RPPk & DUPR Certification
The Registry of Pickleball Professionals – RPPk & Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating- DUPR launch the new certification and degree approval program. The existing RPPk qualifications will have the following approval with DUPR:
- Level 1: RPPk National Professional (at this level there will be no validation as it is the basic level)
- Level 2: RPPk International Professional = DUPR Team Coach
- Accelerated (L1+L2): RPPk International Professional = DUPR Team Coach
- Level 3: RPPk Director of Pickleball = DUPR Team Coach
- World Tour Integral: RPPk Director of Pickleball = DUPR Team Coach
The RPPk will provide a DUPR Team Coach qualification to all coaches who pass the corresponding exams and tests in the corresponding training courses.
The RPPk will provide the DUPR qualification to all coaches who pass the corresponding exams and tests in the corresponding training courses.
- RCC: RPPk International Referee = DUPR International Referee
- TDC: RPPk Tournament Director = DUPR Tournament Director
- TMC: RPPk Team Manager = DUPR Team Manager
The International Coaches Institute – ICI established during 2021, the Registry of Pickleball Professionals – RPPk dedicated to professional training, international certification and comprehensive professional services for PICKLEBALL teaching professionals, as well as the promotion of this sport. RPPk has more 1,200 certified coaches in 21 countries, who have the highest recognition in the Pickleball industry. ICI has become the first and largest international organization dedicated to offering educational programs, international certification and comprehensive professional services to tennis, golf, padel, fitness and pickleball teaching professionals through their respective Professional Registries: Tennis (RPTennis), Golf (RPGolf), Padel (RPPadel), Fitness (RPFitness) and Pickleball (RPPickleball) with a clear objective: to offer all those tools necessary to train and develop people through sport. The ICI currently has +50,000 qualified coaches in 130 countries, and since its foundation in 1989, it has trained +100,000 sports coaches.
Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating – DUPR is the premier global pickleball rating system and technology platform, trusted by the world’s leading clubs, tournaments, leagues and players. DUPR’s dynamic rating system unifies pickleball across age, gender and location by analyzing match results to accurately evaluate all players across a 2.000 – 8.000 scale.
