Sunday, July 6, 2025 (Court Day #826)

I got an early jump on things today and by 8 a.m., I was on my way to go play.

It was overcast and 54°F… not exactly a warm morning. Enough moisture was falling out of the air that I used my windshield wipers.

I pulled into the Brommer Park lot at 8:10 a.m. 

Games

Oscar and I lost to Jordan and Shawnte 9-11. That was the game of the day. It was awesome. Fantastic rallies. (Later, Oscar told me, “We should have won that game.”)

This the games were pretty solid today. The lopsided game with Hugh and myself playing against little Linda and tall Nick. We beat them 11–2. It was also a short game and never in doubt.

The last game was Hugh and myself against David L. and Dan Dewey. That was a close game. We lost 10-12.

Hugh utilizes a drop serve and has the best drop serve that I’ve seen. Over the course of a few games, he had a few opponents return his serves into the net. He’s got some good angles on that thing too.

I checked the time it was 12:44 p.m. and time to go take my brother Mike to the airport who was heading back home after visiting for the holiday. 4 1/2 half hours of pickleball. I was pretty exhausted.

Baby!

Oh! Drew and his wife had a baby Tuesday. His name is Beau. Congrats to them! And David and Minori are expecting their first baby in September.

Monday, July 7, 2025 (No Play)

DUPR got back to me with the response that I was expecting but hoping not to get.

Dear Andrew, 

Thank you for reaching out. 

Please note that your rating has been assigned to you based on your performance in the matches that have been uploaded to your profile.

On the other hand, after reviewing your profile, we have observed that you have very few matches recorded and a very low reliability score. This indicates that the algorithm has limited information about you, making your rating more susceptible to significant changes. The more data the algorithm has about you, the smaller the changes to your rating will be. Conversely, with limited information, the system will attempt to recalibrate your level based on any new data it receives. 

If you believe that your rating does not accurately reflect your skill level as a player, we kindly recommend adding matches at the level you believe corresponds to your abilities. Since the algorithm currently has limited information about you, your rating will undergo significant changes initially before gradually stabilizing. This will make it easier for your rating to calibrate to your true skill level even if you are currently higher/lower than your true skill level. 

Finally, if you add such matches but are unable to win them, this will indicate that your skill level is below the chosen level, and your rating will adjust accordingly. 

If you have any further questions about your rating or profile, please do not hesitate to contact us again. 

We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this process.

Best regards,
Sam
DUPR Support

Instructional Video

This pertains to tennis but the “tactical geometry” applies to pickleball as well:
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DKbfLn8Ipot/

Number of days on a court: 826
Number of total hours: 3,220.5
Number of paid coaching hours: 147.5

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