RATING 3.5 SKILL LEVEL SELF ASSESSMENT GUIDELINE

RATING 3.5 SKILL LEVEL SELF ASSESSMENT GUIDELINE

Many players have asked me what are the skill performance requirements are for a  3.5 rated (high Intermediate) player.

To help players better understand the these requirements, I have summarized the IPTPA  3.5 Skill Assessment Requirements.  You can use these skill sets as guidelines to self assess your own game play.  

*Caveat: studies show, many players overrate their performance by one or more skill levels.

If you were apply for an “official USAPA approved” independent rating by a certified IPTPA Rating Specialist  rated by an IPTPA Certifked Rating Special 

PROCESS:      (CRS: IPTPA Certified Rating Specialist)

  1. Fill out an IPTPA Player Rating Application.
  2. CRS schedules session when 4 players apply for same rating for 3.5, or 3 players for 4.0-4.5 + (an IPTPA or USAPA 4.5+ player will be 4th player).
  3. Fees paid to CRS, day of rating session. ($25 each / 2.5-3.5), $33 each /4.0-4.5).
  4. CRS informs players at end of rating session if they met the requirements of that level.
3.5 SKILL LEVEL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT DURING MATCH GAME
  • Must possess all skills of a 3.0 before applying for a 3.5 level assessment.
  • Consistently dink, changing directions, cross court to down line (forehand & backhand).
  • Punch volley to back ½ of opponent court, keeping opponents at baseline .
  •  Sustains a repeated volley exchange at the net.
  •  Perform 3rd shot drop from the baseline
  •  Moves forward as a team to NVZ for dinks & volleys.
  •  Directional control while performing an overhead.
  •  Has direction, speed, depth and height control on forehand groundstrokes.
  •  Has direction, depth, height control on backhand groundstrokes.
  •  Keeps ball in play during rallies & minimizes errors.
  • Communicate with partner & uses different strategies to exploit opponent weaknesses.
  •  Uses deeper & higher returns to approach the net quicker.
  •  Uses offensive lobs effectively.
  •  Has placement and depth control on serves
  •  Has placement and depth control on return of serves
  •  Adjusts to different ball speeds & change pace from fast to slow.
  • INDIVIDUAL PLAYER SKILL TESTING PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS:
  • Dinks = 14 out of 20 windshield wiper dinks
    •
  • Third Shot Drop from transition area  (middle of the court)
 >Forehand down the line 6/10
 >Forehand cross court 6/10
 >Backhand down the line 6/10
 >Backhand cross court 6/10
  • Third Shot Drop from baseline 6/10 (forehand & backhand).
END

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