Badie levels 1–9
Lv.3 NoviceYour friend is 3. What about you?
Learning each stroke; rallies tend to break down after 10+ shots.
≈ E flight · Usually 1–2 years
Find your level · 2 min, no sign-upWhat level 3 players can do
- Learning stage: picking up serves, forehand and backhand clears, drops, smashes, net shots, lifts, and smash defense one by one
- Inconsistent quality; rallies tend to break down after 10+ shots
- In doubles, knows front-and-back to attack and side-by-side to defend
Skill breakdown (6)
- Grip & serve
- Mostly fine
- Footwork
- Knows chassé vs. lunge steps; can reach all six corners, but not smoothly
- Power
- Knows arm vs. wrist power; basic grasp of pronation and supination
- Forehand back court
- Clears go baseline to baseline but slowly; drops and smashes are limited
- Backhand back court
- Correct swing but frequent errors; returns only reach midcourt or a bit deeper
- Net play
- Basic control on net drops; just starting net spins and cross-court net shots, with many errors
What changes at level 4
- Solid on all attacking shots (from comfortable positions), including backhands back to mid or back court when not under pressure
- Rotates between attack and defense in doubles