Outdoor
Pickleball score tracker, approved by everyone who played.
A paddle game on a small court, a mix of tennis, badminton and table tennis. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.
Scoring
How log8 scores Pickleball
Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board.
- Play singles, doubles or 1 vs 2.
- Record who won, or the score of each game.
- No draws.
The basics
How to play Pickleball
The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.
- Players2 for singles, 4 for doubles.
- How to winGames go to 11 and you must win by 2. Most matches are best of 3.
- The official gameCall the score before each serve: your score, their score, and in doubles, which server you are.
- How groups differSome casual groups play rally scoring, where every rally wins a point. Agree before you start.
- Only the serving side can score a point.
- Serve underhand, from behind the baseline, diagonally across.
- The return must bounce, and so must the shot after it. After that you can volley.
- You can’t volley while standing in the kitchen, the zone right next to the net.
- You lose the rally if the ball goes out, into the net, or bounces twice on your side.
- In doubles, both partners serve before the serve passes to the other side, except at the very start.
Play better
Pickleball tips
- Get up to the kitchen line after the third shot.
- Soft shots that drop into the kitchen, called dinks, win a lot of points.
- Keep your paddle up and in front of you.
In the app
Logging a game in log8
- Pick the game and the playersChoose Pickleball, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
- Enter the resultRecord the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board.
- The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
- Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.
Log a game · Results everyone approves · Head-to-head records · Guest players · Cups and tournaments · How to play guides
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Questions
Pickleball in log8: questions
Can I keep Pickleball scores with friends in log8?
Yes. Pickleball is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board. The other players approve it, then it counts.
How do you win at Pickleball?
Games go to 11 and you must win by 2. Most matches are best of 3.
How many people play Pickleball?
2 for singles, 4 for doubles.
Do people play Pickleball differently?
Some casual groups play rally scoring, where every rally wins a point. Agree before you start.
Do my friends need the app?
No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.
Settle your Pickleball rivalry.
log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.
Updated by the log8 team
