Question of the day: In an ITA dual match that was begun outdoors but was suspended and moved indoors because of rain--how long would you give the teams to warm-up when they went indoors?
My sources don't think there is a written answer but the general consensus is that you give them a 10 minute warm-up.
What do you think?
5 comments:
Guidance may be provided on page 15, (para. USTA comment 29.2) of the 2018 Friend at Court. But, after suspension of play (inclement weather), re-warm ups are to be the same time as the original warm up. My interpretation for this rule is: Division I, no warm ups are granted, so even after a suspension of play due to inclement weather, warm ups shall not be provided when the match is moved indoors. All other divisions shall be provided a 5-minute warm up period (unless the teams were not able to warm up 30-minutes prior to the start of the match...then 10-minutes).
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Agree with Lars.
Consistency is the key
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Lars
You know the reason for no warm up in D-1 is partially because the teams warm up prior to the match. Moving indoors could mean driving to certain facilities or even just taking time to move courts. I think 3 min for D-1 and 5 for the others. You can’t assume all facilities are like SMU with indoor courts behind the wall. If you want consistency - u have to think through the small D-1 schools too
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Depends on the situation- are we moving from Cooper outdoor to Cooper indoor, or we moving from a set of courts 80 miles away? Which I have done! If walking from out to in, no warmup, if driving to courts, 3 to 10 minutes depending on time and distance. After all... we are concerned for player safety are we not? Seen too many blown out knees and retirements due to back strain. May have been averted with some movement and warm up.
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