Pickleball League
Windsor Athletic Club
Team Cost
- $75 per team
- $40 per free agent
- If you want to play but do not have a team, please reach out to kyle@windsorathleticclub.com to become a free agent.
How to Sign up
- Each team will need a team captain. This team captain will be in charge of purchasing and setting up their team.
- Members can purchase the team on our new app or in our online portal. The league can be found under programs and the field house.
- Non-members will need to reach out to kyle@windsorathleticclub.com to get an account created first.
League Format
- Team Size: 2 Players
- Age Range: All ages are welcome.
- Match Length: Best 2 out of 3 games.
- All games played to 11
- Must win by 2
- The semi-final and championship games will be a best-of-3 match, with games going to 15, and the winner must win by 2
- Game Days: Matches are scheduled on Sundays, between 11 am and 1 pm.
- League Dates:
- Week 1: January 11th, 2026
- Week 2: January 18th, 2026
- Week 3: January 25th, 2026
- Week 4: February 1st, 2026
- Week 5: February 8th, 2026
- Week 6 (Playoffs): February 15th, 2026
- Playoffs: Top 4 teams qualify. 1st seed will play 4th seed and 2nd seed will play 3rd seed.
- The semi-final and championship games will be a best-of-3 match, with games going to 15, and the winner must win by 2
League Rules
- Scoring: Traditional Side-Out Scoring
- Only the serving team can score points.
- A side-out occurs when the receiving team wins a rally.
- First team to 11 points, win by 2
- The semi-final and championship games will be a best-of-3 match, with games going to 15, and the winner must win by 2
- Serve Rules
- Underhand stroke, paddle contact below the waist.
- Both feet must be behind the baseline at contact.
- Serve diagonally into the opposite service box.
- Serve must clear the non-volley zone (kitchen).
- Double-bounce rule: serve return must bounce, then the serving team must let the return bounce before hitting it.
- Non-Volley Zone (“Kitchen”)
- No volleying while standing in or touching the kitchen.
- Momentum into the kitchen after a volley = fault.
- Balls that bounce in the kitchen may be played normally.
- Faults (Causing loss of serve or side-out)
- Ball hit out of bounds.
- The ball hits the net and doesn’t go over.
- Volleying in the kitchen.
- Double-bounce rule violated.
- Wrong player serves or receives.
- Contacting the ball twice.
- Ball hits player or clothing.
- Player Expectations
- Arrive 10 minutes early.
- Warm-up limited (e.g., 5 minutes).
- Teams make their own line calls honestly.
- If disagreement → replay the point.
- Subs allowed only with league approval.
- Use appropriate footwear (non-marking).
- Yell “BALL ON COURT!” to stop unsafe play.
- Respect staff, players, and equipment.
- Keep courts clean.
- Good sportsmanship is required at all times.
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