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Updated July 2025
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: How often are rankings updated?
A: Rankings update daily.
Q: How are the team rankings
calculated?
A: We pull from over 400 official sources in order to
provide the most comprehensive results. We look at the goal difference in the
last 20 game played in the last 12 months, including games against older teams.
There is a line below the last result that counts towards your ranking. More
recent games and games against a similar team are given higher weight. To
improve your rating, you have to do better than predicted. Your rating will go
down if you do worse than predicted.
We don't make any assumptions about the quality of leagues
or even the age of teams. Instead, we look at the results of all teams and
calculate how good every team is (this is their rating). We then use the
ratings to determine age and gender rankings (as well as club rankings). As you
would expect, higher quality leagues such as MLS and ECNL rise to the top of
the rankings, but that is purely driven by the results of those teams in
inter-league play and tournaments.
Q: Why do the rankings change?
A: It’s normal for a team to have beaten higher ranked
teams and lose to lower ranked teams. Your ranking is an average of your
performances, not your best or your worst. You may move up or down in the
rankings if someone you play moves up or down. Our ranking algorithm
becomes more accurate the more results you feed it, so we want to have a
complete and accurate result history for not only your team but the teams you
play. To make the rankings better we rely on the community to review and
cleanse the teams. All PRO members can fix anything they see so long as they
are 100% sure of the changes.
Q: How does my team move up in the
rankings?
A: To move up in the rankings
you have to play better than the team above you. We measure the quality of a
team by looking at the goal difference and quality of opponents in the last 20
games in the last 12 months. So to move up you have to score more goals or
concede less, or have similar scores against better opponents.
Q: Why did my ranking change?
A: It is difficult to explain why rankings change because a
team’s ranking is a function of a team’s results and the results of all the
teams they have played, plus the same for the other teams around them in the
rankings. All we can say is that
the rankings today reflect the results we have today.
Q: How do I find different ranking
lists?
A: Use the drop down menu on the “Team Ranking” page to
view Team Ranking, Unranked Teams, Offense Ranking, Defense Ranking, Schedule
Ranking, and Favorite Teams. Choose which one you want to view.
Q: We play in a developmental league.
Why are those results included in the rankings?
A: Our policy is to include all results we can obtain in
the rankings. We reject the notion that results at some future older age group
are more important than results at younger age groups. We also reject the
notion that the kids on the field are not trying their hardest to win in every
game. No player thinks, “oh this is developmental, I won’t try as hard”. Soccer
is a sport with winners and losers. Everyone needs to embrace that. Coaches
that don’t develop the technical ability of their players or don’t give them
game time are simply bad coaches. It has nothing to do with rankings. Pep
Guardiola tries “new things” all the time!
We created these rankings to ensure fairer flighting when
teams play in tournaments. It is no fun for parents, players or coaches to pay
a whole lot of money for a weekend of mismatched games. Soccer is about having
fun. Providing a fun experience for the millions of kids out there playing
every week is what matters.
We understand that sometimes a team cannot or chooses not
to play their strongest 11. There is no way to adjust for this in the rankings.
The most accurate rankings require as many results as possible. We measure the
actual quality of your team, as demonstrated every week.
Please don’t remove poor results from your team. That would
be interpreted as manipulating your ranking in contravention of our usage
policy.
Q: How are club rankings calculated?
A: We use the average of the ratings of the top teams.
This is equivalent to two (2) clubs playing their top teams against each other
and then aggregating the scores to see who is best. We include the core
competitive age groups of U11 - U17. A club must have teams in five (5) age
groups to be ranked.
Q: How are offense and defense
rankings calculated?
A: Imagine 3 teams: A, B and C. They play the following
games:
A 2 - 0 C
B 4 - 2 C
From these we would infer a ratings of: A = 30, B = 30 and
C = 28 (the baseline is irrelevant). We can also determine that B has a better
offense than A and a correspondingly worse defense. Their ratings would
be:
Team |
Offense |
Defense |
|
A |
30 |
30 |
|
B |
32 |
28 |
|
C |
29 |
27 |
(here
you see averaging across the 2 games) |
Q: What are schedule rankings?
A: A team’s schedule rating is the average of the ratings
of their opponents in the last year. Team’s with the highest schedule rating
play the toughest schedule.
Q: Do you rank co-ed teams?
A: No. we exclude co-ed teams. If you want them to be
included in the rankings you’ll have to list them as a boys team.
Q: Why is my 2017 or 2016 team
unranked?
