Our club skill levels help you find games at the right pace and track
your own progress. Use the self-assessment checklists to place
yourself, and sign up for clinics and drills to help you move up a
level.
Skill Rating Criteria
Club Levels
Level 1: Foundational Consistency
Profile:
Knows rules, scoring, and court lines from intro lessons.
Serves and returns are in-bounds, but rallies are primarily baseline-to-baseline.
Key Focus: Sustaining short rallies and learning to move forward.
Level 2: Court Transition & Net Play
Profile:
Hits deep serves and returns consistently.
Understands they should be at the kitchen line and actively attempts to move up after hitting a return.
Can sustain short dink rallies at the net.
Key Focus: Transitioning away from baseline play and building net confidence.
Level 3: Directional Control & Placement
Profile:
Automatically plays at the kitchen line.
Has good directional control over shots (can place balls away from opponents).
Understands the concept of a 3rd-shot drop vs. a drive and attempts drops regularly.
Key Focus: Reducing unforced errors and developing 3rd-shot drop consistency under pressure.
Level 4: Pace Control & Resets
Profile:
Reliable 3rd-shot drops, patient dinking battles at the net, and fast block-volleys against hard hitters.
Can "reset" a hard-driven ball into a soft drop into the kitchen.
