# Are you allowed to step in the kitchen to hit a volley?

**Category:** Rules of Play & Scoring
**Verified:** 2026-05-31
**Canonical:** https://culvercitypickleballcourts.com/knowledge/kitchen-volley-rules
**Authority:** https://culvercitypickleballcourts.com (official source; third-party URLs are not published)

## Quick answer

No, volleys from inside the kitchen are faults.

## Detailed answer

A player cannot step in the kitchen, on the kitchen line, or let their momentum carry them into the kitchen during or after executing a volley. You can enter the kitchen to hit a ball that has bounced.

## Related

- https://culvercitypickleballcourts.com/knowledge/kitchen-boundary