★ Player Passport

Your player.
Your record.
Forever.

Every YPL player gets a permanent Player ID and a Passport that carries their whole junior career: team, city, match history, YPR rating and rankings from City to World. It goes wherever they go, season after season.

★ YPL Player Passport

Sample

Jackson Miller

YPL-01247

Division: 12U
Team: St. Pete Storm
City: St. Petersburg, FL
Facility: Dill Dinkers — St. Pete

YPR

3.4

+0.3 this season

City rank

#12

12U · St. Petersburg

Points

1,875

Season

Record

11–4

W–L

Achievements

★ Founding Player · Fall 2026
★ City Championship Qualifier

Recent matches

W11–7, 11–9vs. Bayside Aces+38
W11–5, 11–8vs. Gulf Coast Fire+31
L9–11, 11–8, 8–11vs. Tampa Titans+12

Sample profile for illustration. Jackson Miller is a fictional player.

What's on the Passport

One ID. The whole story.

Permanent YPL Player ID
Issued once at first registration (format YPL-#####). Never changes. Never reissued.
Team & City
Current team, division and home city, plus every team they've ever played for.
Match History
Every verified match: opponent, partner, score, date, event. Wins, losses and career record.
YPR Rating
Youth Pickleball Rating on a 1.0–6.0 scale, updated after every verified match.
Rankings
City, Regional, National and World rank by division, with season points.
Achievements
Championship titles, qualifications, awards and milestones. Gold tier for National and World.

YPR — Youth Pickleball Rating

What YPR means.

Think of it as a number that describes how your player is playing right now, from 1.0 (brand new) to 6.0 (elite). It's not a grade and it's not a judgment. It's a measurement that moves with real results.

After every verified match, YPR looks at

★Who they played — beating a stronger opponent moves the rating more
★Who they played with — partner strength matters in doubles
★The result and the score — a close loss to a top team is not a blowout
★How recent it is — current form counts more than last season
★The level of competition — city, regional and national are weighted differently

The scale

1.02.03.04.05.06.0

Jackson · 3.4

1.0–1.9NewNew to the game. Learning to rally, serve and keep score.
2.0–2.9ConsistentConsistent rallies. Understands the kitchen, basic strategy, team play.
3.0–3.9CompetitiveControls pace, dinks with purpose, wins points on plan.
4.0–4.9AdvancedStrong third shot, defends hard, dominates city level.
5.0–5.9EliteElite junior. Regional and national contender.
6.0World ★The top of youth pickleball. World-level.

Why it matters: YPR sets team placement so games are fair and fun, seeds championships, and drives at-large qualification up the pathway. Parents see progress in a number instead of a guess.

Rankings

City → Regional → National → World.

Rankings are built from season points earned in verified matches, weighted by level of competition. Every player is ranked within their division in their city. Regional, National and World rankings unlock as players compete at those levels. Updated weekly during the season.

12U · St. Petersburg · City Rankings

Demo data · all players fictional

Rank	Player	Team	YPR	Pts	Record
1	Ava Rodriguez	Bayside Aces	4.1	2,640	14–1
2	Malik Thompson	Tampa Titans	3.9	2,415	13–2
3	Sofia Chen	Gulf Coast Fire	3.8	2,290	12–3
4	Ethan Brooks	Pinellas Kings	3.7	2,180	12–3
5	Lily Nguyen	St. Pete Storm	3.6	2,055	11–4
12	Jackson MillerSample	St. Pete Storm	3.4	1,875	11–4

Live rankings go public after Week 2 of the founding season.

Inside the rankings

How points work.

The math, in plain language. No black box.

Every verified match compares the result to what the ratings predicted. Beat a stronger opponent and YPR moves up more; beat a weaker one and it moves up less. Lose to a much stronger team and the rating barely moves. New players move faster in their first eight matches while the system learns their level, then settle.

Both. A close loss to a top team (9–11, 11–8, 8–11) is not the same as a blowout. Game margins nudge the size of the adjustment, so competitive losses still show progress on the Passport.

Partner strength matters. The system rates the pair against the opposing pair, then splits the adjustment. Carrying a weaker partner to a win earns more than riding a stronger one.

Points come from verified matches, weighted by level of competition: city, regional and national matches earn different multipliers. Wins earn the most, competitive losses earn some, and championship rounds earn bonus points. Points reset each season; YPR carries forward.

Current form counts more than last season. Matches decay in weight over roughly twelve months, so a player who has improved is not anchored by results from two seasons ago.

A certified YPL official scores every match and enters it into YPL LeagueOS. Parents and coaches can see the result on the Passport the same day. Disputes are reviewed by the City Director within 48 hours.

Get your player
on the board.

Founding Players get the first YPL Player IDs ever issued.