Those who play the sport of Pickleball learn early that it is a fault to step into the kitchen after hitting a volley UNTIL the ball is dead. So the question arises: “When is the ball dead?”

According to the International Federation of Pickleball (IFP), p. 29, Section 8 – Dead Ball Rules:

8.B. A ball is not declared dead until it has bounced twice or has violated one of the fault rules (See Section 7).

After a second bounce or if the ball has violated one of the fault rules specified in Section Seven it is declared “dead!”