Beginner Level 2.5-2.99
- 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.
Intermediate Level 3.0-3.49
- 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.