A: We find that teams just starting out tend to play in a
closed system (i.e., groups of teams playing each other but not playing many
games outside of this group). Until teams play outside of these closed circuits
we can't accurately assess where they stand in the national rankings. When
teams play tournaments, you'll see them all appear.
Q: Can a team be removed from rankings
if they have disbanded?
A: Disbanded teams move to the unranked list after a period
of time of no recent results. We only remove teams that are never going to play
again. Teams are removed automatically from rankings after 7 months of
inactivity. You can disband a team by clicking Edit then Remove From
Rankings. Please only take this action if you are 100% certain that the team
will never play again. Disbanding teams carelessly will result in losing
editing privileges.
Q: What are ratings and how do they
impact the rankings?
A: The rating is a measure of the quality of the team,
measured in goals. Rankings are determined by comparing ratings.
Q: How do predictions work?
Step 1: Find the opponent first and go into their team
details.
Step 2: Click ‘PREDICT RESULTS’
Step 3: Click ‘ADD FAVORITE’ and choose your team. You will
see predictions.
Moving forward, no matter what opponent you look at, your
team will be remembered. If we predict you will win by 2 goals, and you win by
more than 2 goals, your rating will improve. If you win by less than 2 goals,
tie or lose then your rating will go down.
Q: How do I delete a team from my
predictions screen?
A: Swipe left to remove teams you no longer want to see on
your prediction screen.
Q: How can I correct my team’s name?
A: Team names come from your last competition entry via an
official website. Team names are not manually edited by users or USA Sport
Statistics. If a team recently changed its name, it might take a week for
us to merge the update. The club name root is always placed in front of the
team name on the app.
Q: Can users correct / add a coach or
manager's name?
A: Coach and manager names come from your team's last
competition entry. Look at the most recent source we have for your team. If you
click on that source it will link you to the website where the coach and
manager names you see on the app were picked up. To change this you'll have to
update names on the website and it will take us about a week to load and merge
the updates.
Alternatively, the next competition your team registers
for, make sure they update the coach's name and you'll see that reflected on
the app when those new results are loaded. Keep in mind that the app will only
pick up the first name (if there are multiple) of each coach and manager
listed.
Q: How do I correct the club, state,
year and/or gender for my team?
Step 1: Click ‘EDIT’ in the top right corner
Step 2: Use the drop down menu to correct club names,
gender, year, and state
Step 3: Click ‘DONE’ when your corrections are finalized or
else your changes will not stick. Alternatively, click ‘Cancel’ if you have
made a mistake and want to leave the team stats as is.
Q: What about bad actors?
A: We have found that the vast majority of users are well
intentioned. Occurrences of bad behavior are rare. However, every now and then
we do find a bad actor. We are able to remove editing rights and lock out from
anyone who is making changes that are inaccurate or not aligned with our
policies. If you feel a result is controversial (i.e., a team playing in
the wrong age group or players left but the coach is keeping the same name,
etc.), email support@usasportstatistics.net and
let us know. Do not get looped into a battle of changing scores again and again
for the same team unless you are prepared to lose editing rights.
Q: How do I add results? (Missing games/tournaments)
Step 1: Locate your team
Step 2: Click ‘EDIT’ in the top right corner
Step 3: If necessary, scroll down until you see ‘ADD
MISSING SOURCES’
Step 4: Click ‘ADD MISSING SOURCES’ and choose the missing
result you need.
Step 5: Click on the missing result you are adding. This
will turn light green, indicating your choice. If there are other results you
would like to add, continue to click on each source.
Step 6: If you are happy with the edit and it’s correct,
click ‘ADD’ in the top right corner. Alternatively, if you have made a mistake
and want to start over, click ‘CANCEL’.
Q: I couldn’t find the results
following the steps above.
A: Please send links (not screenshots) to the web pages
showing your team's results in the missing competition and we will take a look
at this. While we pull results for hundreds of websites, we don’t get every
website out there and some sites take longer to upload than others.
Q: How do I delete results that don’t
belong to my team? (Missing games / tournaments)
Step 1: Locate your team.
Step 2: Click ‘EDIT’ in the top right corner and, if
necessary, scroll down to ‘SOURCES’.
Step 3: Click the red trash icon for any result that is not
correct. If you are happy with the edit and it’s correct, click ‘DONE’ in the
top right corner. Alternatively, if you made a mistake, click ‘CANCEL’ in the
top left corner.
