Back in the 90's the USTA came out with achievement awards for juniors working on their games.
The levels are:
Beginner
Advanced Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced Intermediate
Advanced
Each level has a set of requirements to pass before moving up to the next. It reminds me of the Red Cross with their swimming badges I used to get at Old Silver and Chappy back in the day. What's great about these awards is that you are competing and improving yourself. When you give kids a goal and a patch (they're green and have crossed tennis rackets) they'll strive harder to improve. Look back at this post as I'll list the various level requirements. Contact an emblem distributor and design your patch.
Beginner:
1. 50 ups
2. 25 downs
3. 50 alternating
4. Behind the service line place five consecutive forehands in play.
5. Standing at least twenty feet away rally five consecutive ground-strokes against a wall.
6. Standing behind the service line return six out of ten balls tossed alternately to your forehand and backhand.
7.With a partner rally at least three times each with one bounce. Using a shorter court is okay..
Advanced Beginner:
1. 100 downs 50 ups 100 alternating
2. Return 10 consecutive balls tossed alternating to your forehand and backhand.
3. Standing behind the baseline place 15 consecutive forehands into play.
4. Serve 10 balls into each service box (5 each side must land in).
5. Standing at least twenty feet away hit ten ground-strokes against a wall.
6. Volley at least ten balls tossed to you at net.
7. With a partner rally six times each including at least two backhands.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of the rules, game play and code of conduct.
Intermediate:
1.Behand the baseline return 10 out of 15 balls tossed alternately to your forehand and backhand (the tosses may be placed deep, short or to the side).
2. Against a wall hit 15 consecutive forehands and then 15 backhands.
3. Serve 5/10 to the deuce court and then 5/10 to the ad court.
4. Return 8 balls served to the deuce court and then to the ad.
5. Volley 10/15 balls tossed alternately to your forehand and backhand volley.
6. Lob 10/15 balls tossed to your forehand and backhand.
7. Return 5/10 lobs as an overhead.
8. Rally ten times each over the net with at least three backhands.
9. Reflex with a partner 10 times each.
10. Play one match of singles.
11. Play one match of doubles.
Advanced Intermediate:
1. From the baseline return 15 out of twenty balls tossed alternately to the other back court.
2. Hit 20 forehands and twenty backhands against a wall twenty feet away.
3. Serve 10/15 to the deuce 10/15 to the ad.
4. Return 10/15 from the deuce and 10/15 from the ad.
5. Volley 10/15 tossed alternately.
6. Lob 10/15 tossed alternately to your forehand and backhand.
7. Hit 15/20 overheads.
8. Rally 15 each from the baseline.
9. Reflex volley 15 times each.
10. Play one match of singles.
11. Play one match of doubles.
Advanced:
1. Rally 20 balls in a row down the center lane of the court with a partner.
2. Hit 15/20 forehands cross court deep, 15/20 down the line deep, and 10/15 mid cross court.
3. Repeat the same sequence on the backhand side.
4. Serve 6/10 wide, T, and extra wide in the deuce box. Repeat in the ad box.
5. Return 15/20 cross court forehands (deep) from the deuce box.
6. Return 15/20 cross court backhands (deep) in the ad box.
7. Reflex volley 20 times.
8. Lob 15/20 balls tossed alternately deep in the court.
9. Hit 10/20 overheads in the corners deep.
10. Hit 10/20 drop shots that bounce before the service line three times (both forehand and backhand sides).
11. Play two singles matches and two doubles matches.
The levels are:
Beginner
Advanced Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced Intermediate
Advanced
Each level has a set of requirements to pass before moving up to the next. It reminds me of the Red Cross with their swimming badges I used to get at Old Silver and Chappy back in the day. What's great about these awards is that you are competing and improving yourself. When you give kids a goal and a patch (they're green and have crossed tennis rackets) they'll strive harder to improve. Look back at this post as I'll list the various level requirements. Contact an emblem distributor and design your patch.
Beginner:
1. 50 ups
2. 25 downs
3. 50 alternating
4. Behind the service line place five consecutive forehands in play.
5. Standing at least twenty feet away rally five consecutive ground-strokes against a wall.
6. Standing behind the service line return six out of ten balls tossed alternately to your forehand and backhand.
7.With a partner rally at least three times each with one bounce. Using a shorter court is okay..
Advanced Beginner:
1. 100 downs 50 ups 100 alternating
2. Return 10 consecutive balls tossed alternating to your forehand and backhand.
3. Standing behind the baseline place 15 consecutive forehands into play.
4. Serve 10 balls into each service box (5 each side must land in).
5. Standing at least twenty feet away hit ten ground-strokes against a wall.
6. Volley at least ten balls tossed to you at net.
7. With a partner rally six times each including at least two backhands.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of the rules, game play and code of conduct.
Intermediate:
1.Behand the baseline return 10 out of 15 balls tossed alternately to your forehand and backhand (the tosses may be placed deep, short or to the side).
2. Against a wall hit 15 consecutive forehands and then 15 backhands.
3. Serve 5/10 to the deuce court and then 5/10 to the ad court.
4. Return 8 balls served to the deuce court and then to the ad.
5. Volley 10/15 balls tossed alternately to your forehand and backhand volley.
6. Lob 10/15 balls tossed to your forehand and backhand.
7. Return 5/10 lobs as an overhead.
8. Rally ten times each over the net with at least three backhands.
9. Reflex with a partner 10 times each.
10. Play one match of singles.
11. Play one match of doubles.
Advanced Intermediate:
1. From the baseline return 15 out of twenty balls tossed alternately to the other back court.
2. Hit 20 forehands and twenty backhands against a wall twenty feet away.
3. Serve 10/15 to the deuce 10/15 to the ad.
4. Return 10/15 from the deuce and 10/15 from the ad.
5. Volley 10/15 tossed alternately.
6. Lob 10/15 tossed alternately to your forehand and backhand.
7. Hit 15/20 overheads.
8. Rally 15 each from the baseline.
9. Reflex volley 15 times each.
10. Play one match of singles.
11. Play one match of doubles.
Advanced:
1. Rally 20 balls in a row down the center lane of the court with a partner.
2. Hit 15/20 forehands cross court deep, 15/20 down the line deep, and 10/15 mid cross court.
3. Repeat the same sequence on the backhand side.
4. Serve 6/10 wide, T, and extra wide in the deuce box. Repeat in the ad box.
5. Return 15/20 cross court forehands (deep) from the deuce box.
6. Return 15/20 cross court backhands (deep) in the ad box.
7. Reflex volley 20 times.
8. Lob 15/20 balls tossed alternately deep in the court.
9. Hit 10/20 overheads in the corners deep.
10. Hit 10/20 drop shots that bounce before the service line three times (both forehand and backhand sides).
11. Play two singles matches and two doubles matches.
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