Pickleball singles play

The other night at Pickleball I reminded some players of some of the ways we play singles. The court shall be a rectangle 20 feet (6.10 m) wide and 44 feet (13.41 m) long for both singles and doubles matches. Whether we play doubles or singles the court is the same size.

At the start of each game, the server begins the serve on the right side and alternates from right to left to right, etc., as long as the server holds serve.
The server must serve to the crosscourt (court diagonally opposite) service court.
The server’s score will always be even (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10...) when serving from the right side and odd (1, 3, 5, 7, 9...) when serving from the left side (only in singles play).

 When two athletic singles players face each other on a pickleball court, they both get a good cardio workout. Like squash or raquetball, pickleball played at a high level requires a lot of lunging, a lot of volleying and a lot of fancy footwork. Therefore it is not uncommon to see player heart rates rise into the 150 to 175 range. Singles is a great cardio & mental workout. It is very often played with the under 55 mens crowd, but I've played some great matches with players that are in the 55 & better/wiser  range.