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How the PSI Score Works

Parker Sports Intelligence measures sport-specific cognitive processing for football and baseball. This page states the model so athletes, parents, coaches, and programs know exactly what they are buying.

1. Five pillars (fixed weights)

Pillar	Weight	What it measures
Rules	20%	Multi-code legal literacy and enforcement implications
Reads	30%	Pattern recognition from partial information
Decisions	30%	Action selection under score, clock, and pressure
Math	10%	Expected-value and conversion-style reasoning
Language	10%	Precise professional lexicon and communication

2. PSI Score (0–200)

Model v1 (current production): percent correct within each pillar → weighted average (0–100) → ×2 → PSI Score (0–200).

Example: if weighted percent correct is 82%, PSI Score ≈ 164.

3. Estimated percentiles (pre-norming)

Until large empirical norms exist by level (HS / college / pro), displayed percentiles are labeled:

Estimated (pre-norming) — a model curve centered near PSI 100, not an NFL, MLB, or national cohort table.

We will replace estimates with level-specific norms when sample sizes support it. Marketing and reports must not claim NFL-normed ranks until those tables ship.

4. Position-specific batteries

Football: QB, OL, DL, LB, DB, WR, RB, TE (+ special teams content)
Baseball: Pitcher, Catcher, Infielder, Outfielder, Batter & Baserunner

Items include live animated graphics (play film / diamond plays) generated from each question’s image specification in the assessment app.

5. What scores do not mean

Not a medical, psychological, or IQ diagnosis
Not a guarantee of playing time, recruitment, or professional outcome
Not a substitute for film, athletic testing, or character evaluation
Not adaptive IRT until that model is published and shipped

6. Content integrity

Active banks: thousands of football and baseball items in production
Placeholder/template stems are deactivated
Educational modules support remediation by weak pillar

7. Privacy & fairness

Assessments are timed. Proctoring is available as an add-on. You control report sharing. See Privacy and Terms.

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Advanced Learning Academy LLC · Parker Sports Intelligence · Score model v1 · Updated 2026-07-14