Player Rating/Skill levels

Open Play is when anyone can join in and play, regardless of skill level. Open play time

can be used for drills/practice, in-game instruction if courts are available.

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• Knows the basic rules of the game including the 2 bounce rule

• Able to hit a forehand with direction

• Able to hit a backhand with direction

• Accurately places serve into correct square focusing on direction

• Able to sustain a dink rally with players of equal ability

• Able to volley with some direction

• Understands the fundamentals of the game

• Understands proper court positioning

• Able to accurately keep score throughout the game

• Has good mobility *moving in a safe and balanced manner*

• Has good quickness *

• Has good hand-eye coordination *

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• *- If a person cannot move quickly enough due to physical restrictions, then the rating will be reduced according to the physical limitations related to playing the game.

• Able to use a forehand with moderate level of shot control

• Able to use a backhand with moderate level of shot control

• Consistently gets serve in

• Consistently gets return of serve in

• Able to place serves deep in the court

• Able to place return of serves deep into the court

• Able to dink and sustains medium length rallies

• Able to control height/depth of dink shot

• Understands variation of pace of dink shot

• Able to hit a 3rd shot drop to gain advantage to the net

• Able to volley with medium paced shots with control

• Sustains a short volley session at the net with placement and control

• Moves quickly to the NVZ (non-volley zone) when opportunity is there

• Understands proper court position

• Understands difference b/n hard game and soft game and knows when to use it

• Basic knowledge of stacking and knows when to use it

• Able to sustain short rallies

• Has good mobility/quickness/hand-eye coordination

• Consult the IPTPA or other posted Self-rating guidelines (Ratings Guide)

• Consider Getting Rated with D.U.P.R

• Consider getting a Coach evaluation.

To promote safety, progressive skill development and a balance between those seeking recreational/social play and those seeking more highly competitive games; courts will be allocated by Level.

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• Able to hit a medium paced forehand with direction and consistency

• Able to hit a medium paced backhand with direction and consistency

• Able to hit a medium paced serve with depth, direction and consistency

• Able to consistently sustain a dink rally with control

• Able to hit a medium paced 3rd shot with direction

• Able to hit a medium paced volley with direction and consistency

• Understands the fundamentals of the game

• Understands proper court positioning

• Understands rules and can keep score

• Has good mobility / quickness / hand-eye coordination

• Has started playing in tournaments

• Consistently hits forehand with depth and control

• Consistently hits backhand with depth and control

• Consistently gets serve in with varying depth and speed

• Consistently gets return of serve in with varying depth and speed

• Consistently and dependable overheads (directional control, depth and placement)

• Accurate in placing lobs

• Able to sustain dink rally with control, height and depth of shot

• Understands which balls are attackable and those that are not in a dink rally

• Sustains a dink exchange with patience at the net to elicit a “put away” shot

• Consistently executes 3rd shot drop from the baseline to approach the net

• Able to change soft shots to power shots to create an advantage

• Able to volley a variety of shots at varying speeds

• Able to block and return fast, hard volleys

• Able to control NVZ (non-volley zone) keeping their opponents back

• Aware of partner’s position on the court and moves as a team 

• Solid understanding of stacking and when and how it can be used effectively

• Demonstrates ability to change position in an offensive manner (switching)

• Demonstrates a broad knowledge of the rules of the game

• Has a moderate number of unforced errors per game

• Can identify opponent’s weaknesses and formulate plan to attack weaknesses

• Plays competitively in tournaments

• Has good mobility/ quickness/ hand-eye coordination