Does Your Padel Shot Count?

You can play a variety of different shots in Padel courts, sometimes you are not sure of how valid they are. Find below whether you won or lost your shot with official FIP rules, made easy to read for you.

The Point is Won IF

1. After bouncing in the opponent’s court the ball goes out of court through a hole in the metallic fence or gets stuck in said hole.
   
   
2. After bouncing in the opponent’s court the ball gets stuck in the flat horizontal surface on top of the wall.

The Point is Lost IF

Players will lose a point if:

1. Either of the players, their rackets or anything worn or carried touches the net, net posts, the tension cable or any part of the opponent’s court while the ball is in play.
   
2. The ball bounces for a second time before being returned.
   
3. When the ball, after bouncing, goes over the marked limit (outer perimeter) of the court (lateral or end) or through the gate.
   
4. If the player hits the ball before it has gone over the net.
   
5. If a player returns the ball, either directly or by hitting it off the walls of their court and without bouncing first it hits the walls of the opponents court, the metallic fence, or any element not related to or located on the ground of the opponents court.
   
6. If a player returns a ball, either directly or off the walls of their court and the ball hits the net or net posts and then directly onto one of the walls of the opposite court, the fence or any element not related to or located on the ground of the opponent’s court.
   
7. If a player hits the ball twice. (Double hit).
   
8. If after hitting the ball it touches the player playing the ball, their companion or anything worn by the players.
   
9. If the ball hits any part of the players or their equipment apart from the racket after being hit by the opposing team.
   
10. If a player hits the ball and it touches the metallic fence, any part of the ground on their own side of the court, or any element not related to the court, located on the ground on their own side of the court.
    
11. If the ball is hit with a racket thrown at it.
    
12. If any player jumps over the net while the point is being played.
    
13. If both players simultaneously or consecutively hit the ball, the point will be lost. The ball may only be played by one member of the team.
    
    NB: It is not considered a double hit when a pair of players try to hit the ball simultaneously, one hits it and the other hits their teammate’s racket.
    
14. Suppose the player who hits the ball has one, both feet, or any part of their own body out of their court unless out-of-court play has been authorized.
    
15. A player serves two consecutive faults.
    

BONUS QUESTION

What happens if the ball after bouncing correctly in my court does not bounce out of court due to the additional net that is sometimes put above the metallic fence?

Answer: You have lost the point.

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