Skill Progression

Levels and Progression

Our level system is built around skill development. Each level has specific skills that are actively coached and evaluated. You will see a grade for each skill in your account under My Progress, along with coach feedback and your goals.

Important: Your grades are always relative to your current level. A skill can be a 9 at Level D and become a 4 or 5 when you move to Level C because the expectations are higher at the next level.
How grading and promotion work Requesting an assessment Skills by level Full skill matrix

How your skill grades work

Each skill is scored for the level you are currently in. That means the same shot is judged against different standards at different levels. As you progress, the standard includes consistency, decision-making, placement, and how you perform under game speed.

What an “X” means

An X in the table means that skill is a coaching focus for that level.

Where you see your grades

Go to your account and open My Progress to view your current grades, set goals, and read coach feedback.

How you move up

To move to the next level, you must meet the promotion standard for the skills that are coached in your current level.

Minimum requirement

All focused skills must be at least 7.

Stronger requirement

More than half of those focused skills must be at least 9.

Your coach uses this standard as a guide, along with consistency in real play and readiness for the speed and tactics of the next level.

Requesting an assessment for the next level

You can request an assessment by taking a class in the level above your current level. To request it, set that next level as a goal in My Progress and talk to your coach.

  • If you are not ready yet, your coach will tell you exactly what to work on before scheduling the assessment class.
  • After the assessment class, your coach will confirm whether you are ready to move up or what to improve to get there.

Progression path

The progression goes: Beginner → D → C → B → A → Pro → Pro+. Below, you will see the skills introduced at each step and the skills that continue to be developed.

Beginner

New skills introduced

  • Dynamic Volley FH
  • Dynamic Volley BH
  • Static Volley/ Defense FH
  • Static Volley/ Defense BH
  • Dropshot FH
  • Dropshot BH
  • Lob FH
  • Lob BH
  • Flat Smash
  • Hook Attack
  • Serve
  • Return

Skills you keep building

This is your foundation level.

D

New skills introduced

  • Hook Recovery
  • Smash in Kick

Skills you keep building

  • Dynamic Volley BH
  • Dynamic Volley FH
  • Flat Smash
  • Hook Attack
  • Lob BH
  • Lob FH
  • Dropshot BH
  • Dropshot FH
  • Return
  • Serve
  • Static Volley/ Defense BH
  • Static Volley/ Defense FH

C

New skills introduced

  • Backward Defense
  • Counter Lob
  • Dynamic Pushing Volley

Skills you keep building

  • Dynamic Volley BH
  • Dynamic Volley FH
  • Flat Smash
  • Hook Attack
  • Hook Recovery
  • Lob BH
  • Lob FH
  • Dropshot BH
  • Dropshot FH
  • Return
  • Serve
  • Smash in Kick
  • Static Volley/ Defense BH
  • Static Volley/ Defense FH

B

New skills introduced

  • Fake Drop
  • Fake Lob

Skills you keep building

  • Backward Defense
  • Counter Lob
  • Dynamic Pushing Volley
  • Dynamic Volley BH
  • Dynamic Volley FH
  • Flat Smash
  • Hook Attack
  • Hook Recovery
  • Lob BH
  • Lob FH
  • Dropshot BH
  • Dropshot FH
  • Return
  • Serve
  • Smash in Kick
  • Static Volley/ Defense BH
  • Static Volley/ Defense FH

A

New skills introduced

  • Forward Defense
  • Smash in Slice (passo staco)

Skills you keep building

  • Backward Defense
  • Counter Lob
  • Dynamic Pushing Volley
  • Dynamic Volley BH
  • Dynamic Volley FH
  • Fake Drop
  • Fake Lob
  • Flat Smash
  • Hook Attack
  • Hook Recovery
  • Lob BH
  • Lob FH
  • Dropshot BH
  • Dropshot FH
  • Return
  • Serve
  • Smash in Kick
  • Static Volley/ Defense BH
  • Static Volley/ Defense FH

Pro

New skills introduced

No new skills are added at this stage. The focus is on raising the standard, speed, and decision-making.

Skills you keep building

  • Backward Defense
  • Counter Lob
  • Dynamic Pushing Volley
  • Dynamic Volley BH
  • Dynamic Volley FH
  • Fake Drop
  • Fake Lob
  • Flat Smash
  • Forward Defense
  • Hook Attack
  • Hook Recovery
  • Lob BH
  • Lob FH
  • Dropshot BH
  • Dropshot FH
  • Return
  • Serve
  • Smash in Kick
  • Smash in Slice (passo staco)
  • Static Volley/ Defense BH
  • Static Volley/ Defense FH

Pro+

New skills introduced

No new skills are added at this stage. The focus is on raising the standard, speed, and decision-making.

Skills you keep building

  • Backward Defense
  • Counter Lob
  • Dynamic Pushing Volley
  • Dynamic Volley BH
  • Dynamic Volley FH
  • Fake Drop
  • Fake Lob
  • Flat Smash
  • Forward Defense
  • Hook Attack
  • Hook Recovery
  • Lob BH
  • Lob FH
  • Dropshot BH
  • Dropshot FH
  • Return
  • Serve
  • Smash in Kick
  • Smash in Slice (passo staco)
  • Static Volley/ Defense BH
  • Static Volley/ Defense FH

Full skill matrix

Use the matrix below to see which skills are a focus at each level (marked with X).

Skill Beginner D C B A PRO PRO+
Dynamic Volley FH X X X X X X X
Dynamic Volley BH X X X X X X X
Static Volley/ Defense FH X X X X X X X
Static Volley/ Defense BH X X X X X X X
Dynamic Pushing Volley X X X X
Dropshot FH X X X X X X X
Dropshot BH X X X X X X X
Lob FH X X X X X X X
Lob BH X X X X X X X
Fake Drop X X X X
Fake Lob X X X X
Flat Smash X X X X X X X
Smash in Kick X X X X X X
Smash in Slice (passo staco) X X X
Hook Attack X X X X X X X
Hook Recovery X X X X X X
Backward Defense X X X X X
Forward Defense X X X
Counter Lob X X X X X
Serve X X X X X X X
Return X X X X X X X

Tip: On mobile, scroll horizontally to view all levels.