Now that we are close to the glorious morning when Santa appears its time to make our wish list for 2009. I'm sure you also have some to share so be sure to send them in.
1. A tie by Florida and OU and then a crushing win by UT so Texas can be the undisputed national champions.
2. That one of the Big 12 schools wins the NCAA National Tennis Championship in 2009.
3. That one of the Big 12 schools will finally build an indoor tennis facility.
4. That someone in the Texas Section office or in our officials leadership will get the gumption to stand up and deal openly and honestly with the financial malfeasance that is going on in one of our major cities in Texas.
5. That the new staff person that is hired to replace Bonnie Vona will not serve the Officials Committee and the Junior Tennis Council at the same time.
6. That Ginny James won't have to have any more operations.
7. That Susan Wertenberger will enjoy her retirement from being President of the MTOA.
8. That Vickie Wright have a complete recovery from her auto accident and that Tom forks over a ton of money for her new car.
9. That Myron Krueger's son, Mitch, wins Junior Wimbledon this year. We'll ask for a Grand Slam next year.
10. That Lee Ann Bain would move back to Texas and quit being our "bi-sectional official."
11. That Chuck Scott be elected "Umpire of the Year" in 2009.
12. That some Texas officials actually get to work the NCAA Tennis Championships in College Station this year.
13. That everyone who wants to go work the US Open will get invited this year.
14. That all those officials who go around the country calling lines will get a pay raise so they can actually make a living do what they love.
15. A little more openness and honesty from our Sectional leadership might be refreshing.
16. That everyone gets to see TCU's new purple courts.
17. That Cheryl Vinsant gets a huge supply of pencils for the new year.
18. That someone in the sectional office or sectional officials leadership learn how to publish a blog so we can know what is actually happening in our state.
19. That Bernie West gets to call lines for John McEnroe once again. Its worth the admission just to watch that encounter.
20. That Herb Taylor would be appointed to the Rules Committee so everyone can appreciate and enjoy his creational abilities.
21. That all of the Oklahoma officials get to come to Jim Lawson's house for Christmas dinner together. That should be a sight to behold!
22. That all those officials who are so busy climbing some "officials ladder" get a new aluminum ladder for Christmas. Wood ones tend to rot with use.
These are just a few of my special requests. Be sure to send your's in...
5 comments:
Say Randy, you can go ahead and scratch #3 off your list. The OU SOONERS will be opening their new 6-court indoor facility in March, 2009. (the original open-up date of mid-january has slid back a bit).
I should have known that OU would try to be the first. Baylor would have beaten them to the punch if the Baptists had just forked over more money! If Texas had built it first then A&M would have had to build one that seated at least one more person...
I wonder if Randy will miss Willow Creek now that OU has a new indoor facility??
I wish that ITA coordinators would get their match assignments out on the date they said they would. If something happens to prevent that - let everyone know they will be delayed. And send the assignments to everyone who bid on matches so the umpires who were not offered matches will know. It is inconsiderate to do it any other way.
Some of my fondest memories come from our late nights at Willow Creek. How often do you get to do a Baylor/OU men's match until 4:15 a.m.!!!
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