Badie levels 1–9
Lv.5 Upper intermediateYour friend is 5. What about you?
Escapes pressure and stretched shots; uses placement and pace to move opponents.
≈ C flight · Usually 3–6 years
Find your level · 2 min, no sign-upWhat level 5 players can do
- Can escape defensive and stretched shots: recovers even when pushed to the baseline or into corners
- Developing a distinct style: has their own ways to win points
- Tactics are emerging: uses placement and tempo to move opponents around
Skill breakdown (7)
- Footwork
- Moves easily to every spot on court; above-average first step and speed
- Power
- Comfortable using forearm rotation and wrist; starting to use finger power
- Back court
- Comfortable with attacking clears, high clears, and all drops and smashes, with mostly good placement; backhand drops straight and cross-court, back-court to back-court comes easily
- Net play
- Solid lifts and net spins, starting to use open spins and pushes
- Midcourt
- Good at drives
- Attack
- Proper straight and cross-court attacks with above-average power and speed; somewhat threatening
- Defense
- Solid defense, returns mostly on target (escapes most defensive situations)
What changes at level 6
- Among the best in the club, rarely loses regular games
- No obvious weakness in smashes, drops, net play or defense