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11. Non-Volley Zone Infractions›11.A

11.A.3Fault: Failure to Exit the Non-Volley Zone Before Volleying

If you were in the kitchen, you can't volley again until you are fully out of it with both feet on the ground. Volleying earlier is a fault.

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Volley from behind the kitchen line Volley, then momentum into the kitchen Stepping into the kitchen for a bounced ball Jumping around the kitchen Still inside when you volley Toe on the kitchen line, volley Volley in the air, land in the kitchen Paddle tip taps the kitchen Partner waits inside the kitchen

Myths about this

“You can never step in the kitchen.”

See Rule 11.A.3 in the official 2026 Rulebook ↗