How to join
You can become a club member by paying the $20 annual membership fee.
Once you are a member you can buy the concession card allowing you to play for 12 sessions; cost is $60 which is $5 a session.
Or you can buy an annual subscription (it covers the period from March 1st 2026 to February 28th 2027 and allows you to play at any session); cost is $320+$20 for the annual membership fee.
Being a club member gives you access to receiving our newsletters, to vote at the Club Annual General Meeting and represent the club.
Visit Hello Club to register : https://mount-pickleball-club.helloclub.com
If you decide not to join the club, you can play at club sessions and pay $10 a session (ideally no cash). You cannot buy a concession card, vote at the AGM, compete in the Club Championships or represent the club.
You can register on Hello Club as a casual player if you don 't want to be a member but still want to receive our newsletter.
Player Grading
The club organises playing times for all grades and levels using split sessions based on a colour grading system:
each player is attributed a colour according to his ability; a session will welcome 2 or 3 grades depending on the venue (all details are available on the timetable).
Players are able to move up grades after being assessed by club coach Paul or by qualified committee members, Bob and Donna.
Here's an overview of how we grade players....
Purple advanced +
Green advanced
Orange intermediate +
Red intermediate
Blue experienced
Yellow beginner
See in the table below, different skill requirements for each colour
each player is attributed a colour according to his ability; a session will welcome 2 or 3 grades depending on the venue (all details are available on the timetable).
Players are able to move up grades after being assessed by club coach Paul or by qualified committee members, Bob and Donna.
Here's an overview of how we grade players....
Purple advanced +
Green advanced
Orange intermediate +
Red intermediate
Blue experienced
Yellow beginner
See in the table below, different skill requirements for each colour
Yellow Observation Assessment
Minimal understanding of basic rules – 2 bounce rule, serve rules
Can keep score / learning how to keep score
Knows where to stand when serving and returning
Demonstrates forehand
Demonstrates backhand
Demonstrates volley
Can serve to start rally
Demonstrates return of serve to keep rally going
Can keep score / learning how to keep score
Knows where to stand when serving and returning
Demonstrates forehand
Demonstrates backhand
Demonstrates volley
Can serve to start rally
Demonstrates return of serve to keep rally going
Blue Observation Assessment
Should also posses yellow skills
Understanding of basic rules – 2 bounce rule, serve rules
Able to keep score through game
Developing a forehand groundstroke with direction and some control
Developing a backhand groundstroke with direction and some control
Accurately places serve with direction
Able to dink with players of equal ability
Able to punch volley with some control of direction
Understands the fundamentals of the game
Understands proper court positioning
Attempts to get to the NVZ
Understanding of basic rules – 2 bounce rule, serve rules
Able to keep score through game
Developing a forehand groundstroke with direction and some control
Developing a backhand groundstroke with direction and some control
Accurately places serve with direction
Able to dink with players of equal ability
Able to punch volley with some control of direction
Understands the fundamentals of the game
Understands proper court positioning
Attempts to get to the NVZ
Red Observation Assessment
Should also posses blue skills
Understands rules and scoring
Understands fundamentals of the game
Understands proper court positioning
Moves as a team up to the NVZ
Demonstrates placement and depth of serve
Demonstrates placement and depth of return
Demonstrates improved control of forehand – direction, depth, height
Demonstrates improved control of backhand - direction, depth, height
Attempts to sustain a dink rally with control with similar level players
Can change direction of dink
Regularly attempts drop shots with some success
Able to punch volley to back 1/2 of court
Understands rules and scoring
Understands fundamentals of the game
Understands proper court positioning
Moves as a team up to the NVZ
Demonstrates placement and depth of serve
Demonstrates placement and depth of return
Demonstrates improved control of forehand – direction, depth, height
Demonstrates improved control of backhand - direction, depth, height
Attempts to sustain a dink rally with control with similar level players
Can change direction of dink
Regularly attempts drop shots with some success
Able to punch volley to back 1/2 of court
Orange Observation Assessment
Should also posses Red skills
Able to use a forehand with moderate level of shot control
Able to use a backhand with moderate level of shot control
Consistently gets serve in and deep
Consistently gets return of serve in and deep
Approaches net when returning team
Sustain medium length rallies
Able to dink with change of direction
Able to control height/depth/pace of dink shot
Able to hit a drop shot from baseline with some consistency
Able to volley with medium paced shots with control
Sustains a short volley session at the net with placement and control
Moves quickly to NVZ (non-volley zone) when opportunity is there
Understands proper court position
Keeps opponents back when possible
Able to sustain short rallies
Able to use a forehand with moderate level of shot control
