Why is there lore for CMU Pickleball?
CMU Pickleball is a club filled with interesting culture, which can be overwhelming for new members. This page is your one-stop information shop for all things CMU Pickleball!
The 10 Commandments of CMU Pickleball
Just as America was founded on Christianity, CMU Pickleball was founded on Tristianity, in honor of one of our pioneering founders: Tristan Ohler. Don't understand the Tristian principles? Well, look no further than our sacred 10 commandments...
- The serve must be made underhand.
- Serve must be directed diagonally to the opponent's service zone.
- Serve must land within the confines of the service court (if it lands in the kitchen, it is out).
- Only one fault is allowed on the serve. Faults include serving out of bounds and into the net.
- After the serve, players on both teams must let the ball bounce once before hitting it.
- Volleys (hitting the ball in the air without a bounce) are not allowed in the kitchen.
- Players cannot step into the non-volley zone unless the ball has bounced first.
- A player's momentum must carry them out of the non-volley zone before they can volley the ball.
- The game is played to 11 points, and a team must win by 2 points.
- When the ball is served, both players on the serving team must let it bounce before playing it.
Who is this man?
This is Pete the Pickle, the mascot of the club!
Some facts about CMU Pickleball
Want to fit into the club? Here are some must-know facts.
- Pete the Pickle is a pretty cool guy.
- Tristan's serve is really scary.
- Gabe is very good at pickleball.
- Dom has a strong forehand.
- Song has the most magnificent grunt of all time.
- Gearbox is clearly the best paddle brand.
- You should like and subscribe to the CMU social medias (YouTube, Instagram, etc.) because they are very cool.
Why cmupickleball.net and not cmupickleball.org?
It's a pun...