104 awesome pickleball team names to choose from

Choosing the perfect pickleball team name can be a nerve-wracking task, especially when you’re put on the spot. You want a name that’s funny and clever, but you also want your opponents to take you seriously. There’s a very fine line between witty and downright silly.

So, what makes for a great pickleball team name? And how do you come up with an awesome pickleball team name at the start of the season?

We’ll look at some name-choosing strategies later on. First, let’s share some of the best pickleball team names we’ve come across so far in our long pickling careers.

Here are some personal favorites that we've come across:

Coming up with a good pickleball team name is much easier if you follow these tips:

When choosing a name for your pickleball team, consult with your other team members and consider whether the name is appropriate for the type of pickleball you plan to play.

If you’re just playing a pick-up, fun game in a local pickleball court near you, then you can be a lot more casual and risqué with the team name. Pickleball players are renowned for their wacky, fun-loving attitude, and they definitely appreciate a good pun!

But if you play in serious pickleball tournaments, or might do in the future, steer clear of team names that could be taken as offensive or in bad taste. Remember: you might have this name written across your back on a t-shirt!

You’re looking for something memorable and funny while remaining professional.

Knowing the slang and technical jargon of the sport will help you to find unique pickleball team names. Pickleheads use a number of strange and eccentric terms. Here are a few that will be useful:

An ace is a serve that an opponent fails to return, giving you an uncontested point.

A dill ball is a ball that is in play. It has bounced once legally on the opponent's side and is live.

A dink is a shot that’s hit softly from your 'kitchen' or kitchen line to drop neatly into the opponent’s non-volley zone. Watch the video below to learn more about dinking in pickleball:

A drop shot is similar to a ‘dink’, but it’s hit from deep in your court closer to the baseline. It is also aimed to land with little power into the opponent's kitchen.

In pickleball, a falafel is a shot that is mis-hit or under-hit and falls short due to lack of power.

A flapjack—or ‘flabjack’ as it’s also known—is a shot that must bounce before being hit. Once a player serves, the opponent must let the ball bounce before they return it, and the original player must also let the ball bounce before they return this return.

After that, it’s game on. This is because of the 'double bounce rule'. Check out this clip to learn more about the rule:

No surprises here—a junior is a young player between the ages of 7 and 19.

Pickleball players shout ‘Opa!’ when the second shot after the serve has been hit and open volleying can begin.

Getting ‘pickled’ means losing a match without scoring a single point.

Pickledome is a slang word for the center court or main court where a pickleball championship match is played.

A pickler is a fan of pickleball, also known as a picklehead.

Poaching occurs in doubles pickleball when one team member reaches into their teammate’s side of the court to hit a shot.

Also known as an ‘overhead’, this is a powerful shot hit overarm from above the player's head.

A volley llama is an illegal shot where a player hits a volley while in the non-volley zone. Click play on the clip below to learn more about performing volleys in pickleball:

A funny and catchy pickleball team name takes a bit of thought. Sit down with your teammate(s) and brainstorm. Write a long list of ideas. Then go through that list, weighing up each name and eliminating them one by one.

Be patient! A brilliant pickleball team name is out there, waiting to be discovered.

If you have any awesome team names that you’d like to share with us, reach out to us via our socials. We’d love to hear from you!