It had come to our attention that there is a 3 on 3 pickleball game. We tried to play it, but were unsure of rules, etc. I looked it up.
The game I found was named Mortimer pickleball. Each team has three members who are all on the court at the same time. The third member is called the Mortimer. Old Mort does not serve nor return serves. The three players will rotate exchanging the Mortimer role as points are played.
Serves are done normally with all three players staying back. The idea is that two will move up the kitchen line and Mortimer will stay back as extra middle coverage and to field any lob. (I'm liking this already!)
That's about it. I read about it here: https://monmouthpickleball.org/can-more-than-four-play-pickleball-at-once/
I think it sounds like a lot of fun and gets more people on the court. Might be worth trying when the courts are busy.
I am open for some 3 on 3. Was interestingly fun when we tried it at May Nissan. However, having a roaming Mortimer that can play front or back or middle might be the most fun. Imagine lobbing over all three players and watching them scramble to get back!
ReplyDeleteI heard of the 3 on 3 but playing on a tennis court. Having that third person back will definitely reduce the lobs and maybe increase the number of dinks.
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