4.0 Advanced Level Play

REMINDER:  PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS 4.0 AUGUST EVENT IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED AND PLAYED IN A DIFFERENT SKILL LEVEL PLAY EVENT THIS MONTH (e.g. 3.5 or 4.5).  EXCEPTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE ONLY WHEN THERE HAS BEEN AN EVENT THAT HAS NOT FILLED UP AND THEREFORE OTHER SKILL LEVEL PLAYERS WERE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN A 2ND SKILL LEVEL EVENT TO HELP FILL THE COURTS. SINCE THESE EVENTS ARE POPULAR, THIS IS TO TRY TO ENSURE EVERYONE GETS A CHANCE TO PLAY IN THEIR APPROPRIATE SKILL LEVEL EVENT.

This BV night of Pickleball play is for a skill level of 4.0 (Advanced) players.   

Tuesday, August 20                            

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

BV Riverside Courts

Read the 4.0 skill levels below to assist you in determining your level. Registration for this event should be based on respect for the event's level of play.  Signing up for this 4.0 Advanced play should be based on a reasonable and honest assessment of your level - it should NOT be based on your desired level of play.  YOU SHOULD NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS YOU WOULD CONSIDER REGISTERING FOR A 4.0 NON-CLUB TOURNAMENT.  

4.0 Skill Level (also possesses all 3.5 skills)

- Primarily plays in an offensive mode rather than reactively

- Controls and places serves and return of serves to best advantage 

-Puts advanced playing strategies into the game, particularly in dinking

- Consistent and dependable groundstrokes, volleys and overheads

- Accuracy in placing lobs 

- Consistently varies shots for competitive advantage, uses power shots selectively

- Communicates and moves well with partner - easily "switches" court position

- Very comfortable playing at the non-volley zone 

- Works with partner to control the line, keeping opponents back and driving them off the line 

- Can block hard volleys directed at them

- Has good footwork and moves laterally, backward and forward with ease 

- Hits overhead shots consistently, often as put aways

- Ability to change a hard shot to a soft shot

- Consistently executes effective drop shots that are not easily returned for advantage

- Can effectively poach

- Hits a low number of unforced errors per game

- Regularly demonstrates "anticipation of play"

- Self-correcting during play

- Consistently is a multi-dimensional player and/or is exceptionally dominant in a limited playing repertoire

Play will begin at 7:00 p.m.  Come a bit early for an opportunity to warm up prior to play.

We have 3 pickleball courts reserved for this activity and are limiting the registration to 12 people.    

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.