Some Canadianisms for the Game of Pickleball
 
 NV in the NNV -No Volley in the Non-Volley. Those of us that play pickleball in Florida or Arizona often call the NV-Zone the kitchen, a shuffleboard term. Let’s change that to No Volley in the Non-Volley, eh.
 
Pickleitis – another term for the painful symptom of Pickleball Withdrawal. From all the e-mails I get from snow birds wanting to know where they can play Pickleball near them in Canada, I am sure we need to form the Pickleitis Society of Canada. This will be a hotline where players can contact each other to talk about their symptoms and share methods that help relieve the pain.
 
Spectatoritsis - the ability of spectators to call the ball in or out from their seat on the sidelines. They are also able to combine this with the ability to tell you what you should have done on that last rally.Lazeritis or Visionitis – the ability of an opponent wearing tri-focals to call the ball clearly IN at your baseline from his vantage point behind his. Lazer vision from 44 plus feet away. The stare that comes after you make the out call, might be referred to as Stareitis.
 
Lazeritis or Visionitis – the ability of an opponent wearing tri-focals to call the ball clearly IN at your baseline from his vantage point behind his. Lazer vision from 44 plus feet away. The stare that comes after you make the out call, might be referred to as Stareitis.
 
Since Pickleball is played in both Ice Rinks and Curling rinks here are a few more.
 
Puckleball – a Canadian version of Pickleball played with a hockey puck instead of a ball.
 
The Box – the Canadian term for the Non-Volley Zone. As they say in hockey, “stay out of the box!
 
”Hurry…, Hurry…, Hard…! –a new term to yell at your partner when the ball is lobbed over your head and you are not even going to attempt to run it down.
 
Double, Double – using a Tim Horton term to announce that the score is 2 – 2. If you play in the US, they will have no idea what the heck you are talking about. How about 7 Up when the score is tied 7-7.
 
Pickleball – in Ontario at least, this has become the Canadian way of announcing the final point in a game. The server announces 10 – 8 – Pickleball.