This session, with our coach Scott and members of the Grading Committee, is for BBPC members who do not currently have a grade or those who believe that they genuinely do not belong in their allocated level.

The details of the skills needed at each level are available on the website.

Moving up a grade generally takes at least three months, even for players putting in consistent effort. It's worth being upfront, though: court time alone rarely does it. The players who progress are almost always the ones adding some focused drilling, appropriate physical training or coaching sessions alongside their regular games. We all improve at different rates and to different ceilings, so please don't take your grade as a measure of how much you get out of the game, but if moving up is your goal, deliberate practice is what will get you there.

We encourage all members without a grade to sign up even if you only intend to play in Social Sessions as we are keen to extend the new level system to all members.