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C GRADE
- TECHNIQUE:- YOU MUST BE ABLE TO HIT THE SHUTTLE OVER THE NET CONSISTENTLY EVEN IF YOU HAVE LIMITED CONTROL.
- TACTICS:-YOU CAN SHOW A LIMITED LEVEL OF TACTICAL KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT BEING A DANGER TO OTHER PLAYERS ON THE COURT.
- SERVE:-YOUR SERVE MUST BE ABLE TO GO OVER THE NET AND INTO THE SERVICE BOX MOST OF THE TIME.
- MOVEMENT:- YOU ARE ABLE TO MOVE ON THE COURT BUT GOOD FOOTWORK IS NOT NECESSARY. YOU ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A RALLY.
- GENERAL/OTHER:-YOU MUST KNOW HOW TO SCORE IN DOUBLES AS WELL AS THE BASIC RULES OF THE COURT, SERVE, ETC.
C+ GRADE
- TECHNIQUE:-YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU ARE ABLE TO HIT THE SHUTTLE WITH SOME DEGREE OF CONSISTENCY, ACCURACY AND POWER.
- TACTICS:-YOU MUST SHOW A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF DOUBLES TACTICS. EVEN IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE OR DON’T REACH THE SHUTTLE YOU CAN SHOW THAT YOU KNOW WHERE TO POSITION YOURSELF IN CERTAIN SCENARIOS.
- SERVE:-YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SERVE CONSISTENTLY WITH A BETTER LEVEL OF QUALITY. YOU ARE ABLE TO FLICK THE SHUTTLE WITH SOME LEVEL OF DECEPTION.
- MOVEMENT:-YOU MUST BE ABLE TO COVER THE COURT WELL AND SHOW CORRECT FOOTWORK IN TERMS OF THE BASICS, e.g. THE PROPER LEG TO LUNGE ON, TURNING YOUR SHOULDERS ON THE AROUND THE HEAD MOVEMENT, ETC.
B GRADE
- TECHNIQUE:-YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW A HIGH LEVEL OF ACCURACY, POWER AND CONSISTENCY ON ALL YOUR SHOTS EVEN WHEN UNDER MODERATE PRESSURE. YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT DECEPTION INTO SOME OF YOUR SHOTS WHEN YOU ARE IN A GOOD POSITION.
- TACTICS:-YOU MUST SHOW AN ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF DOUBLES TACTICS. YOU ARE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE BASIC TACTICAL PLAY AT ALL TIMES AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO ADJUST YOUR TACTICS FOR DIFFERENT OPPONENTS.
- SERVE:-YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SERVE CONSISTENTLY WITH A DECEPTIVE FLICK. YOU SHOW THAT YOU CAN LOOK FOR THE THIRD SHOT AFTER YOUR SERVE.
- MOVEMENT:-YOUR FOOTWORK PATTERNS ARE CORRECT MOST OF THE TIME EVEN WHEN UNDER PRESSURE. YOU ARE MOBILE AROUND THE COURT AND ABLE TO MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL THROUGHOUT A LONG GAME/SESSION.
- B+ GRADE
- TECHNIQUE:-YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW A HIGH LEVEL OF ACCURACY, POWER AND CONSISTENCY EVEN WHEN UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT DECEPTION INTO YOUR SHOTS WHEN YOU ARE IN A GOOD POSITION AS WELL AS WHEN YOU ARE UNDER PRESSURE.
- TACTICS:-YOU MUST SHOW AN ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF DOUBLES AND MIXED TACTICS. YOU ARE ABLE TO PLAY FOR YOUR PARTNER CONSISTENTLY, INTERCEPT SHOTS AT THE NET AND HAVE A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF HOW TO CONTROL, DICTATE AND WIN DOUBLES MATCHES. YOU CAN SHOW YOU ARE EQUALLY STRONG AT THE FRONT AS WELL AS THE BACK OF THE COURT.
- SERVE:-YOU MUST BE ABLE TO PERFORM A TIGHT AND SHARP SERVE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH A DECEPTIVE FLICK. YOU ARE ABLE TO VARY WHERE YOU SERVE TO SO AS TO GET DIFFERENT TYPES OF RETURNS AND BE ABLE TO CAPITALISE ON THIS.
- MOVEMENT:- YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW GOOD FOOTWORK AND THAT YOU CAN COVER THE COURT VERY WELL. YOUR FOOTWORK MUST BE ABLE TO HOLD UP UNDER PRESSURE.
A GRADE
- TECHNIQUE:-YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF ACCURACY, POWER AND CONSISTENCY EVEN WHEN UNDER EXTREME PRESSURE. YOU ARE ABLE TO PUT DECEPTION INTO YOUR SHOTS AT ALL TIMES.
- TACTICS:-YOU MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW A VERY ADVANCED UNDERSTANDING OF DOUBLES AND MIXED TACTICS. YOU ARE ABLE TO CONTROL AND DICTATE MATCHES AND KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR WITHIN THE RALLIES TO A VERY HIGH STANDARD.
- SERVE:-YOU MUST BE ABLE TO PERFORM A VERY CONSISTENT SERVE THAT HOLDS UP UNDER PRESSURE. YOU ARE ABLE TO SHOW A WIDE VARIETY OF ANGLES, SPEEDS AND FLICKS TO KEEP OPPONENTS GUESSING.
- MOVEMENT:- YOU ARE ABLE TO MOVE AROUND THE COURT EASILY AND QUICKLY. YOU ARE ABLE TO MAINTAIN YOUR FOOTWORK PATTERNS AT ALL TIMES.
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