INSTRUCTIONS TO PICKLEBALL SELF RATING

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Self-rating allows each member to assign an appropriate rating to themselves based on an honest assessment of their own skill level.

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A Pickleball Rating is a SKILLS based rating.  As you add, improve and perfect playing skills, your rating should improve.  It is also based on your performance and application of these skills to winning games. ​

1. Review the attached rating guide to identify the skills and level of development needed to determine your rating.  Starting at the top, read each statement in the Guide and answer the question as Yes or No regarding each skill.  Six or more Yes answers, then you move to the next block of skills below.  If you answer No to 3 or more statements, then follow the No arrow to indicate your level.

2. Go to the USA Pickleball website (USAP Skill Level Assessment) and take the self-rating evaluation. When rating your skills on a scale (i.e. 1=Low, 6=Excellent), consider a score of 1 to be a beginning player and a 6 to be a young, professional player, not your peers.  BE as HONEST of your abilities as you can be. You only hurt yourself if you inflate/deflate your skillset. 

3. PebbleCreek Pickleball ratings are unique by having rating increments of 0.25 points.  Should you find yourself in between the established ratings provided in the guides then utilize the 0.25 ratings accordingly.

4. Players may increase their self-rating by 0.25 at any time, but no more often than every four (4) months.  This process may continue every four months until the player reaches the rating that best reflects their skill level.

5. Players may lower their rating to any level at any time.

6. Rating reductions will not be permitted for the purpose of entering tournaments at a lower skill level.

7. For the annual Club Championship held in March, each player's eligibility will be determined by the rating they hold on February 1.

8. To change your rating email ratings@pcpickleball.org.