Pickleball Is All Blog Joe Palmere, Pickleball Coach, Rating Specialist & Ambassador

I PTPA CERTIFIED RATING SPECIALIST WORKSHOP Snow  Hill MD March 16, 2019 Join me (limited to 8 participants) INTERNATIONAL PICKLEBALL TEACHING PROVESSIONAL ASSOCIATION CERTIFIED RATING SPECIALIST Want to expanding your pickleball horizons,  the  IPTPA Pickleball  Certified Rating Specialist may well be your opportunity to do so.  March 16,2019 Snow Hill MD,,  IPTPS CERTIFIED RATING SPEFIALIST PICKLEBALL WORKSHOP. See the attached flyer and register on the IPTPA Website. (limited to 8 participants). Worcester County Department Of Recreation & Parks 6030 Public landing Rd, Snow Hill, MD 21863 March 16,  1:00-­‐‑5:00 There seems to be a trend among self-rated players of “over-rating.” Over-rating obviously causes many problems during organized play and clinics offered at designated levels. "Over-rating" also effects instructors trying to give everyone the attention they deserve for skills specific to level and to keep organized play fun

RATING 3.5 SKILL LEVEL SELF ASSESSMENT GUIDELINE Many players have asked me what are the skill performance requirements are for a  3.5 rated (high Intermediate) player. To help players better understand the these requirements, I have summarized the IPTPA  3.5 Skill Assessment Requirements.  You can use these skill sets as guidelines to self assess your own game play.   *Caveat: studies show, many players overrate their performance by one or more skill levels. If you were apply for an “official USAPA approved” independent rating by a certified IPTPA Rating Specialist  rated by an IPTPA Certifked Rating Special  PROCESS:      (CRS: IPTPA Certified Rating Specialist) Fill out an IPTPA Player Rating Application. CRS schedules session when 4 players apply for same rating for 3.5, or 3 players for 4.0-4.5 + (an IPTPA or USAPA 4.5+ player will be 4th player). Fees paid to CRS, day of rating session. ($25 each / 2.5-3.5), $33 each /4.0-4.5). CRS informs players at end of ratin

Charm City Pickleball,  SOSC, Edgewood, Fallston, McPhail Pickleball Members receive a 20% discount. “PASS” SPRING 2019 WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT COMPETITIVE PICKLEBALL SKILLS & STRATEGIES WORKSHOP The "Pickleball Academy of Skills & Strategies  (PASSD),”  first program of 2019, is the "Competitive Pickleball Skills and Strategies Workshop. This sixteen hour Workshop is structured for serious players who want to improve their skill sets, and progress their competitive performance to higher success levels. The “PASS” mission is “to develop successful pickle ball players, one player at a time.” And “success” is determined on “what the individual player wants to achieve.”  "PASSD" utilizes advanced “detect and correct” coaching techniques, multiple visual aids, highly successful skills and doubles strategy drills, practice play assessments, one-on-one player feed back, unforced error reduction,  and  home practice assignments, as the tools for your s