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• The bird must cross the net before a player can attempt to play it.
• In single, the first serve is always on the right side of the court.
• If during a rally the bird hits a player or their clothing it is a fault.
• It is a fault to serve the bird with the racquet head above the hips.
• In order to win a game a player must have a two-point advantage over their opponent.
• If the bird lands on the line it is considered in.
• The server must serve the bird to the diagonal court.
• A player cannot touch the net during play or it is a violation.
• If the receiving team touches the net during play it will be a point for the server.
• If the server hits the bird out-of-bounds it is a side-out.
• If a player goes out of bounds to play the bird it is a legal play.
• A serve landing on the short line is a point.
• The doubles game consists of 15 points.
• The singles game consists of 11 points.
• When the score is odd the serve is taken from the left court and when the score is even it is taken from the right court.

• Ace--A good service that the receiver is unable to touch with the racquet.
• Backhand--Hitting the bird on the left side of the body if a player is right handed.
• Drop shot--This is a shot hit from the mid-court or back, which barely clears the net and falls   into the front of the opponents court.
• Drive--A hard hit shot just over the net.
• Clear--To hit the bird on a high arc behind the opponent.
• Face--The hitting surface of the racquet.
• Fault--Any violation of the rules.
• Forehand--Hitting the bird on the right side of the body if the player is right handed.
• Kill--A hard hit bird that is impossible to return.
• Lob--The bird is hit forcefully high into the air and lands in the opponents’ backcourt.
• Rally--A continuous stroking of the bird back and forth across the net.

• Smash--This is a hard hit shot which angles sharply downward into the opponents court.

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