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Tournament Sanctioning

Embrace the Competition, We’ve Got You Covered! Sanctioning Benefits UTPR Ratings Players receive 100% towards UTPR Rating Player Ratings based on win/loss record and opponents UTPR Sanctioning provides more accuracy for bracketing and seeding   VIEW DETAILS Approved Formats Standard Sanctioning, MMP and No-Referee. Designated matches officiated depending on level of sanctioning Increased participation due…

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How to Get an Official Skill Rating

  If you have never played in a tournament or it has been longer than 3 years since you played, you can obtain an official USA Pickleball Self-Rating by following these steps: Be a member in good standing or join USA Pickleball if you are not a member! Click here to join! Review the skill…

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Definitions of Player Skill Ratings

Below is the USA Pickleball Player Skill Ratings rubric that provides specific skills needed to achieve each level of player rating. Click on any toggle below to display specific definition for each rating level. If you like you can also download a PDF Version of the Player Skill Rating Definitions by clicking the button below….

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Tournament Player Ratings (UTPR)

USA Pickleball, the Official Governing Body of Pickleball in the U.S. and the Leading Pickleball Tournament Software Company (PickleballTournaments.com) have created a Player Rating System to Help Tournament Directors & Players Improve Their Tournament Experience. View Your Specific Player Rating Get Details USA Pickleball Member Ratings Get Details Frequently Asked Questions Get Details Watch UTPR…

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Description of USAP Approved Formats

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National Indoor Championships FAQ

More information regarding the 2023 Indoor National Championships coming soon. 

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Pickleball Annual Growth Report

USA Pickleball Annual Growth Report Download Report 2022 USA Pickleball Facts and Highlights (as of 1.17.23)   Places to Play: USA Pickleball Places2Play Database increased to 10,724 known locations in North America. Nearly 1,557 new locations were added to the database (130 new locations per month).   Total Known Courts: 44,094   Membership: 70,000+ (an increase…

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Terms of Use

WEBSITE AND MEDIA TERMS OF USE (Updated: 2/9/23)   Thank you for using USA Pickleball. The USA Pickleball website available at www.usapickleball.org is owned and operated by USA Pickleball (“USAP,” “we” or “us“). USA Pickleball is the governing body of the sport of pickleball in the U.S. and its territories. These Terms of Use (this…

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UTPR Appeal Guidelines

  The 3rd and final USAPA Tournament Player Ratings (UTPRs) can be viewed in your USAPA Member profile. Click here. Between now and January 1, 2019, USAPA members may appeal their 3rd Phase UTPR if it is +/- .75 from their current and official USAPA legacy rating. For a detailed description of UTPR and legacy…

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History of the Game

1965 After playing golf one Saturday during the summer, Joel Pritchard, congressman from Washington State and Bill Bell, successful businessman, returned to Pritchard’s home on Bainbridge Island, WA (near Seattle) to find their families sitting around with nothing to do. The property had an old badminton court so Pritchard and Bell looked for some badminton…

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