Able to use a backhand with moderate level of shot control
Consistently gets serve in and deep
Consistently gets return of serve in and deep
Approaches net when returning team
Sustain medium length rallies
Able to dink with change of direction
Able to control height/depth/pace of dink shot
Able to hit a drop shot from baseline with some consistency
Able to volley with medium paced shots with control
Sustains a short volley session at the net with placement and control
Moves quickly to NVZ (non-volley zone) when opportunity is there
Understands proper court position
Keeps opponents back when possible
Able to sustain short rallies
Green Observation Assessment
Should also possess Orange skills
Consistently hits forehand with depth and control
Consistently hits backhand with depth and control
Consistently gets serve in with varying depth and speed
Consistently gets return of serve in with varying depth and speed
Consistent overheads (directional control, depth and placement)
Accurate in placing lobs
Able to sustain dink rally with control, height and depth of shot
Understands which balls are attackable / unattackable in a dink rally
Sustains a dink exchange with patience at the net to elicit a “put away”
Consistently executes drop shot from the baseline to approach the net
Able to change soft shots to power shots to create an advantage
Able to volley a variety of shots at varying speeds
Able to block and return fast, hard volleys
Able to control NVZ (non-volley zone) keeping their opponents back
Aware of partners position on the court and moves as a team
Can demonstrate ability to change position in an offensive manner
(switching)
Demonstrates a broad knowledge of the rules of the game
Has a moderate number of unforced errors per game
Can identify opponents’ weaknesses and formulate plan to attack them
Plays competitively
Consistently hits forehand with depth and control
Consistently hits backhand with depth and control
Consistently gets serve in with varying depth and speed
Consistently gets return of serve in with varying depth and speed
Consistent overheads (directional control, depth and placement)
Accurate in placing lobs
Able to sustain dink rally with control, height and depth of shot
Understands which balls are attackable / unattackable in a dink rally
Sustains a dink exchange with patience at the net to elicit a “put away”
Consistently executes drop shot from the baseline to approach the net
Able to change soft shots to power shots to create an advantage
Able to volley a variety of shots at varying speeds
Able to block and return fast, hard volleys
Able to control NVZ (non-volley zone) keeping their opponents back
Aware of partners position on the court and moves as a team
Can demonstrate ability to change position in an offensive manner
(switching)
Demonstrates a broad knowledge of the rules of the game
Has a moderate number of unforced errors per game
Can identify opponents’ weaknesses and formulate plan to attack them
Plays competitively
Purple Observation Assessment
Should also posses Green skills
Consistently controls and places serves and return of serves
Serves with power accuracy and depth and can vary speed and spin of serve
Consistent and dependable forehand groundstroke using pace and depth to
generate opponent’s error to set up next shot
effectively/consistently directs the ball with the backhand, varying depth
and pace
High success with changing dink shot types – direction, depth, spin
Recognizes and attempts to hit attackable dinks
Consistently executes effective drop shot strategies
Able to intentionally and consistently place the drop shot
Able to block hard volleys and consistently drop them in NVZ
Comfortable hitting swinging volleys and overhead shots as putaways
Poaches effectively
Has effective lobs and creates gaps and hits to these gaps consistently
Has good footwork and moves laterally, forward and backward well
Very comfortable playing at the NVZ
Communicates and moves well with partner
Able to change fast paced game to slower game and vice versa
Understands strategy and can adjust style of play and game plan according
to the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses and court position
Limited number of unforced errors
Can adjust to different ball speeds and spin
Uses spin effectively on different shots
Consistently controls and places serves and return of serves
Serves with power accuracy and depth and can vary speed and spin of serve
Consistent and dependable forehand groundstroke using pace and depth to
generate opponent’s error to set up next shot
effectively/consistently directs the ball with the backhand, varying depth
and pace
High success with changing dink shot types – direction, depth, spin
Recognizes and attempts to hit attackable dinks
Consistently executes effective drop shot strategies
Able to intentionally and consistently place the drop shot
Able to block hard volleys and consistently drop them in NVZ
Comfortable hitting swinging volleys and overhead shots as putaways
Poaches effectively
Has effective lobs and creates gaps and hits to these gaps consistently
Has good footwork and moves laterally, forward and backward well
Very comfortable playing at the NVZ
Communicates and moves well with partner
Able to change fast paced game to slower game and vice versa
Understands strategy and can adjust style of play and game plan according
to the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses and court position
Limited number of unforced errors
Can adjust to different ball speeds and spin
Uses spin effectively on different shots
