Methodology
How Vault Ratings work
A Vault Rating is one number out of 100, scored by a Vault evaluator against a fixed rubric. It measures what an athlete can do on a mat and on a sideline.
What we score
10 components across three categories. Each is scored on its own and the total is their sum.
Tumbling
- Standing tumbling difficulty
- Running tumbling difficulty
- Standing consistency
- Running consistency
Stunting
- IMEs
- Basic Elites
- Super Elites
Other
- Gameday
- Mile
- Leadership
Difficulty and consistency are scored separately: landing a skill once and landing it three times running are different claims, and only the second one survives a season. Coed and all-girl are judged on different stunt lists and an athlete picks one. The full component list, with what every skill on it is worth, is given to an athlete on their own scorecard after they are evaluated.
Evaluated in person
Every Vault Rating comes from an in-person evaluation at a Vault combine, clinic or event. Video an athlete adds to their profile is for coaches to watch; it does not change a rating.
Every rating shows who evaluated it, and when.
Academics are scored separately
Academics sit beside the Vault Rating rather than inside it, and coaches filter on both. Unweighted GPA is the anchor; class rank is used where a school reports one, and test scores are optional.