About Handle
A place for hoopers to get real feedback,
connect, and level up.
Handle is a basketball community app built for players who want more than just highlights. Create a profile, get rated on key skills, and share your game with teammates, trainers, and new runs.
What is Handle?
Handle gives players a new way to enjoy basketball, find good runs, and get honest feedback on their game.
Create your profile
Build a public basketball profile with your username, city, position, bio, and player details.
Get rated
Let the community rate your game across basketball skills like handle, IQ, shooting, defense, and athleticism.
Share your game
Send your profile to friends, teammates, trainers, and group chats so people can check you out before a run.
Who is Handle for?
Handle is for hoopers, trainers, coaches, and basketball communities that want a quick snapshot of a player.
Hoopers
For players who want to track how others see their game and build a public basketball identity.
Runs and groups
For players looking to find or host other players for competitive, organized runs.
Trainers and coaches
For trainers and coaches who want a quick snapshot of a player and how the community views their game.
Friends and teammates
For people who love talking hoop, comparing games, and giving honest basketball feedback.
Event organizers
For future organizers who want to connect events, rankings, and player profiles in one basketball platform.
Basketball communities
For local basketball scenes that want more structure, more visibility, and a better way to discover players.
How do ratings work?
On each public profile, other users can rate a player in core basketball categories. As more people rate a player, the averages adjust to reflect how the community sees their game.
Ball Handling
How well a player controls the ball, creates space, protects their dribble, and handles pressure.
Basketball IQ
How well a player reads the game, makes decisions, understands spacing, and helps the team.
Shooting
How well a player shoots the ball, including consistency, range, shot selection, and confidence.
Defense
How well a player guards, competes, communicates, contests shots, and impacts the game without the ball.
Athleticism
A player’s speed, strength, burst, vertical ability, body control, and overall physical tools.
Share your Handle profile
Once you create an account and finish your profile, you get a public profile URL based on your username.
Claim your username
Your username becomes part of your public player profile and makes it easy for others to find you.
Send your profile
Share your profile with friends, teammates, trainers, or group chats so people can rate your game.
Build your reputation
Over time, your ratings and profile help show how the community sees your game.
Trust and safety
Built for real basketball community
Basketball talk can get competitive, but Handle is not a place for harassment, hate, or personal attacks. All use is subject to our Community Guidelines.
Handle mainly stores your account info, profile details, ratings you receive, and ratings you give. Read the Privacy Policy for more detail.
Handle is currently an early version. Features may be added, removed, or adjusted as the app grows and we learn from real players.
Common questions
Quick FAQ
Yes, the core experience is free in this early version. If paid features are added in the future, we will make that clear in advance.
Usernames are currently claimed and stored so each one stays unique. If you made a mistake or need to change it, contact support.
If you want your account or data removed, email support from the email you used to sign up and we will help you out.
Contact us
Questions or feedback?
Read the rules for respectful ratings, profiles, and basketball-focused community behavior.
Learn what data Handle stores and how information is used to operate the service.
Have feedback, questions, or an account request? Reach out at support@joinhandle.app.