- Continuing to improve their knowledge of the rules of Pickleball
- Knows all of the main rules at this point
- Generally able to get their serve in play and return most serves
- Regularly serving deep and returning the serve deep
- Understands most basic match strategy and the tactics that apply to skills that they either possess or are trying to learn; however, employment of such tactics and strategy is still inconsistent
- Improving their skill to play with partners effectively, with proper communication and good team coverage of the court
- Moves to the net quickly after returning serve but may occasionally still lag back too long
- Hits to the weak side of opponents somewhat regularly
- Possesses shots such as forehand and backhand ground strokes, forehand lob, overhead smash, net volleys and sustained "dinking" and hits them with a fair level of consistency
- Developing the ability to place their shots with some accuracy
- Starting to practice drop shots from 3/4 court and using them with some success to get to the net
- Developing the backhand lob
- Improving their knowledge of when to make specific shots
- Learning when to use soft shots versus power shots to their advantage
- Gaining the reflexes and judgement to avoid hitting balls which may be going out of bounds
- Comfortable with putting more velocity on balls but less comfortable returning high velocity balls softly
- Comfortable with all the rules of Pickleball
- Controls and places both the serve and return of serve
- Generally consistent in their play, understands match strategy and uses a variety of specific shots to affect their strategy
- Moves effectively with a partner and easily switches courts to cover their partner's side when required
- Comfortable playing at the non-volley zone line. Works with their doubles partner to control the line by keeping their opponents back, driving them off the line, or controlling the speed or placement of the ball.
- Consistently hits to their opponents weak side when possible
- Can block strong volleys directed at them at the non-volley zone or elsewhere, and can place their volleys with a good degree of accuracy
- Has excellent footwork and moves forward, backward and laterally with ease and quickness
- Understands the strategy of "dinking", employs it on a regular basis, can sustain a "dinking" session until receipt of a "put away shot", recognizes the "put away shot" and usually succeeds at ending the rally with it.
- Hits overheads consistently "in" often with high velocity and striving to place them more effectively. Developing the ability to return overheads hit at them or their feet.
- Fair to good ability to change from a soft shot strategy to a hard shot strategy during any given rally or vice versa.
- Utilizes both forehand and backhand lobs, striving to employ lobs from anywhere on the court. Has good accuracy in placing lobs.
- Consistently makes drop shots successfully from 3/4 court and frequently makes successful drop-shots from the baseline as their preferred method of getting to and gaining control of the net.
- Good at avoiding returned shots which may be going out of bounds.
- Can handle a good deal of speed on shots without over-hitting or hitting out of bounds too often
- Usually recognizes and exploits the weakness in their opponent's game.
- Generally poaches effectively.
- Developing their use of spins on a variety of shots.
