USTA Texas Section Tournament Director’s Workshop Information
We are gearing up for the annual Tournament Director’s Workshop and look forward to seeing everyone soon. Remember the workshop is mandatory annually for a tournament director or referee of a junior sanctioned tournament, and the workshop is mandatory every two years for a tournament director or referee of an adult, senior or super senior tournament. This year's Tournament Director's Workshop will be different from past years - we will be holding smaller breakout sessions rather than having just one large session. Through the online registration system you will have the ability to indicate which tournaments you run or are interested in. From your selections we will create a personalized agenda for you. Your agenda and other pertinent information will be sent approximately one week before the workshop is scheduled to begin.
If you would like to attend the Austin, Texas workshop on Sunday, September 30th from 9:00am to 5:00pm, please click on the following link and register online. The deadline for this workshop is end of day August 26th. There will be a $3.55 processing charge for this registration.
http://www.regonline.com/ustatexas2012tournamentdirectorsworkshopaustin
If you would like to attend the Dallas, Texas workshop sponsored by the DPTA on Monday, September 24th from 9:00am to 5:00pm, please click on the following link and register online. The deadline for this workshop is end of day August 26th. There will be a $3.55 processing charge for this registration. When you check-in at this workshop a $20 check made payable to the DPTA will be due.
http://www.regonline.com/ustatexas2012tournamentdirectorsworkshopdallas
Since the workshop is required and is only held in Austin and Dallas, there remain some very pertinent questions which need answers:
* Since this training is required, why not offer it in the Officials Schools which are taught across the entire state and would save TD's and referees the huge cost of going to either Dallas or Austin. There is nothing taught in this workshop that couldn't be taught by the Texas Section certified instructors that are used in our schools.
* Why not offer the workshop in cities such as Houston, McAllen, Lubbock, or San Antonio instead of always having them in Austin and Dallas? Perhaps this is answered in the next question...
* Why do they charge the DPTA to host the workshop when the Texas Section office is there to serve the needs of tennis players, tournament directors, and officials--instead of the other way around? We do know that one other site asked to be a host but were told they would have to pay for the meeting room, pay for USTA staff travel, lodging (to and from the location), and organize lunch at the workshop.
* The Texas Section sanctions 350 tournaments a year (according to their own figures) at $250 per tournament. Why not use that $87,500 to pay for this required workshop and start offering it at other locations around the state--at no charge.
* Sources tell us that the Section may be going up to $5 per online entry from the current $3.50 entry. Why not use that money to pay for this required workshop and make it easier for those attending.
* At least they have made one step of progress in that they are custom designing the workshop for the attendees. Hopefully that means you won't have to sit through 5 hours of junior tournament details when you only do adult tournaments.
* Since the Texas Section can pay for the travel and expenses for everyone on every committee to come to Dallas annually, surely they could afford to branch out on something they require of every TD in Texas. Just imagine what it costs to come for a one day workshop from Amarillo to Austin or McAllen to Austin...
Maybe it is time for the Officials Committee to begin asking some of the difficult questions.
6 comments:
WOW! You want to add the regulations of jr, adt, and sr tournaments to already LONG day of USTA rule changes? NO! NO! NO!
Really - the TD workshop should be geared toward ways of raising money IE Sponsorships for these tournaments...not just going overy guidelines.
I already know that most of you Officials think that TD's make a TON of money - but, with all of the fees and request from everyone (including officials) - TDs need to learn to reach out tot he community to get monies!
Are you sure you want to suggest adding the workshop to an already tight scheduled Saturday?
BACO
Here is a BETTER idea - lets do the TD workshop in Dallas during the Texas Section Meeting Annual Meeting... Which, by the way, is ALWAYS in Dallas and is no charge.
Having it in Dallas during the annual meeting is the best idea I've heard. Their committee meetings last 1.5 hours at the most so they have plenty of time to cover the workshop. I'm sure they'd rather have the Section pay for them to go to the workshop than pay for it themselves.
At least you're getting more bang for your buck this way...
And it can be done in conjunction with the schools since the vast majority who attend are TD's and they don't go to the referee school anyway.
Good ideas...
Who gets the money they charge to register online for a tournament and who gets the player development fee that they charge the tournament directors?
It won't be long until the USTA starts charging you a fee for the "privilege" of being an official. They have never seen a fee that they didn't like.
You are retarded BACO - only a few of these SCHOOLS are ALL DAY LONG!
Add the TD workshop - maybe even charge a $5 fee at each one to pay for these instructors to suck down a few brews - BEFORE THE SCHOOL - that would make them fun!
I'd pay $5 to see Jenny James, Sampley, Kreuger or even Foster sauced up!
Who do we call at the section office to suggest this idea! Talk about fun and great rule interpretations.
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