Skills Assessment

Skills assessment is performed by our Evaluations Director. Please review the Club’s policy on Player Advancement.

Skills assessment is performed by the Evaluation Director. While our former method for player advancement was based on the Round Robin, our new method involves a self-assessment sent to the Evaluation Director with several steps in the evaluation process to be completed by the candidate. The following are links to the Evaluation Process documents, which can be downloaded as Google Docs.

 

2.5 to 3.0

3.0 to 3.5

3.5 to 4.0

 2.0 Skill Knowledge

Knows some of the basic rules such as two bounce rule and scoring
Demonstrates a forehand stroke
Demonstrates a backhand stroke
Demonstrates a volley
Demonstrates an overhead shot with some force
Gets some serves into the correct service square
Knows where to stand as the serve team and the return team
Has some mobility, moving in a safe and balanced manner
Watches the ball and may communicate with partner
 May try to hit some dinks
Knows to come up and play close to the NVZ
Consistency Goal: Hit 3 shots in a row without making an unforced error

2.5 Skill level should also possess all 2.0 skills

  • Knows the basic rules including two bounce rule, scoring and player position relative to scoring
  • Demonstrates basic pendulum swing on the forehand & backhand side
  • Working on consistency while dinking down the line forehand & backhand
  • Working on consistency while dinking cross court forehand & backhand
  • Demonstrates proper side step movement while staying balanced at NVZ line
  • Demonstrates a punch volley
  • Is developing 3rd shot drop by long dinking from the transition area
  • Attempting to hit 3rd shot drop during match play on the short court
  • Moving forward to approach NVZ for dinks & volleys
  • Demonstrates an overhead with the proper sideways turn, arm positioning and backward movement
  • Has good mobility and can move forward in a safe and balanced manner
  • Has good eye-hand coordination
  • Beginning to demonstrate control on forehand groundstrokes (direction, depth, height)
  • Uses a backhand ground stroke
  • Keeps ball in play during short rallies

3.0 Skill level should also possess all 2.5 skills

  • Attempting to consistently dink while changing directions from cross court to down the line forehand & backhand
  • Does not back up unnecessarily from NVZ
  • Punches volley to the back ½ of opponent court
  • Sustains a short volley exchange at the net
  • Can perform 3rd shot drop by long dinking from the transition area
  • Using 3rd shot drop during match play on the short court
  • Moving forward as a team to approach NVZ for dinks & volleys
  • Can perform an overhead with better control while maintaining proper position
  • Has good mobility & quickness
  • Demonstrates improved control on forehand groundstrokes (direction, depth, height)
  • Better control on backhand groundstrokes
  • Keeps ball in play during short rallies
  • Attempts offensive lobs during play
  • Demonstrates placement & depth on serves
  • Demonstrates placement & depth on return of serves
  • Attempting to adjust to different ball speeds (serves, groundstrokes, volleys)

3.5 Skill level should also possess all 3.0 skills

  • Can consistently dink while changing directions from cross court to down the line forehand & backhand
  • Punches volley to the back ½ of opponent court, to keep opponents at the baseline
  • Sustains a controlled volley exchange at the net
  • Performs 3rd shot drop from the baseline
  • Is beginning to dink with a purpose
  • Moving forward as a team to approach NVZ for dinks & volleys
  • Developing directional control while performing an overhead
  • Demonstrates control on forehand groundstrokes (direction, speed, depth, height)
  • Demonstrates control on backhand groundstrokes (direction, depth, height
  • Keeps ball in play during rallies and is aware of minimizing errors
  • Able to communicate effectively with partner & utilize different strategies to expose opponent weaknesses
  • Using deeper and higher returns to approach the net quicker
  • Uses offensive lobs effectively
  • Demonstrates better placement and depth on serves
  • Demonstrates better placement and depth on return of serves
  • Improved control when adjusting to different ball speeds (serves, groundstrokes, volleys)

4.0 Skill level should also possess all 3.5 skills

  • Sustains a volley exchange at the net and beginning to use directional control
  • Can demonstrate a block volley
  • Able to hit winning volley when a ball is popped up
  • Better consistency when performing 3rd shot drop from the baseline
  • Can hit 3rd shot drop from baseline during match play with greater success
  • Moves effectively with partner, easily switching sides, and communicates when required
  • Controls play at the NVZ line, by keeping their opponent back if they’re at the baseline
  • Dink with a purpose to elicit a put away shot
  • Can demonstrate an effective poach, and understands when it’s appropriate
  • Able to change a fast paced strategy to a slow one and vice versa
  • Can consistently perform an overhead and beginning to place the shot for winners
  • Demonstrates control on forehand groundstrokes (direction, depth, height, spin)
  • Demonstrates control on backhand groundstrokes (direction, depth, height)
  • Understands proper shot selection to minimize errors
  • Able to adjust to differing ball speeds consistently
  • Uses offensive lobs effectively
  • Beginning to use spin effectively on a variety of shots
  • Maintains greater patience in dinks & rallies
  • Beginning to anticipate shots more frequently (watching opponents paddle face)

TVPBC Advancement Policies

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