Welcome to the LCPC Schedule andEvents page! Pickleball is a sport for all ages and all ability levels – actually, anyone who just wants to enjoy a great game and have fun doing it. In addition to our regularly scheduled play, you will see a list of training events, tournaments, activities and our end of year party!

NE Park is located HERE!

Rating Descriptions

1.0. 

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

1.5 

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

2.0 

• Player starts to learn to judge where the ball is going and can sustain a short rally with players of equal ability.
• Player has obvious weaknesses in his/her strokes, but is working on improving them.
• Able to keep score and is familiar with the court positions for doubles play.
• Still reluctant to come to the net.

2.5 

• Player is able to sustain longer rallies.
• Player makes easier volleys and uses the backhand more often but needs to work on stroke development.
• Player thinks more about coming to the Non Volley Zone (NVZ) and starts to become more aggressive in their play.
• Begins to use dinks and lobs, but doesn’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.

3.0 

• 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 lacks control when trying for direction, depth, or power on these shots.
• Player is using dinks and lobs on a regular basis as part of their game.

3.5 

• Player has achieved stroke dependability with directional control on most medium paced and some harder hit shots.
• Player still needs to develop more depth and variety with shots but are exhibiting more aggressive net play.
• Player anticipates their opponent’s shots and is developing team work in doubles.
• Player starts to use the “third shot drop” and mix play with dinks, soft shots, more pace, angles and lobs.

4.0 

• Player has dependable strokes, directional control and depth on forehand and backhand strokes.
• Uses lobs, overheads, approach shots, and volleys with success and occasionally forces errors when serving.
• Successful third shot drops, dinks, pace mixture, angles and lobs are now regular parts of their game.
• Player fully understands the rules, and can play by them.
• Player understands 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.

4.5 

• Player has mastered all the skills, shot types, touch, spin, serves and can control the depth of their shots, and handle pace.
• Player has excellent shot anticipation, extremely accurate shot placement and regularly hits winning shots.
• Player forces opponents to make errors by keeping the ball in play.
• Anticipates 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.

5.0

• All the skills have been mastered for 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 strategies.
• Uses 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.