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FAQs
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 every 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 move up, you have to do better than predicted. You
will move 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 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 2016 or 2015 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.
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 ranking will
improve. If you win by less than 2 goals, tie or lose then your ranking 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 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: 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 competition, please send us the name of the competition as
well as the date, time, opponent and score of one of the games. Then we can set
you 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 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.
PLAYER
STATISTICS - COMING SOON
Q: What is the
purpose of Player Statistics?
A: Player Statistics
provides professional level metrics and analysis based on what a
parent/guardian (or someone a parent/guardian has given permission to) records
during a game. This feature is targeted at player development. Our hope is to
release the feature in October, 2023.
SCORE COLOR
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 websites from
the last competition entry. Include the website in your next competition entry
and we’ll pick it up when we update the rankings.
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.
Team History Results
This comes down to
the philosophical question "What is a team?" Is it the group of
players or the name of the team? Our policy is that if all concerned are happy
then we will move history from an old team to a new team. However, if anyone
objects then the team name defines the team and results with the same name will
be grouped together.
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.
Combining teams of different years
Often
teams are categorized by a two year system (e.g. 04/05). If a team plays as an
04/05, we are not able to combine that team’s results with an
05 team. If a team is truly 05, then please work with the competition
organizers to change their name. If they are a new 04/05 team, then they will
have to establish their own ranking.
Splitting the States
We
considered doing this but half the time 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.