This glossary provides definitions and context for terminology related to, and jargon specific to, the sport of pickleball.
Words or phrases in italics can be found on the list in their respective alphabetic sections.
A pickleball
paddle
with two pickleballs.
Diagram S
: the three axes of rotation. If arrow "X" represents the direction of the ball, then spin around the X-axis would be
corkspin
, the Y-axis
backspin
or
topspin
, and the Z-axis
sidespin
.