Ages 11 +

• Listens to instruction and works towards executing properly on his/her own. Player shows respect and sportsmanship towards coaches, peers and self. 
• Can warm-up using a set routine without coaches’ supervision. Can agree and set goals with the coach for the session. Maintains a positive approach even through mistakes and difficult challenges.  

Technical Skills

• Serve: Understands the proper continental grip, and can execute and overhead motion. Can start a point with a serve and understands general scoring. Shows a difference in speed and spin between a first and second serve.
• Groundstrokes: Understands and is able to execute appropriate grips and milestones on forehand/backhand. Can direct the ball crosscourt and down the line with appropriate depth and speed. Understands what a balanced tennis player looks like, and when to use a square vs. semi-open stance.
• Volley/Overhead: Able to move up to the net when necessary, can perform a basic volley to the open court and overhead smash.
• Playing the Game: Player understands basic scoring for a tiebreaker and short set. Is able to use their own strength against opponent, is starting to recognize opponents’ weaknesses. Is familiar with basic tennis patterns of play.

• Listens to instruction and works towards executing properly on his/her own. Player shows respect and sportsmanship towards coaches, peers and self. Is starting to facility practice matches outside or regular class times.  
• Can warm-up using a set routine without coaches’ supervision. Can agree and set goals with the coach for the session, has long-term and short-term personal goals that they are working on. Maintains a positive approach even through mistakes and difficult challenges.  

• Serve: Shows a difference in speed and spin between a first and second serve, first serve is starting to become a weapon. Can move the opponent two step to the left or right to initiate the offense. Second serve is become less of a liability.
• Groundstrokes: Can direct the ball crosscourt and down the line with appropriate depth and speed and height. Understands balance, and can execute the appropriate four stances based on the ball received. Slice is starting to become a weapon.
• Volley/Overhead: Able to exploit a short ball and come to the net to hit a finishing volley or overhead when necessary. Volleys are become a strength and incorporated into their games. Understands basic doubles strategies and where place appropriate volley.
• Playing the Game: Player is able to use their own strength against opponent, and is starting to recognize opponents’ weaknesses. Starting to use more patterns of play effectively, can determine what is being played against them. Player can self-coach and develop a strategy depending on their opponent. 

• Listens to instruction and works towards executing properly on his/her own. Player shows respect and sportsmanship towards coaches, peers and self. Is starting to facility practice matches outside or regular class times.  
• Can warm-up using a set routine without coaches’ supervision. Can agree and set goals with the coach for the session, has long-term and short-term personal goals that they are working on. Maintains a positive approach even through mistakes and difficult challenges. 

• Serve: First serve is a weapon, can use different spins, speeds, and placement to start the point on offense. Can direct second serve to players weakness consistently.
• Groundstrokes: Is able to execute different heights, speeds, and spins based on court positioning and balance. Can execute the four main stances appropriately throughout the point. Slice is starting to become a weapon and used effectively in a defensive or neutral situation.
• Volley/Overhead: Player is confident to move in on various different short balls, can place volley or overhead in appropriate location away from opponent with different depth, speed, angle. Can execute doubles movement and placement, is able to create an appropriate strategy when at the net.
• Playing the Game: Understands and can execute different patterns of play against various opponents. Is able to self-coach and use their strengths and game style in a doubles or singles match. Can appropriately assess after a match the necessary changes and adjustments needed in order to improve.