How to Run Club Rating Events and Clinics
A practical playbook for running rating assessments, performance labs, coaching clinics, leagues, and events with PB Vision.
PB Vision helps clubs turn complete recorded doubles games into performance ratings, stats, and reviewable video. Use it to support fairer placement, more specific coaching, and programs players want to repeat.
Start with the outcome. Choose one program, one operator, a small cohort, and one clear takeaway for every player.
Explore a sample game or learn how PB Vision skill ratings work.
Choose a Program
Rating Assessments
Use recorded performance as a consistent input for league, ladder, clinic, or open-play placement.
Record complete competitive doubles games and rotate partners and opponents where practical. One game is a useful starting point, but it is not a permanent answer. Review unusual results against the video and stats, with a human reviewer available for edge cases.
Recurring Rated Play
Run structured sessions on a regular cadence so players build a more representative history over time.
Use complete games, vary partners and opponents, and keep recording and tagging ownership consistent. Later sessions can confirm or challenge the initial read.
Performance Labs
Turn a scheduled block of games into individual recognition and shared club learning.
Plan the games in advance and give every participant access to their video, ratings, and stats. The club can add player spotlights, performance categories, or a short group summary.
PB Vision provides the game analysis. Any custom report or participant write-up is prepared by the club or coach.
Coaching Clinics
Connect focused instruction to recorded evidence:
Record a complete baseline doubles game.
Teach one primary skill.
Choose two or three relevant metrics.
Use drills or constrained play for instruction.
Record a follow-up game under similar conditions.
Review the selected metrics and a few useful video moments.
Do not upload drills for analysis. Do not use overall rating movement across two games as proof that the clinic worked. Compare the behavior and metrics the clinic was designed to improve.
League, Ladder, or Event Analytics
Add video and performance evidence to organized play that already has registration and scheduling.
Choose featured matches when recording everything is unrealistic. Decide who will record, process, tag, and deliver each game before play begins. Keep match results separate from PB Vision performance ratings. They measure different things.
How the Best Club Programs Work
1. Assign an Operator
Every program needs one accountable operator. Use a backup for larger or multi-court sessions.
The operator owns:
registration and recording consent;
court and game assignments;
recording readiness;
participant email and game mapping;
processing, tagging, and exception review; and
delivery and follow-up.
This role can belong to a club manager, coach, league director, rating coordinator, or recording captain.
2. Define the Player Takeaway
Decide what each participant will receive before registration opens. A useful minimum is:
access to the processed game;
the player's per-game rating and relevant stats;
a short explanation of how to interpret the result; and
one clear next focus when the club or coach adds review.
Custom feedback is manual today. PB Vision does not automatically create a polished club report, coaching annotation, or participant write-up.
3. Choose a Capture Setup
Phone and tripod: The simplest option for courts without cameras. Use a stable tripod or fence mount and assign a recording captain.
Supported facility cameras: Use an existing supported camera workflow when available. See Court Insight for Facilities and Clubs.
Event recording support: If another operator handles filming, agree on who will process, tag, deliver, and support each game.
4. Prepare the Session
Before players arrive:
choose the program goal and player takeaway;
set the courts, schedule, and game count;
collect the email each participant uses or will use for PB Vision;
document recording and sharing consent;
test the recording setup on every court;
confirm the account has enough processing minutes; and
explain what PB Vision ratings do and do not measure.
Starter or Premium will do. Purchase more minutes anytime when you need them. See the current subscription and minutes guide.
Record Complete Games
For rating-based club programs:
record one complete doubles game per video;
begin with the first serve and end at the paddle tap;
keep the full court, all four corners, and all players visible;
use landscape orientation and a stable mount;
place the camera at least 5 feet high;
record at 1080p and 30fps (4K or 60fps uploads require Premium);
keep each video at 30 minutes or less;
exclude warmups, drills, incomplete games, and multiple games; and
do not remove dead time between rallies.
Maintain the game-to-player mapping while the session is running. Note substitutions, incomplete games, or recording problems before staff leave the court.
See Framing and Court Alignment Guidelines.
Process, Tag, and Deliver
After the session:
Confirm each expected game exists and is usable.
Upload and process the games.
Tag every player using the verified email mapping.
Correct missing or incorrect tags.
Share each participant's game and any promised manual deliverable.
Review unusual results against the video and stats.
Give participants one clear next step.
Tagged players can create a free PB Vision account to access their shared game, video, per-game ratings, and stats. A personal subscription is needed for ongoing uploads, long-term trends, and cross-game features.
The Friends list gives organizers a lightweight view of recently tagged players, rated-game counts, and ratings. Learn more in Sharing Your Videos.
Manual-first workflow: PB Vision provides game processing, video, ratings, stats, tagging, sharing, and the Friends list. The club owns registration, scheduling, recording, player mapping, corrections, review, custom reports, and follow-up.
Ratings as Performance Evidence
PB Vision measures how a player performed within a recorded game, not only whether they won. Each eligible game produces an overall rating plus Kitchen Game, Ball Control, Defense, Offense, Court IQ, and Targeting ratings.
A single-game rating is a snapshot. Variation is normal, especially with limited history. Roughly 10 representative games provide a stronger club-placement signal, and a player's profile uses up to 90 recent rated doubles games with more weight on recent play.
Use a representative mix of wins, losses, and close matches. Recording all scheduled games helps avoid the bias created by selectively submitting only strong performances.
PB Vision and DUPR are different systems. DUPR measures match results. PB Vision measures performance within the recorded game, so the two ratings may differ.
Use ratings as evidence, not a permanent verdict. Human review still matters for unusual conditions and factors the camera cannot fully assess.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Players Need a Subscription?
Not to view a shared game in which they are tagged. They can create a free account to access the video, per-game ratings, and stats.
Can a Club Use One Account?
Yes. A club or program can begin with one Starter or Premium account and purchase more minutes as needed. The uploading account owns the game and controls player tags.
How Many Games Should Each Player Record?
One game can be informative. Roughly 10 representative games provide a stronger signal than one or two isolated results. No fixed game count guarantees a final answer.
Can PB Vision Analyze Drills?
Not currently. Upload complete standard games for analysis.
Can PB Vision Replace a Human Evaluator?
PB Vision adds consistent performance evidence and can reduce subjective debate. Keep a human reviewer for unusual cases and context the camera cannot fully assess.
Ready to Run Your First Session?
Start with one program, one operator, a small group, and a clear player takeaway.