Pickleball ratings are a system designed to categorize players based on their skill level and proficiency in playing pickleball. Ratings range from 2.0 (beginner)  - 7.0 (professional). These ratings serve several purposes within the pickleball community:

        Skill Assessment: Ratings provide an objective measure of a player's skill level, helping players and organizers better understand their abilities on the court.

        Matchmaking: In tournaments and organized play, players with similar ratings are often matched against each other to ensure fair and competitive games. This enhances the overall experience for all participants.

        Player Improvement: Ratings offer players a clear benchmark for improvement. As players progress in skill, their ratings can be adjusted to reflect their evolving abilities.

        Event Eligibility: Certain tournaments and events may have entry requirements based on player ratings. This ensures that participants are evenly matched, contributing to a more competitive and enjoyable atmosphere.

        Community Standardization: Ratings contribute to a standardized language within the pickleball community. Players and organizers across different regions can use ratings as a common reference point when discussing skill levels.

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Overall, pickleball ratings serve as a valuable tool for players, organizers, and the community at large, promoting fair competition and helping players gauge their progress over time.

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How We Give You a Rating:

At the Edmonton Pickleball Center, we use a couple different ways to give you an official Club rating. 

1. Professional Evaluation - one of our instructors will watch you play during one of our Rating Clinics. We offer rating clinics for every level! These rating clinics are pass/fail and will consist of coach evaluated gameplay in an 8:1 coach to athlete ratio. Our instructors will also give you helpful feedback and assign you a rating based on what they see in this rating clinic.

Ratings from outside entities are NOT accepted. We accept ratings given only by Edmonton Pickleball Center coaches.

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2. ​DUPR Rating - Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (or DUPR) is another system that we will use to be eligible to play in any of our rated programs. DUPR looks at your wins and losses against other rated opponents to give you an accurate depiction of your skill level. We will accept your DUPR rating, and will assign you a club rating by rounding down your DUPR score pending a reliability score of 60 or higher.​

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