USTA League 2009 Year
End Ratings
Saturday, November 28,
2009 11:06 AM ET
USTA League 2009 Year End Ratings
Notice
of Important Changes
The
year end 2009 NTRP ratings will reflect a nationwide movement in
which a higher percentage of players will move upward this year. This reflects
the concerns of the National Oversight Group, the Observers (Verifiers),
charged with protecting the integrity of our NTRP levels as defined below. It
was also the clear consensus of many others including staff, volunteers, team
captains and players that the system is in need of adjustment as too many
players were above the NTRP level they were playing at. Additionally, the same
issue was noted through player concerns raised in survey work. A growing
disconnect was seen between the standards used in the Self Rating guidelines
and the actual characteristics of players on court at various levels, along
with players who had been allowed for many years to appeal their year end
ratings downward.
Of the 300,000+ league
players nationally, more than 90,000 will be seeing movement in their NTRP
rating that should coincide with their appropriate skills. With almost a third
of the players seeing movement, please know that if you are in this group, you
will not be alone. We recognize that there may be initial concerns and
questions, but we believe rating adjustments are necessary to protect the
integrity of the NTRP and insure that the vast majority of all league players
will have competitive matches.
USTA League 2009 Year
End Ratings have been published to TennisLink. Click here
to find your rating. If you have any questions or concerns, please
contact leagues@usta.com.
The table below shows
the movement of players up and down from their previous rating levels. Players
will continue to have compatible and competitive matches, although many will
now be playing at a different level.
Players will also find
that there will be far less ability to appeal NTRP ratings successfully based
on current appeal guidelines.
This table shows a
broad overview of the movement of players at 2009 year end.
|
Level at Start of Year |
Total Players |
Players Moving Up |
No Change |
Players Moving Down |
|
2.5 |
19,352 |
9,762 |
9,590 |
0 |
|
3 |
82,803 |
35,133 |
45,067 |
2,603 |
|
3.5 |
121,270 |
36,381 |
83,456 |
1,433 |
|
4 |
66,717 |
11,200 |
54,250 |
1,267 |
|
4.5 |
18,605 |
1,333 |
16,307 |
965 |
|
5 |
2,698 |
128 |
2,135 |
435 |
|
5.5 |
143 |
1 |
64 |
78 |
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