
STEPS FOR YOUR EVALUATION
Evaluations will be held the 3rd Thursday and Saturday of March thru October each year and consist of 2 Phases:
Phase 1 – Skills Assessment
Phase 2 – Ghost Doubles
REQUEST FOR EVALUATION
- There is a maximum of 8 candidates per level.
- The Coordinator(s) will email you as to when you will be evaluated according to the current regular club schedule.
- Print the Skills Self-Assessment form for the level you wish to move up to. (i.e., if you are currently 3.0, use the 3.5 self-evaluation form, etc.)
- Review the form and answer each skill as to your competency.
- Sign and date the form.
- Submit the completed form via email to the Evaluation Director by the 1st SUNDAY of the month for the next evaluation period. (See above schedule). An email confirming receipt of your request will be sent by a coordinator once all names are scheduled.
- Sign up on Pickleball Den “sign-up sheets” for evaluation to re-affirm your intent to be evaluated.
DURING EVALUATION
*If you do not come prepared or know what is expected, the Coordinator(s) have the right to disqualify you from completing the assessment.
Phase 1 – Skills Assessment
- Come to the Plex (courts 9-12) 15 minutes early from the time assigned to you.
- Check in with ETeam to learn whether you will complete the Skills Assessment first or the Ghost Doubles first.
- BE WARMED UP! You will not have warm up time at the assessment.
Phase 1b – Ghost Doubles
- Come to the Plex 15 minutes early from the time assigned to you.
- Check with staff to learn whether you will complete the Skills Assessment first or the Ghost Doubles first.
- BE WARMED UP! You will not have warm up time.
- Play three games to 11 win by 1, rally scoring.
- Play your challenger who will be someone from the level you are trying to move to.
- You will serve first during all games.
- You will have the pick of sides during all games.
- All forms will be turned into the Evaluation Director(s).
******THE EVALUATORS WILL NOT KNOW YOUR RESULTS. THE DIRECTOR(S) WILL NOTIFY YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE*******
AFTER EVALUATION
- The Evaluation Director(s) will send an email to you to confirm your promotion or provide feedback for why you have not been promoted.
- If not promoted, you must wait 60 days for their next evaluation session.
- The Evaluation Director(s) will send a list of those being promoted to the Treasurer to update the member list, to the Social Director for posting on the board, and to the President to be included in the Monthly News and Notes.
LEVEL PLACEMENT
“Level Placement” ; will be used when a player is new to Tellico Village and already has experience playing and/or a rating from another location/club.
- Welcome the new player and inquire as to what level they believe they play. Explain to the player that TVPBC levels may or may not match what rating they currently have. (Mini orientation)
- Have them complete a Self-Assessment sheet of their choosing and provide copy of their USAPA/PPA/IPTPA or other rating if they have such.
- Once the self-assessment is completed, and the eval director and candidate feel they are at the correct (Provisional) level, they will be allowed to play at the combined level below, and their provisional xxx level sessions only.
- As soon as possible; based on players, court and team availability, until such time that the eval director or a coordinator can do a one-on-one assessment of the new member, only then will a current TVPBC level be determined and updated on the roster of the software platform used by the club.
- The Director(s) will send an email out to the players in that level introducing the new player.
- If the ETeam (Evaluation Team) evaluator feels the player should move down a level, that discussion must happen with the player at the end of the assessment.