If you are interested in becoming a collegiate chair official--now is the time to sign up and get your feet wet!
Beginning in January we will be offering intensive on-court chair training for any officials who are interested. Its a great opportunity to get started so contact Randy McDonald (214 796 7402) at rmtennis@yahoo.com as soon as possible and let's get going!
Here are the requirements and pertinent information:
* Beginning the first week of January, there are over 50 real match chair training opportunities available.
* You will be chairing matches at SMU, UNT, and UTA and all matches are dual matches.
* Must a certified USTA official.
* Should be an ITA certified official but allowances can be made if you haven't been certified yet.
* You will need to purchase an ITA shirt for all matches.
* There is no pay for the first few training matches that you do. If you do well, then there will be paid opportunities offered to you.
* No experience in ITA officiating is required but it is helpful to have some USTA experience.
* You will be under the supervision of an experienced referee in all matches as well as working with from 2 to 6 other ITA certified officials.
* This training opens the door for you to attend the ITA Chair Academy in May.
We are always looking for new collegiate officials so if you are interested--give us a shout as soon as possible!
Randy McDonald
214 796 7402
rmtennis@yahoo.com
