Are you ready to get your rating? Here is what to expect at the next Skills Assessment:
Skills test's are a baseline to simply measure growth, it's not a pass/fail test or high pressure scenario. Think of it as jumping on a scale and taking your weight, it is what it is. We record the session and then grade it later, so your score will be added to your profile and sent to you via the app messenger.
- Arrive early for checkin and warmup or you will need to reschedule
- Sign in (you must register in advance)
- Come in, stretch, grab a ball, warm up
- A trainer will explain the test stations and take a video role call to match names with faces and begin immediately
- Athletes get in lines and perform the skill one after the other or at the same time.
FREE Assessment Registration and Signup
Free-Agent Signup For Teams
Players who do not have a team can sign up to be added to a team of similarly skilled players. It is recommended to take a skills assessment to ensure you are properly placed on a team by skill and position, thereby avoiding any confusion or frustration.
Skill Levels:
- Purple/Beginner:Has an understanding of the game but is inconsistent with basic skills.
- Blue/Intermediate:
Understands more advanced aspects of gameplay and completes higher-level plays. Noticeably more in control of skill and reliable.
- Light Blue/Elite:
Can compete at the highest level in the region and can play in tournaments nationally, usually in the top 3 of their division.
Tournaments
Tournament Rules and Regulations
USSPT is the most trusted and organized adult tournament host in Texas. We regulate our tournaments by skill and verify each player by way of objective station-based skills assessments.
RULES:
- Game rules are based on NCAA and USA rulebooks. Any stipulations or conformities will be mentioned on tournament day.
- Players who do not take a skills assessment prior to competition will be marked at the division level they enter (Example: Player enters a B tournament; they are now B level).
- Players may play UP a division BUT cannot play down divisions. Likewise, their skill level will be changed to the new division in our database and can no longer play in the previous division unless they test out. (Example: Player played C tournament one month and then played B the following month, player is now rated B and can no longer play C unless they take a skills assessment and rank lower).
- Once a player wins a division, they are then moved up to the following division and marked in our database as that new division ranking. (Example: A team plays in a C tournament and wins, every player on that team is now rated B and can no longer play in C division).
- Players who abuse the system, knowingly cheat, or "sandbag" will be removed from the tournament without refund, given a verbal warning, and will be labeled in our system.
- Players who have 2 offenses will be banned from playing in USSPT tournaments for 1 year.
Tests are offered MONTHLY and are both positional and all-around skill measured. These scores are combined to make an overall score that can be associated with the common national scoring system. However, the national scoring system is not regulated and is often misunderstood and mislabeled. USSPT remains the most trusted scoring system standards which help to balance fair and competitive gameplay.