East Coast PickleBall League - Hybrid Rules & Mods

• One Game is 4 - 12 Minute Quarters Running Clock
• There is a 2 Minute Warning in the 4th Quarter

Clock
• When Clock expires after each 1st, 2nd, 3rd Quarter, the Team that is Down Gets the Ball back automatically & may continue to Serve until both Servers have exhausted the Opportunity to Score Points until the Score is Tied Up for the Quarter.

• Each Quarter is Scored Separately on a ScoreBoard Sheet Clipboardon the Assigned Court
• If the Score is Tied - The Quarter is Over - We can only pray that every quarter is tied until the 4th
• If the Overall Score is Tied in the 4th Quarter then the Down Team Gets the Opportunity to Come Back and Win by 2.

• Teams Switch Side Every Quarter
• Running Clock unless TimeOut is called by Captain or Official
• Each Game has 1 - 60 Second TimeOut per Quarter at the 6 Minute Mark
• Each Team is allowed 1 - 60 Second TimeOut per Half at anytime.
• Injury Time Outs result in a Sub

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• Subs
  3 Players per Team can Rotate and Teams can Sub in 1 Player during a Time Out 
  • 2 Servers per Side Out
  • 1 Serve Attempt per Server
  • Server Errors & Faults result in SideOut or 2nd Server
  • Line Calls - Out or IN are called from Receiving Team
  • If the Player does not Know or both players or a REF didn’t see it - The Call is IN
  • Out Calls can be graciously called by Offensive Team but NOT IN Calls
  • You May Appeal to a Ref/Official if they saw the call they may overRule but Arguing the Call may results in
  a Penalty loss of servers - side out
• Each Team has a designated Captain each Night
  • The designated Captain can call TimeOuts 1 per Half
  • Captains may also need to help Officiate and/or be a Line Judge at end of close matches
  **Illegal Serves are determined by Venue - No Tennis OverHeads dipsht
  *Penalties result in automatic Side Out
  *NVZ Penalty can be called by Ref or either Team Captain either self imposed *NVZ Penalties result in Automatic SideOut
  **Accidental or Intentional Head Shot either from OverHead Smash or Close Proximity Drive Warning> Side Out
  2nd Offense > You Walk Out Never to be seen of Again
  **Incidental Deflections or Defensive Shots
  to Body or Head is Considered Part of Play and should not be misconstrued as Accidental or Intentional and will NOT be subject to Penalty or Warning> Side Out
  > If Ball is Cracked or Deformed or Sucks -
• Each Team Gets 1 Ball do what you got to do - 
  Throw it to the Ref or each Captain Confirm and enter the New Ball -