I had a friend wanting too play ball a week or 2 ago - was told he could not play on that team as would have had too many highly rated players already playing - is that a thing and how do you find player ratings

Johnny23 ... SSUSA does NOT rate individual players ... We do, however, keep track of the teams you play with and their rating(s) at the time(s) you played with them ... Although it may not seem like much of a distinction, the technically correct terminology would be "player's team-rating experience history" ... SSUSA does not publish that information publicly, but you are more than welcome to call the Sacramento Home Office at (916) 326.5303 during normal business hours in the Pacific Time Zone and ask to speak with the eligibility dept. to ask about your history ... Good luck!