Skill levels:
2.5 - You are brand new to pickleball; you are not familiar with all the rules.
3.0 - You know the rules and can track your own score; you are working on hitting the ball consistently.
3.5 - You are able to hit the ball consistently; you are working on placing the ball based on pickleball strategy.
4.0 - You place the ball based on pickleball strategy; it is difficult to overpower you with a hard hit.
4.5+ - You have played in several tournaments and won many of them; pickleball lost "game" status a long time ago.