Intermediate One Skill Level
- Knows the fundamental rules and can keep score.
- Regularly gets serves “in” to mid-court or deeper.
- Starting to get return of serves to mid-court or deeper.
- Able to sustain dinking in the game and keeps dinks in the opponent’s kitchen.
- Uses both forehand and backhand stroke on returns and overhead returns.
- Starting to attempt with some success 3rd or mid-court drop shots.
- Moves toward the non-volley zone when appropriate to do so.
- Trying to make flatter (lower to the net) return shots.
- Is aware of partner’s position on the court & moving as a team.
- Starting to broaden their shot making skills with harder, softer and lob shots.
- Starting to develop an understanding of team play and using communication skills.