Pickleball glossary
Every pickleball term that matters — from dink to Erne, stacking to skinny singles. Each term has its own page for deeper explanations, diagrams, and examples.
- dink
- A soft shot hit from the non-volley zone that arcs just over the net.
- kitchen
- Informal name for the non-volley zone — the 7-foot area on each side of the net.
- atp
- Around-The-Post. A shot that goes around the net post rather than over the net.
- erne
- A shot where a player jumps or steps around the kitchen to volley near the net.
- stack
- A positioning strategy where both partners stay on their preferred side regardless of score.
- poach
- When a player crosses over to take a shot their partner would have played.
- third shot drop
- A soft arcing shot landed in the opponent's kitchen to reset the rally.
- skinny singles
- A singles variant played on half the court — popular for drilling.
- double bounce rule
- The serve and the return must each bounce once before volleys are allowed.
- volley
- Any shot struck out of the air before the ball bounces.
10 of ~40 terms shipped. Remaining terms land in weeks 3–8 of Wave 1.