baseline.

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28) If the referee or a player stops a rally to correctly identify a player/position error, the rally shall be replayed.

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29) If, while the ball is in the air, the receiving team yells "out", "no", "bounce it" or any other word/phrase to communicate to their partner that the ball may be out, it shall be considered a line call and play should stop.

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30) When using the Drop Serve, when the server releases the ball, it may bounce more than once before the server decides to serve.

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31) If your paddle touches the non-volley zone during a volley swing, it is a fault regardless of whether the touch occurred before or after contacting the ball.

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32) If a team is assessed a technical foul, their first penalty for the match, that team will have 1 point deducted from their score, unless they have a score of "0".

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33) In a match using the rally scoring option, a player/team must win on their serve.

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34) A hinder is defined as any transient element or occurrence not caused by a player that adversely impacts play, not including permanent objects.

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35) Failure to call a time-out audibly by voice or visibly by hand signal, or both, directed toward the opposing player or team and to the referee may result in a verbal warning or technical warning for delay of game.

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36) It is no longer a fault if the served ball hits the net and lands on the non-volley zone line of the correct service court.

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37) In a match with line judges, if the officiating team cannot make a line call, the rally shall be replayed, unless a player makes a line call to their own disadvantage.

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38) If a paddle violation is identified after the match has started, the player or team forfeits all matches started and already played.

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39) Players are responsible for line calls on their side of the net. If the opponents hit a ball close to a line, the player or team that is supposed to make the line call may appeal to the referee without making a call. Once they appeal to the referee, they lose the right to make any subsequent "in" or "out" call for that rally.

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40) In a match with line judges, what line(s) are the players responsible for calling on the serve?

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41) During a rally, if a player believes a ball is cracked or broken, play must continue until the end of the rally. Players who yell "The ball is cracked; The ball is broken", etc. may incur a fault if the referee deems it a distraction to the opponent(s).

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42) A wheelchair player must have both buttocks in contact with the wheelchair seat when they strike the ball.

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43) A ball in play that contacts a permanent object after it has bounced in the opponent's court will result in a dead ball and the player who hit the ball shall win the rally.

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44) It is NOT a fault for a server to start their service motion (moving their serving arm backward or forward to serve the ball) before the entire score is called. It is a fault if the server serves the ball during the calling of the score.

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45) For the server, when serving, feet placement rules are to be enforced only at the moment the ball is served.

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46) During the pre-match briefing, Team A has won the toss and elected to serve. Which of the following options remain available for Team B?

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47) A player is hitting a two-handed stroke (where both hands are in contact with the paddle) when his right hand is hit by the ball below the wrist. The ball is still in play.

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48) A game forfeit will be imposed for a 2 out of 3 games match under the following conditions:

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49) Players are required to make a line call on a ball before appealing to the referee to make the call.

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50) When using the Drop Serve, the release of the ball must be visible only to the referee.

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