The chair training will be on court training in real match situations with a qualified instructor by your side the entire time. Training will be offered in every aspect of a match and offers a great opportunity for you to be considered for ITA work beginning in January, 2015.
All training will take place at Highland Park High School during their high school dual matches. Highland Park is unquestionably the elite high school program in America so their matches will offer great on-court experience.
Here is what is required to participate in the training program:
* You must be a USTA certified official.
* You should have a good working knowledge of the USTA rules. A good understanding of ITA rules
would also be helpful.
* Each training session usually lasts about 2 hours and you will usually get to chair two matches.
* You will be required to wear a UIL shirt which can be purchased for $20.
* There is no pay for the training time but it will afford you invaluable experience in order to be considered by ITA coordinators.
Listed below is the schedule for training (you do not have to commit to every match but can come for training when it suits your schedule):
August 26 4:00 p.m.
September 9 4:00 p.m.
September 20 9:00 a.m.
September 23 4:00 p.m.
September 30 4:00 p.m.
October 3 4:00 p.m.
October 8 8:30 a.m.
October 9 4:00 p.m.
If you are interested in participating, contact Randy McDonald at 214 796 7402 or rmtennis@yahoo.com
4 comments:
Rumour has it the Texas Section Officials leadership is not going to allow the chair academy in conjunction with the NCJAA Nationals. If that really is true, then we need a change in leadership NOW! This is about the only real opportunity for new officials to gain valuable chair experience, and since most of the chairs these days focus on ITA matches, it is the perfect training scenario.
I would hope that if they are going to discontinue the Chair Academy they would at least have the courtesy to talk to me first since we have led it for the past 9 years. Its by far one of the premier chair instructing venues in the country so I would hate to see it go. I have trouble believing the Texas Section Officials Committee would discontinue its use.
Random Comments like the one Dim Amigo makes are a big part of the reason there is so much animosity between section/ITA/Pros and grassroots... NO MERIT!! If there is going to be a change you'd be the first to know - RM...!
Come on PEOPLE grow up!!! DON'T start a negative situation by saying "Rumor has it..." back it up with names - or don't say anything!
BACO <--- that my real name!!!
Did BACO suddenly find religion? Or better yet, BACO must be facing a stiff breeze so "it's" excrement isn't of the odoriferous strain!
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