Buena Vista Ladder - 3.5 Level

P2P Pickleball Club Members:  Are you looking for a fun way to test your pickleball skills against a variety of club members within your skill level?  Sign up for the Tuesday night ladder at the BV Riverside Courts! If you live in Salida and have not experienced playing on the dedicated courts in BV - you should register and try it out - they are great! 

Tuesday, July 23                              

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

BV Riverside Courts

While this email is going out to the entire club, this ladder is only for people who fit the description for Level 3.5! Read the 3.5 skill levels below as well as the other skill level definitions to assist you in determining your level.

3.5 Skill Level (also possesses all 3.0 skills)

- Demonstrates a broad knowledge of the rules of the game, including "special case" rules

- Gets a high majority of serves and return of serves deep in the service court 

-Often hits to the weak side of the opponent

- Demonstrates strategies of playing during games

- Actively works with partners in communicating covering court, moving to net

- With varying consistency executes lobs, forehand/backhand ground strokes, overheads, net volleys, and sustained dinking

- Some use of drop shots to get to the net

- Specifically places shots rather than just hitting shots anywhere 

- Selective mixing up soft shots and power shots to create an advantage 

- Able to create coverage gaps and then hit to these gaps

- Able to adjust to differing ball speeds consistently 

- Hits fewer balls out of bounds or in the net

- Has a moderate number of unforced errors per game

- Demonstrates ability to intentionally play in offensive mode

- Self-correcting after play is over

- Demonstrates extended periods of multi-dimensional play

Please sign-up and show up with your paddle.  Arrive promptly at  7:00 to warm up and get ready to play.

We have 3 pickleball courts reserved for this activity and are limiting the registration to 12 people.  We encourage wait-listers to come play drop-in games in case of a no-show in the ladder.  

These events require a multiple of 4 people to fill the courts.  Please do not sign up for this event if you are not confident you will be able to attend the event (barring a last-minute emergency).  Please give as much notice as you can if you sign up but can't attend.  Players are expected to play the entire scheduled time.  

DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS LADDER IF YOU DON'T FIT THE LEVEL DESCRIPTION!  WE WILL HAVE OTHER LADDERS FOR OTHER LEVELS.  DO NOT SIGN UP FOR MULTIPLE LADDER LEVELS.  YOU MAY PARTICIPATE IN ONLY ONE LEVEL EACH MONTH.