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SECTION 4 – THE SERVE, SERVICE SEQUENCE,
AND SCORING RULES

4.A. The Serve.

4.A.1. The entire score must be called before the server
begins his or her service motion.

4.A.2. The service motion begins with the server’s arm
movement initiating the swing, backward or
forward, to contact the ball.

4.A.3. At the beginning of the serve, both feet must be
behind the baseline and the imaginary
extensions of the baseline. At the time the ball is
struck, at least one foot must be on the playing
surface or ground behind the baseline, and the
server’s feet may not touch the playing surface in
an area outside the confines of the serving area.

4.A.4. The ball must be struck without bouncing it. A
person with a physical disability, such as having
the use of only one arm, may bounce the ball
before making the service motion.

4.A.5. The server’s arm must be moving in an upward
arc at the time the ball is struck and may be made
with either a forehand or backhand motion (see
Figure 4-3).

4.A.6. The paddle head must be below the server’s
wrist when it strikes the ball. The highest point of
the paddle head cannot be above the highest

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