New Chair Training Opportunities

As officials we have all faced the dilema of wanting to do chairs, but then being told that we don't have enough experience. Its frustrating for the officials wanting to be trained but its also frustrating for those of us who schedule and need officials who have experience.

In order to help with this dilema, we will be offering some great new CHAIR TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES this fall. This is in addition to the Chair Academy in May and the Live Fire Training in Waco and should be a great opportunity for all who want to come.

We will be doing the training in conjunction with the summer ITA tournaments in the Metroplex and then with Highland Park High School in the fall. HP High School has graciously agreed to let us chair matches in their dual matches so it affords us a great training opportunity. All participants will receive on court training with an experienced ITA official.

Here are the requirements to participate in this training:

1. You must be USTA and ITA certified. If you have not taken and passed the ITA test there will be a school offered in the Metroplex this summer.

2. You must have a green ITA shirt and a tri colored USTA shirt. We will use the USTA shirts in HP matches and the ITA shirt in the ITA tournaments.

This training is open to anyone who meets the above listed requirements. To apply, contact Randy McDonald at 214 796 7402 or email him at rmtennis@yahoo.com

DATES FOR TRAINING

July 16-18 ITA tournament (Plano) All day.

July 24-26 ITA tournament (UTA) All day.

August 31 HP vs Rockwall (4:00 p.m.)

Sept. 14 HP vs Wylie (4:00 p.m.)

Sept. 21 HP vs Richardson Pearce (4:00 p.m.)

Sept. 24 HP vs Southlake Carroll (3:45 p.m.)

Oct. 5 HP vs Rockwall Heath (4:00 p.m.)

Those who have excelled and are most experienced can also work the following:

Sept. 21 & 22 4A District Team Tournament (Dallas)

Listed below are those who will be doing the training:

Myron Krueger

Lee Thornburg

Randall Edwards

Gary Tolbert

Randy McDonald