Subject to revision after the
first season’s data.
How the
numbers are made.
A ranking is only as honest as the method that produced it. This page is the complete, public-facing methodology for the CRIB Player Index, Academy Accreditation, and Professional Marketplace.
§ 01. The Player Index
A composite score, role-weighted.
Every player on the registry receives a CRIB Score — a number from 0 to 100, calculated monthly from four components. The weights below are the pilot defaults; they vary by role and age band, and are published in full in the technical appendix.
A player whose CRIB Score is computed from fewer than three of the four components is flagged as provisionally indexed and shown with a confidence interval rather than a single number. This is non-negotiable: incomplete data, openly displayed as such.
§ 02. The CRIB Combine
A standardised physical test, the same in every state.
CRIB Combines are held quarterly in each pilot state, and run by CRIB-employed measurers using identical equipment and protocols. The same Stalker radar gun. The same Yo-Yo recording. The same sprint surface. Without this, the index is not an index — it is a comparison of incompatible numbers.
§ 03. Match data
Only verified matches count.
A match enters the index only if (a) it is played between two CRIB-registered teams, or in a tournament officially partnered with CRIB; (b) it is scored by a CRIB-accredited scorer; and (c) video of the full match is uploaded within seventy-two hours.
Self-reported scorecards are not accepted. This is a hard line, and we know it limits early data volume. The alternative — accepting unverifiable figures — undermines the entire registry.
Performance is contextualised against opposition strength. A 50 against a Tier-I academy is not a 50 against an unrated opposition. Opposition strength is itself derived from the accreditation tier of the opposing academy.
§ 04. Academy accreditation
Three tiers, annually reviewed.
§ 05. Professionals
Credentialled, or not listed.
Sports professionals on the CRIB marketplace are verified against the registers of their respective professional bodies — for instance, the Indian Association of Physiotherapists for physios, and recognised institutions for S&C and sports psychology qualifications. Listings carry a verification badge only after credentials have been confirmed with the issuing body.
The marketplace does not rank professionals. It lists them, with credentials, experience, and contact information. Selection is the academy’s decision.
§ 06. Governance & appeals
A wrong number is a problem with the methodology.
Any player, parent, academy, or scout may file an appeal against a CRIB Score, accreditation tier, or marketplace verification. Appeals are reviewed by a panel that does not include the co-ordinator responsible for the original entry. Outcomes are published in an anonymised appeals log, quarterly.
The methodology itself is reviewed every twelve months. Proposed revisions are open for public comment for thirty days before adoption.