Panthers Trial Skills & Criteria 2025–26
Under 9 | Under 11 | Under 14 | Under 17 | Under 19
🏀 Basketball
- Dribbling ability
- Passing under pressure
- Shooting (set shot or lay-up)
- Defensive positioning
- Game play awareness
⚽ Football
- Dribbling & close control
- Passing accuracy & awareness
- Shooting & finishing (both feet)
- 1v1 defending & recovery runs
- Game intelligence
🏏 Cricket
- Batting technique (stance, stroke play)
- Bowling (line, length, accuracy)
- Fielding (catching, throwing)
- Agility and speed between wickets
- Game awareness and decision making
🏐 Volleyball
- Serving (underarm/overarm)
- Bump (forearm pass)
- Set (overhead pass)
- Spike approach & technique
- Communication and movement
🏸 Badminton
- Grip and racket control
- Footwork and movement across court
- Clear, drop, smash shots
- Net play and lift shot
- Match play positioning
🏊 Swimming
- Stroke technique (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke)
- Dives & turns
- Endurance & sprint ability
- Timing & pace judgement
- Starts & finishes
🏓 Table Tennis
- Grip and stance
- Forehand/backhand consistency
- Serving with control and spin
- Rally control and variation
- Movement & footwork
🏃 Athletics
- Sprint technique & acceleration
- Standing broad jump
- Medicine ball push throw
- Throwing mechanics
- Speed and reaction
🌟 Evaluation Criteria
- Accuracy, control, and consistency in core skills
- Game influence and match awareness
- Adaptability and decision-making under pressure
- Ability to place shots with accuracy and power
- Shot selection suited to match situations
- Strategic game awareness and adaptability