The Rincon Country West Pickleball Club
RCW PICKLEBALL CLUB RATING CATEGORIES
OUR SIMPLE RATING CATEGORIES
Rincon Pickleball Club recognizes three categories of players. We offer these categories to help players sign-up for Round Robins and identifying themselves to other players during open play. These categories are intended to allow players to play with similar-skilled players, to comfortably develop their skills, and to have fun learning.
BASIC
> Have taken at least one offering of Pickleball 101
> Know serving and receiving positions on the court
> Know basic strokes: forehand, backhand, and serve
> Generally aware of how scoring works
INTERMEDIATE
> Know the general rules of play
> Able to backhand, lob, dink
> Moderate skill level and some consistency serving, returning serves, dinking, and lobbing
> Capable of playing a medium to fast-paced game
> Capable of playing a slower-paced dink game and longer lasting rallies
> Still working on consistency and control of direction, depth, and power shots
ADVANCED / COMPETITIVE
> Consistent and dependable strokes
> Direction control and depth on both forehand and backhand shorts
> Reliable serves, lobs, overheads, approach shots, and volleys
> Use the dink and drop shots to slow down or change the pace of the game
> Demonstrates 3rd shot strategies -- drop shots, lobs, and fast-paced drive shots
> Engage in aggressive net play and teamwork, i.e., move with and in support of partner
> Completely understand the rules of the game and plays accordingly
