{"content":[{"text":"Basic Rules Overview \n  Pickleball is played either as doubles (two players per \n team) or singles; doubles is most common. \n  The same size playing area and rules are used for both \n singles and doubles.","bbox":{"left":0.058863,"top":0.10745,"width":0.528352,"height":0.09684}},{"text":"The Serve \n  The serve must be made underhand. \n  Paddle contact with the ball must be below the server’s waist (navel level). \n  The serve is initiated with at least one foot behind the baseline; neither foot may contact the \n baseline or court until after the ball is struck. \n  The serve is made diagonally crosscourt and must land within the confines of the opposite \n diagonal court. \n  Only one serve attempt is allowed, except in the event of a let (the ball touches the net on the \n serve and lands on the proper service court; let serves are replayed).","bbox":{"left":0.058863,"top":0.218396,"width":0.8569800000000001,"height":0.17262399999999997}},{"text":"Service Sequence \n  At the beginning of each new game only one partner on the serving team has the opportunity \n to serve before faulting, after which the service passes to the receiving team. \n  Both players on the serving doubles team have the opportunity to serve and score points \n until they commit a fault *(except for the first service sequence of each new game). \n  The first serve of each side-out is made from the right-hand court. \n  If a point is scored, the server switches sides and the server initiates the next serve from the \n left-hand court. \n  As subsequent points are scored, the server continues switching back and forth until a fault is \n committed and the first server loses the serve. \n  When the first server loses the serve the partner then serves from their correct side of the \n court (except for the first service sequence of the game). \n  The second server continues serving until his team commits a fault and loses the serve to the \n opposing team. \n  Once the service goes to the opposition (at side out), the first serve is from the right-hand \n court and both players on that team have the opportunity to serve and score points until their \n team commits two faults. \n  In singles the server serves from the right-hand court when his or her score is even and from \n the left when the score is odd.","bbox":{"left":0.058863,"top":0.405126,"width":0.859215,"height":0.359013}},{"text":"Scoring \n  Points are scored only by the serving team. \n  Games are normally played to 11 points, win by 2. \n  Tournament games may be to 15 or 21, win by 2. \n  When the serving team’s score is even (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10) the player who was the first server in \n the game for that team will be in the right-side court when serving or receiving; when odd (1, \n 3, 5, 7, 9) that player will be in the left-side court when serving or receiving.","bbox":{"left":0.058863,"top":0.77827,"width":0.8590450000000001,"height":0.13016899999999998}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.643709,"top":0.043939,"width":0.266503,"height":0.214015},{"left":0.060458,"top":0.056818,"width":0.45915,"height":0.035354}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.643709,"top":0.043939,"width":0.266503,"height":0.214015},{"left":0.060458,"top":0.056818,"width":0.45915,"height":0.035354}]}