2012 Year End Ratings

[Maui19]

If it is any consolation, tennis rating/handicapping is way way way way way better than golf rating/handicapping.

[cak]

Originally Posted by ian2

Practice matches?! Self-entered scores?! No one here is advocating this. I find it hard to believe that NorCal would introduce such system... it's just nuts. Are you sure this was an official NorCal thing, and not someone's "simulation" website? Kind of like simulation stock trading, to explore "what if" scenarios?

I believe it was called TPI, and you were required to use it if you wanted to play combo league that year.

NorCal tends to like to think of itself on the bleeding edge. Our front end to tennislink is pretty awesome. But sometimes the powers that be go a little wild.

[goober]

Originally Posted by Maui19

If it is any consolation, tennis rating/handicapping is way way way way way better than golf rating/handicapping.

That is because in amateur golf a lot of people play for money- either side bets or money tournaments with handicaps. Once you introduce money into the situation, the incentive to cheat is huge.

In NTRP you are paying out money to play. The only real money events on the rec level are some open tournaments where ratings do not matter.

[ian2]

Originally Posted by cak

I believe it was called TPI, and you were required to use it if you wanted to play combo league that year.

NorCal tends to like to think of itself on the bleeding edge. Our front end to tennislink is pretty awesome. But sometimes the powers that be go a little wild.

Thanks for the info! Wild indeed. Sounds like they aimed in the right direction but overshoot but quite a bit... can't blame them too hard for trying though.

[jonnyjack]

Originally Posted by dizzlmcwizzl

They always come out the Monday after thanksgiving about 5:00.

dizzlmcwizzl is right, just saw this...

Attention: 2011 Year End Ratings are scheduled to be published to TennisLink on November 28th by 5pm ET.

http://tennislink.usta.com/LEAGUES/Common/Default.aspx

[rainman007]

all matches should count period.. ratings should be ran every 6 months

[Jim A]

so tennislink will be unavailable starting 5:02PM EST on 11/28

Originally Posted by jonnyjack

dizzlmcwizzl is right, just saw this...



http://tennislink.usta.com/LEAGUES/Common/Default.aspx

[azentropy]

Originally Posted by Jim A

so tennislink will be unavailable starting 5:02PM EST on 11/28

I'm betting before that as everyone will be checking to see if they are posted early.

[Angle Queen]

USTA's timing stinks. You'd think they could pick a day different from Cyber Monday.

[Topaz]

^^^Lol AQ....I never thought of that!

[kylebarendrick]

As it works out (and it makes sense when you think about it), ratings are released about a week after the last national tournament. That just happens to be right around the Monday after Thanksgiving each year.

[Playtennis]

Does this apply for 2012 ratings? Anyone know if this is another bump up year? So many people I know got bumped up ly.

[goober]

Originally Posted by Playtennis

Does this apply for 2012 ratings? Anyone know if this is another bump up year? So many people I know got bumped up ly.

As far as I know that bump up was a one time thing. The USTA didn't announce they were going to do it a regular deal although I wouldn't mind if they did it every 2 years just because things are pretty much back to the way they were before.

[njsigman]

One more week until the year end ratings come out. Let the madness begin!!

[bruintennis]

Was 11/1/2012 the cutoff for the 2013 ratings?

[dizzlmcwizzl]

Originally Posted by bruintennis

Was 11/1/2012 the cutoff for the 2013 ratings?

who knows .... I think so, based on what others out of the loop have said.

[floridatennisdude]

Originally Posted by rainman007

all matches should count period.. ratings should be ran every 6 months

So simple, so logical. It'll never happen.

[OrangePower]

Originally Posted by rainman007

all matches should count period.. ratings should be ran every 6 months

Originally Posted by floridatennisdude

So simple, so logical. It'll never happen.

Come on people, don't you know how much computing power costs these days? USTA could never afford that. Think about those poor cute hamsters running around frantically inside their little wheels in order to power everything.

[Topaz]

My understanding is that the cutoff was 11/1.

[tennis_tater]

Originally Posted by Topaz

My understanding is that the cutoff was 11/1.

I think it depends on the what leagues the player played in. If the player played in Mixed Only and played at the national championships during November, I would think that the mixed matches during the month of November count for that player's ratings.