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WHO CAN SIGN UP TO PLAY?

WRAC MEMBERS:
- Pickleball is included with all membership types
- Allows up to 7 days in advance reservations
  Contact Zach, zach@wrac.org with membership questions or online sign-up.
PICKLEBALL PACK PLAYERS:
- For Pickleball Play program reservation only
- Allows up to 2 days in advance reservations
- 10 visits for $90 (+tax)
- Packages expire at 6 months
- Packs purchases affected by closures will be extended for lost time.

HOW TO GET SIGNED UP TO PLAY?

Number of spots is limited for reservations at each designated time block
- Always refer to schedule on app for up-to-date schedule.
Reserve your spot. Do NOT Drop-in to play.
- Reserve by WRAC App, pc or phone, 662-3544.
- If plans change, be sure to unregister to free up space for others.
- Players on the waitlist will automatically be notified if space opens up. To sign up for the waitlist, please use a PC.
Reserve one time block per day.
- If additional times are available and not filled by 4 hours in advance, you are welcome to register for additional play.
- If your plans change, unregister. No show fee will be assessed for sign-up but not showing up: $5/Memb; 1 punch/Pickleball Pack. players

COVID CARE REMINDERS

Do not attend if you unable to answer no to all personal Health Screen Questions.
Review our WRAC Covid Care page.
Check-in by scanning your WRAC app barcode at the desk or our staff with be happy to assist you.
Locker rooms are available.
Bring a water bottle and sweat towel.

For more WRAC information, have questions or need your app username and password sent to you, please contact the club at info@wrac.org or call 509-662-3544.

BASIC PICKLEBALL RULES

PICKLEBALL Play Level Classifications

2.5 Skill Level

Able to serve “in” more regularly
Knows two-bounce rule and demonstrates it most times
Knows where to stand on the court during serve, receipt of serve and general play
Is mastering keeping score.
Attempts to dink but not always effective at it
Working on their form for ground strokes, accuracy is variable
Can keep the ball in play longer
Sometimes lobs with forehand with varying degrees of success.

3.0 Skill Level

Knows the fundamental rules and can keep score
Regularly gets serves “in” to mid-court or deeper
Dinks mostly in opp. kitchen and is dinking lower over the net
Able to sustain dinking in the game
Using both forehand and backhand on returns and forehands on overhead returns
Working at keeping the serve deep and return of serve deep
Moves quickly towards the non-volley zone when opportunity is there
Trying to make flatter returns (where appropriate)
Aware of partner’s position on the court & moving as a team
Developing more power and/or softness in their shots
Somewhat a uni-dimensional player working at broadening their playing repertoire.

3.5 Skill Level

Demonstrates a broad knowledge of the rules of the game
Gets a high majority of serves in deep & returns serve deep
Often hits to the weak side of opponent
Demonstrates strategies of playing during games
Actively works with partners in communicating, covering court, moving to net
With varying consistency executes: lobs, forehand/backhand ground strokes, overheads, net volleys, and sustained dinking
Some use of drop shots to get to the net
Specifically places shots rather than just hitting shots anywhere
Selective mixing up soft shots with power shots to create an advantage
Hits fewer balls out of bounds or in the net
Has a moderate # of unforced errors per game
Demonstrates ability to intentionally play in offensive mode
Self-correcting after play is over
Demonstrates extended periods of multi-dimensional play

4.0 Skill Level

Primarily plays in an offensive mode rather than reactively
Controls and places serves and return of serves to best advantage
Puts advanced playing strategy into the game, particularly in dinking
Consistently varies shots for competitive advantage, uses power shots selectively
Communicates and moves well with partner — easily “switches” court positions
Very comfortable playing at the non-volley zone. Works with partner to control the line, keeping opponents back and driving them off the line.
Can block hard volleys directed at them
Has good footwork and moves laterally, backward and forward with ease.
Hits overhead shots consistently, often as put aways
Ability to change a hard shot to a soft shot
Consistently executes effective drop shots that are not easily returned for advantage
Can effectively poach
Hits a low # of unforced errors per game
Regularly demonstrates “anticipation of play”
Self-correcting during play
Consistently is a mult-dimensional player and/or is exceptionally dominate in a limited playing repertoire.

4.5 – 5.0 Skill Level

Can regularly convert a hard shot to a soft shot
Exhibits patience in play at a superior level
Shows noticeably increased skills, a higher level of strategy, quickness of hands and movement, judicious use of power, superior placement of shots, superb anticipation of play, sustained volleying skills, superior put-aways —all with consistency
Makes very few unforced errors

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