The goal of many--a chair at the US Open.
It seems that one of the goals of every official is to eventually work at the US Open--and if they are hugely successful, to do a chair at the Open. Unfortunately this is a dream come true to only very very few officials...
Every dream has to begin somewhere and the pathway to that dream may begin this week here in Dallas as we begin our CHAIR TRAINING for 2013. This is a great opportunity for someone that wants to do chairs and is a door to collegiate officiating and the Texas Section Chair Academy in May which is considered to be the top Chair Academy in the nation.
All that is required to be involved in the chair training is that a person be a certified USTA official. It would help if they are ITA certified but it is not a requirement. The training takes place during Highland Park High School's dual matches in the fall and at the UNT tournament in November. There will be qualified instructors for each match so be sure to share the news--and get involved if you are interested!
If you would like to participate, call Randy McDonald at 214 796 7402 or email him at: rmtennis@yahoo.com
Listed below is the training schedule for this year:
August 23 Highland Park tournament (9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.)
August 24 Highland Park tournament (9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.)
Sept. 3 Highland Park vs Forney North HS (4:00 p.m.)
Sept. 10 Highland Park vs Mesquite Poteet HS (4:00 p.m.)
Sept. 24 Highland Park vs Creekview HS (4:00 p.m.)
Sept. 27 Highland Park vs El Paso Coronado HS (4:00 p.m.)
Oct. 4 Highland Park vs Grapevine HS (4:00 p.m.)
Oct. 16 Highland Park Bi-District (4:00 p.m.)
Oct. 18 Highland Park Bi-District (4:00 p.m.)
Nov. 1 UNT Tournament (all day)
Nov. 2 UNT Tournament (all day)
1 comment:
Let's hope these officials turn out better the the officials at this year's U.S. Open.
Why wasn't a center-line foot-fault called on Tommy Haas when he served from the duece court?? He invaded the center-line hash-mark with his right foot when he rocked back during the serve.
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