[FALL 2025] Ranked Flex League | Rocket City Rally

[HUNTSVILLE/MADISION AREA ONLY]
Mixed Doubles & Singles League hosted by Rocket City Rally, Huntsville, AL

League is 6+ week commitment.
1 mutual meet up each week.
Read below for all details.

[SKILL LEVELS]
• True Beginner through Advanced League brackets.
• This league has multiple brackets to accommodate every skill level, from absolute beginner to semi-pro DUPR 5+ (Please note that brackets and skill levels may be combined due to sign-up amount + difference in skill levels).

[How Does The League Work]
• The league is a "Flex League".
• Our definition of 'Flex League' means YOU schedule a mutual day/time/place with partner/opponents on what schedule best suites you/partner/opponents.
• Team format may be any gender combination (MM, MF, and/or FF) and can play against any gender combination.
• You will receive a weekly schedule with 1 match per week.
• All matches are required to play (unless due to injury/ unforeseen circumstances).
• You will play every team in your bracket 1 time (Round Robin Format).
• You will have from Sunday-Saturday of each week to mutually schedule and play your games with your opponent.
• In the event that you cannot make a match during a scheduled week, mutually reschedule the matches at ANY day/time before the tournament ends (Expect 1-2 extra weeks specifically for make-up time to be added on to a season to help compensate for remakes/rescheduling).
• Prioritize scheduled matches, then plan make-up matches.
• In the event that you do not play/make up any/all matches, you 'may' be banned from future Rocket City Rally events or must pay a penalty fee to join future events.
• Communicate any missed/re-scheduled matches to RocketCityRally@outlook.com

[Match Format]
• Contact players via text message (tutorial on how to navigate GPN and contact players will be emailed).
• 'League Points' will be awarded based on every games score. While you may lose games to your opponent, scoring points on them will still be rewarding.
• Games are to 11, win by 2 (do NOT log games on GPN over '11-9' points).
• In the event a score goes over 11 points dues to the win-by-2 rule (13-10 for example), after the match is over, score the match as 11-9, due to how the current point system works.
• [For Doubles] Play 5 games total per match/meet-up (the format is NOT best of 5. Play and report ALL 5 matches).
• [For Singles] Play 4 games total per match/meet-up (the format is NOT best of 4. Play and report ALL 4 matches)
• [For Singles] If a tie occurs (both team wins 2 matches), the player with the most total points is the winner.
• In the event that not all matches can be completed with an opponent (due to weather, injury, etc.), score the remaining matches with the average score of the previous matches, with winner score being 11 (For example, matches are 11-2, 5-11, 6-11, the remaining 2 matches should be 7-11).


[About Rank/Seasons]
• This league is continuous and consists of 'seasons'.
• Players who sign up for 1 season are ONLY committed to that season.
• While you are encouraged to continue signing up each season to help better the flow of rankings, you are NOT required to play future seasons.
• Each season, Top teams in their brackets will move up 1+ bracket (i.e. rank up), while the bottom teams in each bracket will move down 1+ bracket (i.e. rank down). This adjustment insures skill levels level out into correct brackets and provide a competitive challenge to rank up and move up brackets.
• Seasons will typically last 5-7 weeks long (Season may last longer/shorter than a previous season due to various factors).

[Partner/Free Agent Info | Doubles only]
• A partner is recommended, but not required. A partner may be assigned to you if needed.
• If you are looking for a partner (do not have anyone to play with), select yes for "Free Agent" when signing up.
• A tournament admin will assign another free agent to be your partner if one is available.
• Free Agent means you need a teammate to play with (do not plan to play with a specific player).
• In the event that you sign-up as a free agent and an admin is unable to assign you a partner, you will receive a full refund as long as you sign-up information is correct (phone number/email).
• [For Future Season Sign-Ups] You may choose to stay with your assigned partner for future seasons if you both sign-up and agree to play together. Otherwise, select free agent again or bring someone else to play with when signing up.

[General Info]
• Contact RocketCityRally@outlook.com for any questions/concerns.
• More/Less brackets will be created depending on initial sign-up participation.
• You will be assigned a bracket based on previous performance in seasons and/or DUPR or GPN (self)rating.
• It is best to have 2+ week-night availability and/or 2+ weekend availability to help flexibility (this is not required, but highly encourage to be semi-flexible on scheduling).
• You must make an effort to play your assigned match each week. Try avoiding making up matches unless necessary.
• Not playing a match for 2+ weeks may result in a ranking penalty.
• Dropping out or unavailability for 3+ weeks may result in a drop-out fee and/or unavailability to sign up for future competitions.
• After league sign-ups end, there is no option for refunds. Please report any drop outs to an admin or RocketCityRally@outlook.com
• Commitment to participate in future "seasons" is encouraged but not required. Continuous participation will help the flow of the next season and more accurate rankings in brackets.

[REQUIREMENTS & Suggestions]
(These are not difficult to do. Please complete all that are required. Email RocketCityRally@outlook.com for any assistance)
• [Required] You will use test message to coordinate with other members of your bracket (Make a group chat with all members of your match the week of to coordinate).
• [Required] You must have a DUPR account.
• [Required] You must link DUPR to Global Pickleball Network.
• [Recommended] Join our DUPR Club.
• [Recommended] Join our Facebook Group.
• [Recommended] Have a Facebook account with the same name you use on Global Pickleball Network.

[Additional Info/Relevant Links]
• All links, help, and info can be found on our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/RocketCityRally