Q: I’ve split my teams into 2
different ones and my corrections won’t stick. What’s wrong?
A: Unless your teams have different names, the software is
going to merge them together. The best thing to do in this situation is moving
forward, differentiate your teams better and then merge older results with the
new name.
Q: Why aren’t my edits sticking?
A: There are a handful of reasons why this can be
happening. If you see that consistently your edits are not sticking, reach out
to us immediately and we’ll talk through and work on your specific case. The
good news is this is temporary and we just ask for your patience as we sort it
out.
Q: How do you identify a favorite
team?
A: Go to the team page that you wish to make a favorite and
click the heart. The heart will turn red when chosen. After selecting as many
favorite teams as you like, you can see them all on the main drop down menu
when you click ‘FAVORITE TEAMS’
Q: How often are results posted?
A: Results are usually loaded within 48-72 hours barring
complications. If a result takes longer than 72 hours to show up, the first
thing to do is click ‘EDIT’ in your team details and try to add the missing
results by searching for the team name you used to enter the competition. If
you can’t find the results, from the edit screen click ‘REPORT AN ISSUE’ and
send links (not screenshots) to the web pages showing your team's results in
the missing competition and we will take a look at this.
Q: What are live updates?
A: If
a parent is recording a game for their player, the game score will display in
near real time on the team page. To learn more about this, visit: https://youtu.be/VcuvQHczUg4?feature=shared
Q: Will live updates count against my team’s rankings?
A: No.
Only official results are used to determine your team’s ranking.
Q: Why has the live update result disappeared?
A: We show live updates on the day of the match. On the
following day, we will usually display the official result. If the official
result has not been posted then the result is not displayed until it is.
Q: How do I add unpublished results?
A: PRO users can capture results for competitions where the
organizer has chosen not to publish the results. It cannot be used to add
missing results for published competitions.
If you
participated in an unpublished league, please send us the name of the league as
well as the date, time, opponent and score of one of the games. Then we can set
it up so you and others can add the
rest.
Q: How do I remove a forfeited game?
A: If the competition organizer tags the game as a forfeit,
we will ignore it. Otherwise, our policy is to always use the official results.
We don’t allow updates to individual game results as that is too open to
abuse.
Q: How can we go about getting a
tournament added to the results?
A: Please send a link (not a screenshot) to the webpage
showing the results for your team and we will take a look at this.
Q: We won the final on PKs but you
show a tie?
A: For the purposes of rankings we prefer to use the full
time score because this most accurately represents the relative quality of the
teams. If they were tied at full-time then the two teams were equal on the day.
The penalty shoot out is useful for awarding the
trophy but does not provide meaningful information about the quality of the
teams.
Q: Where is my team?
A: If you can’t find your team on the ranked list, check
the unranked list. Teams will appear when we have 6 -10 recent results played
against multiple ranked teams. To see it sooner, find a team they have played
and look at their playing history. From there, you may be able to drill into
the missing team and add additional results to get them ranked
faster.
Q: Why is the app showing the wrong
results?
A: It looks like the tournament organizer got it wrong. Our
policy is to always use the official results. We don't have a way to correct
individual results. Please work with the competition organizers to get this
removed. If that happens in the next couple of weeks then we will pick up the
update.
Q: Why were we ranked a week ago and
now we’ve moved to the unranked list?
A: Our system requires a minimum knowledge about a team in
order to rank it. If your team fluctuates weekly between ranked and unranked
then you are right on the line. This tiny movement might be caused by many
factors including what we know about your opponents. As you play one or two
more games you will almost certainly become ranked.
Q: I registered my team as a split age
group (e.g. 2011/2012). What year will it be placed in the rankings?
A: The
team will automatically be placed in the older age group.
Q: What is the purpose of Player
Statistics?
A: Player Statistics provides professional level metrics
and analysis based on what was recorded. This helps with player development.
Q: What are the 2 different levels of
recording?
A: We offer two levels of recording:
Easy: You record every action the player performs, such as
passes, tackles, interceptions, shots, free kicks, and fouls. You also record
playing time.
Expert: This is the same as “easy” level, except that you
also record where every action happens and where every
pass or shot goes.
Q: Can I change the level I use during
a game?
A: No.
Q: Can I change the level I use for
different games within a season?
A: Yes.
Q: How do I add a player on the Player
Statistics screen?
A: Open the app and click on the “players” icon at the
bottom of the screen.
