SUGGESTED USA PICKLEBALL RULE CHANGES FOR 2024
Rule Submission Title | Change time players are allowed to call time out to eliminate gamesmanship. |
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Existing Rule # | 10.A.3. |
Proposed Rule Change | 10.A.3. If a team has any remaining time-outs, any player on that team may call a time-out before the score has begun to be called |
Original Rule Text | 10.A.3. If a team has any remaining time-outs, any player on that team may call a time-out before the next serve occurs. |
Reasoning Behind Suggested Change | I found it very distracting when time out was called between the referee calling the score and when I struck the serve. |
Scenarios In Which the Rules Applies | All Pickleball play. |
Rule Book Year | 2024 |
Rule Change ID | 1135 |
Date Created | May 2, 2023 |
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