How do I get an NTRP rating if I've never played USTA League?

Q: How do I get an NTRP rating if I've never played USTA League?

If you don't have a valid NTRP rating in TennisLink, you self-rate when you register for a team (Reg. 1.04F(1)f): Self-rate honestly using the General & Experienced Player Guidelines (a supplement to the NTRP Guidelines), including your full tennis history. If you're unsure between two levels, USTA says to choose the higher one. If you expect to improve a lot through lessons and practice, enter at a higher level from the start to avoid being dynamically disqualified mid-season. You're responsible for your self-rating even if someone else filled it in for you. An inaccurate or inappropriate self-rating leads to disqualification, and penalties under the League Suspension Point System can also apply to captains or others who helped. Mixed-exclusive (M), tournament-exclusive (T) and automatic-appeal (A) rated players must self-rate to join the Adult Division unless they have a valid self (S) rating (Reg. 1.04F(1)). A self-rate appeal goes to your section's Self-Rate Appeals Committee.

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If you don't have a valid NTRP rating in TennisLink, you self-rate when you register for a team (Reg. 1.04F(1)f):

Self-rate honestly using the General & Experienced Player Guidelines (a supplement to the NTRP Guidelines), including your full tennis history.
If you're unsure between two levels, USTA says to choose the higher one.
If you expect to improve a lot through lessons and practice, enter at a higher level from the start to avoid being dynamically disqualified mid-season.
You're responsible for your self-rating even if someone else filled it in for you. An inaccurate or inappropriate self-rating leads to disqualification, and penalties under the League Suspension Point System can also apply to captains or others who helped.

Mixed-exclusive (M), tournament-exclusive (T) and automatic-appeal (A) rated players must self-rate to join the Adult Division unless they have a valid self (S) rating (Reg. 1.04F(1)). A self-rate appeal goes to your section's Self-Rate Appeals Committee.