1. Click ‘ADD A PLAYER.’ Then you 2 choices:
A. To add an existing player, the owner
will send you a one-time only code. In this case, you will have received the code
from a user and you will add the code to the box. Then click ‘ADD SHARED
PLAYER’
B. If this is a brand new player who has never been added
to the app click “ADD NEW PLAYER”. Once you do this you will be taken to
a new screen where you will add the player’s name, gender, birth year, optional
photo, and your relationship with the player. For any relationship answer other
than ‘parent’ you will be asked to certify that you have permission from a
parent/guardian. Click the box if this is the case.
When all fields are
completed an ‘ADD’ button will appear in the top right corner. Click ‘ADD’.
Should you want to make any changes to the player (e.g.
change photo, etc.) click ‘Edit’ in the top right corner and make the changes.
When finished, click ‘Done’ or if you choose not to make any edits, click
‘Cancel’. To view a detailed video on how to do this, visit: https://youtu.be/gx3k9NW1hAs?feature=shared
Q: How do I add a game?
A: Click the green button ‘ADD GAME’ when drilled into the
player’s screen. You will need to:
We recommend anyone who is first starting out to practice
recording a game through training mode. This mode will not count in your
history. You can click training mode in the ‘Add Game’ screen.
Q: How do I record a game on the
Player Statistics screen?
A: When you are ready to record a game follow the steps
below:
1.Click ‘RECORD’ to record your player’s actions during
each game.
2. Click ‘EASY’ or ‘EXPERT’ level - you will be prompted
with this question.
2. Click the appropriate size of the field for this game.
Choices are: 7v7, 9v9, 11v11 - you will be prompted with this question.
3. Click the field direction. Choices are: left to right or
right to left - you will be prompted with this question.
4. Click the player’s position. Choices are: on bench,
goalkeeper, left defender, center defender, right defender, left midfield,
center midfield, right midfield, left forward, center forward, or right forward
- you will be prompted with this question.
5. Click ‘KICK OFF’ to begin recording.
6. Begin
recording touches and involvement on the field. The field will be a bright
green to show where it is possible for your player to have an involvement. To
see more detailed videos of how player stats work visit https://www.youtube.com/@usasportstatistics
Q: What if I don’t know what a term or
graph means on the game statistics page?
A: When you are on the Game Statistics page, touch the term
or graph and a definition will appear underneath. To remove the definition
click it again.
Q: What game statistics are gathered?
A: Professional level statistics are gathered and they will
change depending on the position played.
Q: What is the difference between
‘game statistics’ and ‘player statistics’?
A: The ‘Game Statistics’ icon is found on the recording
screen and displays only what happens in the game being recorded. The player’s
‘Statistics’ is a tab found on the player’s detail screen. When you click on
that it shows you a summary of all games recorded in the last year.
Q: Where do you get the data?
A: Parents, or someone whom the parent has given permission
to, records the player's touches and involvement in a game. This is usually
done in real time, but some parents may choose to record the game and enter the
data at another time.
Q: What if someone cheats?
A: PS are private to the players parents and anyone else
they explicitly share them with. Cheating only hurts yourself.
Q: Who can see my child’s data?
A: Only the person that created the players and others that
they explicitly share access with. On the ‘Add New Player’ screen the user is
asked what their relationship (e.g. parent, coach, team manager, self, college
recruiter, other) is with the player. For any option other than “self” the user
must certify that they have permission from a parent/guardian to add the player
to the app.
Q: What happens if I
miss a game?
A: If you miss a game you can ask another adult to record
your players detailed statistics during the game, or you can record (i.e.
goals, assists) statistics after the event by looking at a recording of the
game that was taken.
Q: How do I update
the score?
A: If your player scores, the result will update
automatically. If another player on either team scores, click the scoreboard in
the left corner and use the arrows to update the result.
Q: What if I make a mistake while
recording?
A: if you notice the mistake immediately you can undo it by
clicking this icon .
Otherwise, you are stuck with it.
Q: How do I share my player with
someone else (e.g. college recruiter, etc.)?
A: You can share your player with any PRO user of the app.
Go to the ‘My Players’ screen and click on the player you want to share. Then
click ‘Edit’ in the top right corner. From there, click on the green ‘SHARE
PLAYER’ button at the bottom of the screen. You will be asked 2 questions and
then given a code. Click ‘Done’. At this point, you will see a list of the
codes and everyone who has access to your player. You can text, email,
WhatsApp, or verbally tell the code to that person. To see a detailed video on
how this is done, visit: https://youtu.be/dsqgp-shtlc?feature=shared
Q: What about data privacy laws?
