DIVISIONS

DIVISIONS FOR FRED JOHNSON ALL STARS EVENT

BLUE DIVISION
should exhibit some or most of these skills

Forehand - sustains a rally with consistency and depth, sustains an extended rally

Backhand - has difficulty with high and hard shots, controls FH and BH shots with direction, pace & depth

Movement - exceptional court coverage, hits defensive & offensive lobs, with inconsistent overheads

First Serve - hits 1st serve with pace to hitting 1st serve with pace and control

Second Serve - hits 2nd serve with control and depth to hitting 2nd serve with spin, pace and control

Return of Serve - aggressive return of 2nd serves; weak return of 1st serve to aggressive return of both serves

Volleys - hits aggressive FH and BH volleys, hits defensive BH volleys

YELLOW DIVISION
(formerly White Division)
should exhibit some or most of these skills

Forehand - sustains a short rally using FH and BH shots, has some directional control

Backhand - has directional control of BH shots but lack depth, returns difficult shots defensively

Movement - movement allows sufficient court coverage of most shots to exceptional court coverage

First Serve - hits 1st serve IN at a slower pace

Second Serve - hits 2nd serve with control

Return of Serve - return some 1st serve, returns

2nd serve consistently to returns 1st and 2nd consistently

Volleys - hits consistent FH volleys, BH volley is inconsistent

RED DIVISION
should exhibit some or most of these skills

Forehand - hits inconsistent weak FH shots, hits FH shots with little directional control

Backhand - hits inconsistent weak BH shots, hits BH shots with little directional control

Movement - moves only 1-2 steps toward the ball to hit shots, but court coverage is poor

First Serve - 1st serve faults are common, 1st serve is weak

Second Serve - double faults are common, pushes 2nd serves

Return of Serve - returns serve occasionally, returns 2nd serve consistently

Volleys - does not hit volleys, avoids the net

GREEN DIVISION

open to all players
formerly identified as "Skills Division" players

Orange ball

Play with a Unified Partner (Pool of Unified Partners provided by host)

Play on 10 and Under Courts

Format

*Athletes allowed unlimited bounces

*Athletes allowed 2 serves (If unsuccessful, Unified Partner steps in to serve and then returns to their position on the court.)

*Regular tennis rules are followed with no-ad

**Unified Partners are able to keep the ball in play in a controlled manner so that the athletes have a chance to play out points. This has been very successful with our beginners and those that struggle to control the ball.