2.0 · Newbie
- Brand new to the game
- “No” to 5 or more of the 2.5 checklist
Welcome
Welcome to the Pickleball Cumming tournament registration page. We are delighted to announce our fall tournament will be held soon and excited to host teams from the Suburban Atlanta area.
Please register your team, pay the registration fee of $25 per team and provide your DUPR self rating scale ranking based on the DUPR self rating guide. Once we have the teams registered, we will provide the final date and time for the tournament.
$25
registration fee per team
Pay via Zelle, Venmo or PayPal — check with Muneeb Hasan for payment details.
Questions?
Phone: +1-678-643-4012 (WhatsApp / iMessage)
Email: muneeb.hasan@gmail.com
Not sure of your rating?
Rate yourself honestly — it keeps the brackets fun for everyone. See the DUPR self-rating guide at the bottom of this page.
Register your team
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Pickleball skill levels — the DUPR self-rating guide
Work through the checklists below. Answer “Yes” to 5 or more statements in a list and you are at least that level — keep going until you hit a list where you can’t. Answer “No” to 5 or more of the first list and you are a 2.0 Newbie.
2.5 · Novice
- I know where to stand at the beginning of each point
- I usually get my serves “in”
- I usually let the return of serve bounce
- I am getting the hang of keeping score
- I can often keep the ball in play
- I know what a dink shot is
3.0 · Low Intermediate
- I have the basic rules down
- I am working on getting my serves & returns deeper
- I am working on getting my dinks shallower/lower
- I am capable of hitting a few dinks in a row
- I can usually hit backhand shots when I need to
- I’m trying to add more power or softness to my game
3.5 · High Intermediate
- I know most of the rules (net rules, net post issues, NVZ, etc.)
- My serves & returns are almost always deep
- I sometimes try to hit a 3rd shot drop shot
- I try to be strategic about how and where I hit the ball
- I have a wide variety of shots in my arsenal
- I actively work with my partner to win the point
4.0 · Advanced
- I can often anticipate my opponents’ shots
- I often finish the point when my opponent gives me an opening
- I am usually consistent with drop shots and dink shots
- I almost always play at the non-volley line
- With a good partner I can cover almost any shot
- I try to be patient & wait for the opening
4.5–5.0 · Expert
- I can consistently convert a hard shot to a soft shot
- I am almost always patient & wait for the opening
- I rarely make unforced errors
- I consistently use power & finesse to my advantage
- I can easily sustain a rally of 40 or more shots
- I have competed and/or won in tournaments at the 4.5 level or higher
Adapted from © 2015 The Pickleball Guru, LLC.