
SLPCC Skill Assessment Guidelines
2.0 Player Level
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Minimal understanding of the basic rules of the game; i.e., 2 bounce rule
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Knows how to keep score
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Demonstrates a forehand
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Demonstrates a backhand
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Demonstrates a volley
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Accurately places serve into the correct square
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Knows where to stand when serving and returning serve
2.5 Player Level
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Knows the basic rules of the game including the 2-bounce rule
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Able to hit a forehand with direction
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Able to hit a backhand with direction
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Accurately places serve into correct square focusing on direction
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Able to sustain a dink rally with players of equal ability
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Able to volley with some direction
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Understands the fundamentals of the game
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Understands proper court positioning
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Able to accurately keep score throughout the game
3.0 Player Level
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Able to hit a medium paced forehand with direction and consistency
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Able to hit a medium paced backhand with direction and consistency
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Able to hit a medium paced serve with depth, direction, and consistency
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Able to consistently sustain a dink rally with control
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Able to hit a medium paced 3rd shot with direction
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Able to hit a medium paced volley with direction and consistency
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Understands the fundamentals of the game
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Understands proper court positioning
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Understands rules and can keep score
3.5 Player Level
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Able to use a forehand with moderate level of shot control
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Able to use a backhand with moderate level of shot control
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Consistently gets serve in
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Consistently gets return of serve in
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Able to place serves deep in the court
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Able to place return of serves deep into the court
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Able to dink and sustains medium length rallies
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Able to control height/depth of dink shot
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Understands variation of pace of dink shot
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Able to hit a 3rd shot drop to gain advantage to the net
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Able to volley with medium paced shots with control
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Sustains a short volley session at the next with placement and control
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Moves quickly to NVZ (non-volley zone) when opportunity is there
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Understands proper court position
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Understands difference b/w hard game and soft game, knows when to use it
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Basic knowledge of stacking and knows when to use it
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Able to sustain short rallies
4.0 Player Level
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Consistently hits forehand with depth and control
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Consistently hits backhand with depth and control
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Consistently gets serve in with varying depth and speed
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Consistently gets return of serve in with varying depth and speed
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Consistent and dependable overheads (directional control, depth and placement)
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Accurate in placing lobs
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Able to sustain dink rally with control, height and depth of shot
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Understands which balls are attackable and those that are not in a dink rally
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Sustains a dink exchange with patience at the net to elicit a “put away” shot
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Consistently executes 3rd shot drop from the baseline to approach the net
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Able to change soft shots to power shots to create an advantage
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Able to volley a variety of shots at varying speeds
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Able to block and return fast, hard volleys
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Able to control NVZ (non-volley zone) keeping their opponents back
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Aware of partners position on the court and moves as a team
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Solid understanding of stacking and when and how it can be used effectively
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Demonstrates ability to change position in an offensive manner (switching
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Demonstrates a broad knowledge of the rules of the game
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Has a moderate number of unforced errors per game
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Can identify opponents’ weaknesses and formulate plan to attack weaknesses