SKILL LEVEL RATINGS
One of the most complex elements of Pickleball is Player Ratings. There are many guides out there and many individuals who are working to provide information to help with the self-rating process.
PAQ (Pickleball Association of QLD) have enlisted the support of members to create a self-rating guide to assist players with determination of their rating for tournaments and fixtures … https://www.pickleballqueensland.org/play/paq-self-rating-guides/
USA Pickleball have their own Skill Ratings and Assessment Sheets … https://usapickleball.org/tournaments/tournament-player-ratings/player-skill-rating-definitions/
DUPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating) is a global rating system for Pickleball. All players, regardless of their age, gender, location, or skill, are rated on the same scale between 2.00 to 8.00 based on their match results. Read more about it here … https://mydupr.com/
IPTPA (International Pickleball Teaching Professional Association) have a long established rating system on a scale of 1.0 to 5.0 that accurately rates players around the world in a standardised manner, emphasising the current progression of the sport of Pickleball that IPTPA promotes. You can read about their education/rating system here … https://iptpa.com/certified-rating-specialist-overview/
The Rating Descriptions below are from IPTPA and below that are the IPTPA Skill Assessment Sheets you can download.
