How to Play

The official basics of Puff ‘R Ball — learn them in five minutes, then get on the court.

RALLY FOR SERVE

Someone serves and calls “rally for serve”. The ball must cross the net three times, with each crossing counted out loud. Then someone calls “game on” and the rally winner takes the serve.

SERVING

• The server stands at the back right, behind the line.
• The server must call the score (serving team first) and then say “puffer” before serving, or the serve does not count.
• A serve landing out or touching the net is a loss of serve.

RALLY RULES

• One bounce on the ground is allowed between touches.
• The ball must never bounce twice.
• A player must never hit the ball twice in a single attempt.
• Dribbling is allowed, one racket touch and one bounce at a time.
• The ball may touch the net during a rally.
• Players may reach rackets over the net but never step over the centre line.
• A ball hit out on your own side is still live after one bounce, so chase it anywhere.

SCORING AND ROTATION

• Only the serving team scores.
• When the serve changes hands everyone calls “rotation” and rotates clockwise.
• A game is to 15, win by 2.
• A match is one game.

THE CALLS

• “Rally for serve”
• “Game on”
• “Puffer”
• “Rotation in the nation”