What a 0.5 does
- Gets most underarm serves in
- Sends a slow ball back over the net from the middle of the court
- Knows the score goes 15, 30, 40, even if someone says it out loud
What a 0.5 does not do yet
- Let the ball come off the back glass on purpose
- Know where to stand when a partner serves or receives
- Volley: everything is played after the bounce
What to work on next
The score, the serve and the two places to stand at the start of a point. They make every game run, and nobody else can learn them for you. Your first padel game: what to bring, how to score, where to stand.
On the other scales
The converter files 0.5 under Complete beginner: brand new: learning the serve, the score and where to stand. That reads as MATCHi 1 and LTA 1.0; Padel Mates uses the same 0 to 7 numbers as Playtomic. None of it is official, and the bands hold to about half a point. Convert any number.
How the number moves
New players swing: until the reliability figure next to your level passes about 85 percent, two bad evenings can take half a point off. Play, enter every result, and let it settle. More than ten unforced errors in a set puts a player at 2.5 or under. The long version is in padel levels explained.
Test it
In Padel: The Game a 0.5 meets the 800 PELO pair, Sam and Jo (first months). Late to the ball, generous with errors. Learn the menu here.
The daily Scenario is filed by level, and the beginner ones are the fair test at 0.5. One from the bank: