Levels Defined

2.5-3.49

• Able to serve “in” more regularly
• Knows where to stand on the court during serve, receipt of serve and general play
• Is mastering keeping score.
• Attempts to dink but not always effective at it
• Working on their form for ground strokes, accuracy is variable
• Can keep the ball in play longer
• Working at broadening their playing skills.

 3.0-3.99

• Knows the fundamental rules and can keep score
• Regularly gets serves “in” to mid-court or deeper
• Dinks mostly in opponent’s kitchen and is dinking lower over the net
• Able to sustain dinking in the game
• Using both forehand and backhand on returns and forehands on overhead returns
• Working at keeping the serve deep and return of serve deep
• Moves quickly towards the non-volley zone when opportunity is there
• Aware of partner’s position on the court & moving as a team
• Developing more power and/or softness in their shots
• Working at broadening their playing skills.