SELF RATING ISSUES:

BASIC TIPS FOR SUCCESSFULLY SELF RATING:

AT THE TOP OF THE TENNISLINK HOME PAGE, YOU WILL SEE A “STICK FIGURE” WHICH SAYS “NTRP RATING HELP”  - PLEASE ENCOURAGE ALL CAPTAINS AND NEW PLAYERS TO VIEW THIS FIRST SO THEY WILL HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SELF RATING EXPERIENCE. THIS WILL BE VERY HELPFUL TO THEM AND WILL AVOID COMMON PROBLEMS NEW PLAYERS HAVE.

PLEASE ENCOURAGE CAPTAINS NOT TO SELF RATE THEIR PLAYERS.  ONCE A CAPTAIN STARTS THE SELF RATING PROCESS,  THEY USUALLY GET HALFWAY THROUGH AND REALIZE THEY DON’T HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THE PLAYER TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.  THEY “X” OUT THINKING THEY’LL CHECK WITH THE PLAYER AND DO IT AGAIN.  IT’S TOO LATE, THE SYSTEM HAS ALREADY ASSIGNED A RATING.

1. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
2. DO NOT CLICK ON THE BACK ARROW
3. DO NOT ‘X’ OUT AND TRY TO GO BACK TO CHANGE ANYTHING
4. WHEN YOU GET TO THE END, IF YOU RECEIVE A LOWER RATING THAN WHAT YOU WANT, YOU CAN CHANGE IT FOR A HIGHER RATING.
5. IF YOU SEE THAT A PLAYER HAS NOT CHANGED THEIR SELF RATING, e.g. SELF RATED AS A 2.0 BUT PLAYING IN A 3.5 LEAGUE, PLEASE HAVE THE PLAYER CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY TO CHANGE THEIR RATING, EVEN IF THEY HAVE PLAYED MATCHES, SO THAT THE RATING SYSTEM IS NOT CONTAMINATED.
6. IF YOU RECEIVE A HIGHER RATING THAN WHAT YOU WANT, YOU MUST CLICK ON APPEAL AND FILE ELECTRONICALLY.  THIS IS THE QUICKEST AND MOST EFFICIENT WAY OF DOING THIS.
7. IF A PLAYER DOES RECEIVE A HIGHER RATING THAN WHAT THEY WANT AND THEY FAIL TO FILE AN ELECTRONIC APPEAL, THEY MUST CONTACT ME FOR A BACKGROUND HISTORY FORM.  THEY CANNOT FILE A REGULAR END OF YEAR APPEAL FORM.

 PLEASE EDUCATE YOUR CAPTAINS ABOUT THIS SO THEIR NEW PLAYERS HAVE A SMOOTH SELF RATING EXPERIENCE

TRI-LEVEL LEAGUES

Tri-Level format:  A recreational league with 3 double positions per match played at three straight NTRP levels so friends can play together on one team, but play within their level.  

Example: One double team of 2.5s, One double team of 3.0s, and one double team of 3.5s = One Tri Level Team

Objective:  Develop a format that would help create new league play in areas that currently do not have enough players or limited players at a given NTRP level. Encourage league recruitment and participation by teams of members with different NTRP levels, to play in a “socially competitive” program.

NTRP range variations within a league structure can be organized to best suit local demands--leagues can be framed to include any three levels of play per match.  This format would be included in the League menu and offer coordinators the flexibility to tailor programs to community needs.  Tri-Level would emphasize play at the local level, where fun and team camaraderie is the key, not competition.  Play would stop with the local league or with possibly one round of playoffs at the area/district level.      

High-level guidelines/rules

·     Play occurs at three NTRP levels per match

·     Doubles teams are straight-level

·     Minimum age is19 years old

·     NTRP based (with use of TennisLink), with computer- or self-rated players

·     USTA membership required

·     TennisLink use required registration and reporting

·     No NTRP disqualification

·     Otherwise, regulations should be minimized to permit maximum reasonable flexibility at the local level  

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Appeals: 2010  "RATING APPEAL INFORMATION"      

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