ATP or WTA ranked and currently playing on the tour.

1 step below a pro. Players competing at national and international levels.

Players that base their game on a differential stroke and modify game strategy according to the different situations of the match. They play forehand & backhands with consistency, vary the serves and make high or low volleys without fear of failing.

Players with good court coverage and a nice range of strokes with a solid first and second serve and only occasionally making double faults. They are comfortable playing forehands and backhands.

Players that cover the court and play rallies of 8 or more strokes. They have improved ball consistency and direction, place the first serve on both sides intentionally, only commit a few double faults and try to approach the net to finish the point.

Players that can control a ball without much rhythm and hit better from the right than from the left. They still commit double faults and attempt to approach the net to volley.

Players that can maintain a ball but can only hit a forehand or backhand but not both comfortably. They still commit double faults and more than often miss easy volleys when approaching the net.

A player that is beginning to enjoy hitting the ball. Tries to rally a little but needs to work on technique in order to be able to get ground stroke consistency in the service boxes.

Improver means that a player can start to get some control over the ball in order to be able to rally a little in the service boxes. This player will need to work on technique in order to be able to get ground stroke consistency in the service boxes.

A beginner is a player who has never played, just played a little or even played more but struggles with coordination or movement or both. Beginners cannot really hit controlled strokes for any number of several reasons.

All the skills have been mastered all shot types, with touch spin serves all controlled to use as weapons. Excellent shot anticipation extremely accurate shot placement and winning shots. Force opponent's error by keeping the ball in play. Mastered the dink and drop shot. Mastered the 3rd shot choice and also strategies. Use soft shots, dinks and lobs to set up offensive situations. Mastered the strategies and can vary them and their style of play to compete. Dependable in stressful situations as in tournament or match play. Athletic ability, quickness, agility and raw athleticism are also qualities that separate the top players from those near the top.

They have mastered all the skills, shot types, couch, spin serves and can control the depth or their shots. and handle pace. They have excellent shot anticipation. extremely accurate shot placement and regularly nit winning shots. They force opponents to make errors by keeping the ball in play. Anticipate opponents shots resulting in good court positioning. Mastered shot choices and strategies, varying these and their style of play according to the opponents strengths and weaknesses, and court position. Excellent shot mix, soft, dinks, pace, angles and lobs. All to set up offensive situations. Unforced errors are kept to a minimum to take advantage of opponent's errors

Players have dependable strokes, directional control and depth on forehand and backhand strokes. Use lobs, overheads, approach shots, and volleys with success and occasionally force errors when serving. Successful third shot drops, dinks, pace mixture, angles and lobs are now regular parts of their game. They fully understand the rules, and can play by them They understand the importance of "keeping the ball in play" and the effect of making errors. Rallies may only be lost due to impatience. Teamwork in doubles is evident.

Players have achieved stroke dependability with directional control on most medium paced and some harder hit shots They still need to develop more depth and variety with their shots but are exhibiting more aggressive net play. They anticipate their opponent's shots and are developing team work in doubles They start to use the "third shot drop and mix play with dinks soft shots, more pace, angles and lobs.

Players are fairly consistent on the serve and serve return when hitting medium paced shots. Players demonstrate improved skills with all the basic shots strokes and placement, but lack control when trying for direction depth or power on these shots. They are using dinks and lobs on a regular basis as part of their game.

Players are able to sustain longer rallies. Many make easier volleys and use the backhand more often but need to work on stroke development. They think more about coming to the Non Volley Zone (NVZ) and start to become more aggressive in their play. Begin to use dinks and lobs, but don't fully understand when and where they should be used. Serve becomes more reliable. Knowledge of the rules improves. Court coverage may still be weak but improves consistently

Players start to learn to judge where the ball is going and can sustain a short rally with players of equal ability. They have obvious weaknesses in their strokes, but are working on improving them. Able to keep score and are familiar with the court positions for doubles play. Still reluctant to come to the net.

Players keep short rallies going but fail to return balls frequently, and occasionally miss the ball entirely. Have played a few games and knows how to score and knows some of the basic rules of the game. Learning how to serve and be accurate. Developing a forehand.

Player is new to Pickleball, learning scoring and rules. Can hit a number of balls with a forehand. Have a hard time playing games as a rally is not sustainable yet.

This is a professional player ranked inside the World's top 250

Has experience of competing at a high tournament level. Can easily sustain high intensity matches with expert control. Has few weaknesses.

Has extensive padel experience. Can attack and defend comfortably in most situations. Is starting to compete in leagues and tournaments.

Has good experience of padel match play and can execute a variety of shots. Has a solid understanding of padel tactics and can cover the court well. May struggle with the technical execution of more challenging shots.

Has some experience of padel match play and/or is a good player in another racket sport. Is reasonably consistent with accuracy and control, and is able to use the glass when the ball travels at an average pace.

Most likely has some basic experience of padel or other racket sports but is still working at playing shots with accuracy and control. Playing with single glass is a challenge.

Completely new to padel and racket sports in general, or not yet able to get the ball in play reliably. Can only play short length, slow-paced rallies.