A: Before adding a player into the system, you must be
their parent or guardian, or have permission from their parent or guardian. The
parent/guardian controls who gets to see the players details.
Q: What if there is no Internet at the
field?
A: You can record a game in the app without Internet
connection. However, you won’t be able to see how your player compares to other
players on the team until you’re back online.
Q: Will it be embarrassing if my
player has a bad game?
A: Only parents/guardians (and anyone else that they
share access with) can see the player’s statistics. However, the app shows how
the player is doing compared to their peers on the same team and playing at a
similar level. For example, the app will tell you that the player ranked 3 of
10 players for playing time in the last game, but it won’t tell you who 1 and 2
are.
Q: What do the icons mean?
A:
Click
on this icon to take you back to the recording field.
Click
on this icon to read definitions of terms. The definitions change depending on
the choices displayed.
Click
on this icon to take you to the game log. The most recent touch or movement is
recorded at the top of the log.
Click
on this icon to take you to analytics.
Click
on this icon to go back to the previous screen. Use this if you make a mistake
while recording and you want to delete what you did.
Click
on this icon to get out of recording a game to check email or use your phone in
other ways. The game will be saved.
Q: What do the red, green, and black
colors mean?
A: Some scores are highlighted in red because it was a weak
result that hurt that team's ranking, not necessarily a loss. Green is a good
score that improves your ranking. You can lose to a very good team by 1 goal
and improve your ranking. Similarly, you might beat a very bad team 2-0 and
hurt your ranking. Black scores are "as expected." If you look
at the predictions you can see the goal difference needed to keep your ranking
unchanged.
Q: Can users add clubs?
A: We load clubs from all competitions on our end. Users
can change clubs that are incorrect from our list. If your club is missing,
please let us know.
Q: What if the logo displayed is not
current?
A: We pull logos from the latest competition. Please check
to make sure it is current on the competition's website. If we have an
incorrect logo send us a message with the webpage link with the official logo
and we will update it in the app. If there are a lot of logos on the website,
also send us a PNG or JPEG of the logo, along with the link, so we know which
to pull.
Q: What if my club’s website is not displayed?
A: We
pull club websites from competition entries. If your website does not appear on
your club’s page make sure to include it in your next competition entry and we
should pick it up.
Q: The app is not compatible with my
Android?
A: In our testing the app crashed on phones with less than
4GB of RAM. For this reason, we are not currently allowing downloads for
devices with less than 4GB of RAM. Sorry.
Q: I’m not able to access the contact
us tab or the ‘report an issue’ button within the app?
A: The
reason for this is a privacy setting within the user's phone settings. If you
update the settings on your end, then you will be able to use the contact
buttons within the app.
Team Name Changes and Transfer of
History
We are happy to change your team name and merge your old
team’s history so long as the original team name is not used
by another group of players in the new season. If it is being used by another
group of players in the new season, our policy is that the team name defines
the team, not the players or coach and hence the team with the original name is
considered to continue playing from last season to this season, therefore a
team’s history does not transfer.
We understand that parents and coaches often want the past
results of a team’s history to transfer and find it frustrating when they have
gone from a ranked team to an unranked or lower ranked team. When this happens,
it’s important to remember that it’s temporary: the new team’s ranking will
normalize over the next month or so.
Please don’t be tempted to try to merge results if the team
name is continuing, as you will end up with a big mess and you might lose your
editing rights if you persist.
Using Results
Our policy is to always use the official results. We don't
have a way to correct individual results. Please work with the competition
organizers to get this removed. If that happens in the next couple of weeks
then we will pick up the update.
Revoking Editing Rights
USA Sport Statistics reserves the right to revoke any
user’s editing rights if they are deemed to be inaccurate. If your editing
rights have been suspended incorrectly, please email at
support@usasportstatistics.net to explain what happened. There is no refund
should you lose editing rights. You will be able to access all PRO features
except editing.
Cancel PRO Access
From
your iPhone, you can check your membership status by clicking on ‘Settings’ and
then ‘Subscription’. This will take you to where you can manage your
subscription. We cannot give refunds and encourage you to speak directly with Apple or Google should you need one.
Splitting the States
Unfortunately, we cannot tell which half of the state a
team is in. Hence, the sub-state rankings are quite inaccurate. Therefore,
we’ve decided to keep it simple and go with whole state rankings.