sandbagger

This is intended as a discussion where we can talk about all the pros and cons of how USTA uses its rating system and what some solutions might be. I started it as a response in a thread but it is clear this topic is much broader and I don’t want to hijack the other persons thread more than I...

I'll make this short, since everyone here knows the debacle of NTRP self rating> This is in a USTA mixed flex league. Played a guy with 10 years of competitive pickle ball. Has not dropped a set in USTA league play, best record in league play, etc etc. He self rated 3.0 and is light years...

I was looking up the opponents for our first city league match this weekend, and I see they have at least two players with 4.5 NTRP ratings playing in the 2018 USTA 18+ season. The division our team competes in is technically for 3.0-3.5. However, since the league doesn't use official NTRP...