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What's your pickleball level?

Ten quick questions about how you really play. You get an estimated level from 2.5 to 4.0, your three weakest skills and one free drill for each.

This quiz is an unofficial self estimate for fun and practice planning. It is not a DUPR rating or a USA Pickleball skill rating, and it is not affiliated with either. DUPR is a trademark of its owner. Real ratings come from match results or an in person evaluation.

How the quiz works

Each question covers one skill that separates recreational levels in doubles: serve, return, third shot, dinking, fast exchanges at the net, resets, court position, shot choice, the middle ball and unforced errors. Each answer scores 1 to 4, and your average maps to a level band. Your three lowest answers become your practice focus.

It works best if you answer for how you usually play against people at your club. If you are torn between two answers, pick the lower one.

The four levels at a glance

2.5You can keep a short rally going and you know the basic rules and scoring. 3.0Most of your serves and returns go in, you know you should get to the kitchen line, and you can dink a few balls. 3.5Your serve and return are reliable and usually deep. 4.0 or aboveYou give away few free points, you choose drop or drive based on the ball, you reset hard balls and you win a fair share of fast exchanges.

Questions about the quiz

Is this my real DUPR rating?

No. DUPR ratings come from recorded match results, and USA Pickleball skill ratings come from tournament play or evaluation. This quiz is a quick self estimate to help you pick what to practice next.

What do the levels 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 mean?

They are the common way recreational players describe skill. Roughly: 2.5 players are learning to rally and get to the net, 3.0 players have a steady serve and return but an unreliable soft game, 3.5 players can dink and drop with some consistency, and 4.0 players make few unforced errors and choose shots on purpose.

How accurate is it?

It is only as accurate as your answers, and most of us rate ourselves a little high or a little low. Answer for how you play in a normal game, not on your best day. Retake it every month or two to see what changed.

Will practicing the drills raise my rating?

Nobody can honestly promise a rating change. The drills target the skills you marked as weakest, and steady practice on those usually shows up in fewer errors. How much depends on how often you practice and play.