# DinkPedia

> DinkPedia is a pickleball encyclopedia with plain-language glossary terms, rules, ratings explainers, gear notes, how-to guides, and Arizona court guides. Every page cites its sources.

Published by PickleUnlimited (https://pickleunlimited.com). Every page opens with a direct answer and lists its sources.

## Rules

- [What Happens If the Ball Hits You in Pickleball?](https://dinkpedia.com/rules/ball-hits-player/): If the ball hits you or your partner before it bounces, your side loses the rally, even standing out of bounds. Rule numbers, hand rules, and serve cases.
- [Is a Ball on the Line In or Out in Pickleball? (Including the Kitchen Line)](https://dinkpedia.com/rules/ball-on-the-line/): A ball touching any line is in, except a serve on the kitchen line, which is out. The 2026 USA Pickleball line-call rules, with diagram, examples, and rule numbers.
- [Can You Step in the Kitchen After a Volley? The Momentum Rule](https://dinkpedia.com/rules/kitchen-momentum/): Not until your momentum stops. How the 2026 USA Pickleball kitchen momentum rule works, with the rule numbers, a three-frame diagram, and real-play calls.
- [Can Your Paddle Go Over the Net in Pickleball?](https://dinkpedia.com/rules/paddle-over-the-net/): Yes, on the follow-through after you hit the ball on your side. Reaching over to hit it first is a fault. The 2026 USA Pickleball net-plane rules, with diagrams.
- [Wrong Server or Wrong Receiver in Pickleball: What Happens?](https://dinkpedia.com/rules/serving-receiving-order-mistakes/): Stopped and correctly identified mid-rally: replay. Noticed only after the rally: the result stands. Wrong player returns the serve: fault. 2026 USA Pickleball rules.

## Places

- [Playing Pickleball in Phoenix in Summer: A Heat Safety Guide](https://dinkpedia.com/places/phoenix-summer-pickleball-heat-guide/): When to play, how much water to drink, and when to stop: heat safety guidance for summer pickleball in Phoenix, from the NWS, the City of Phoenix, and the CDC.

## Glossary

- [DUPR](https://dinkpedia.com/glossary/dupr/): DUPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating) is a pickleball skill rating on a scale from 2.000 to 8.000. It is calculated from your match results compared with the expected outcome. New players start as NR (Not Rated).
- [Non-volley zone](https://dinkpedia.com/glossary/non-volley-zone/): The non-volley zone (often called the kitchen) is the 7-foot by 20-foot area of the court next to the net on each side. Its lines are part of the zone, and a player may not volley the ball while touching it.
- [Rally scoring](https://dinkpedia.com/glossary/rally-scoring/): Rally scoring is a scoring method in which the singles player or doubles team that wins each rally scores a point, whether or not they were serving. Under the 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, side-out scoring is still the standard, and rally scoring is a provisionally approved option (Rule 14.A).
- [Skinny singles](https://dinkpedia.com/glossary/skinny-singles/): Skinny singles is a common name for half-court pickleball singles. In the 2026 USA Pickleball Official Rulebook, the official name is mini-singles (Rule 14.B): each rally is played on only the right or left half of a standard court, based on each player’s score.
- [Two-bounce rule](https://dinkpedia.com/glossary/two-bounce-rule/): The two-bounce rule says that after the serve, the receiving team must let the ball bounce before returning it, and the serving team must then let the return bounce before hitting it. After those two bounces, either team may volley.

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