Advanced Pickleball Ladder League
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Program Structure:
Fridays, 6:00 to 8:00pm at Richardson Tennis Courts at Neary School
8-week session – April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, 17, 24 (May 31 as makeup day)
Advanced players 3.5-4.0
Individual round robin play, mixed gender
6 games each night, each with a different partner and against a different pair of opponents on 2 courts
Ladder managed on Google Sheets, players must have/make Google account
10 players registered to ensure we have minimum 8 players each session
Advanced Player Definition:
3.5 Skill Players must be able to:
-Can consistently dink while changing directions from cross court to down the line forehand & backhand
-Punches volley to the back 1⁄2 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 N VZ 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)
-14 out of 20 windshield wiper dinks
-Forehand & Backhand down the line with 8/10 accuracy
-Forehand & Backhand cross court with 8/10 accuracy
-3rd shot drop from baseline: forehand and backhand down the line with 3/5 accuracy
Moderator:
Suzanne Cox will be the league moderator. She is a USPA certified coach who teaches both beginners and intermediate players. She also co-organizes the annual Jacob Rogers Memorial Pickleball Tournament for youth mental health as well as consults for other charity tournament in our area.