ITA Chair Training Begins In September

Have you ever wanted to become an ITA chair official but never quite knew how to make it become a reality?  Well, it can become a reality for you now...  Here is all the information you need.

ITA chair training is done here in Dallas at the Highland Park High School courts and will be offered on numerous different days in the fall.  It will be on-court training and you will be taught and supervised by experienced ITA officials who have numerous years experience in training new officials.  This training is open to anyone who would like to attend and there is no cost for the training.  Here is the basic information about the training:

*  On-court match training is done at Highland Park in their high school dual matches and at SMU in their new tennis complex.

*  Highland Park matches begin at 4 p.m. on the appropriate days and the training usually lasts for 2.5 hours.  It is all on-court chair training.

*  You will be furnished with all the materials you need for chair officiating.  You will need to obtain your own copies of the USTA and ITA rule books which can be purchased or downloaded from the internet.

*  If you do well in the beginning training, you will be invited to participate in advanced training in SMU matches in October and November.

*  You must be USTA certified and ITA certified in order to participate.  Instructions about certification are linked on the right hand side of this page of the blog.

* You will be required to purchase a UIL shirt to do the training at Highland Park.  Contact Randy McDonald about purchase information.  If you move into the next level of training at SMU, you will need to purchase an ITA shirt.

*  You will not be paid for the training but it is an integral step if you wish to do collegiate officiating. Your training will also open the doors to your being employed in the spring and be invited to attend the 2018 Chair Training Academy in May.

*  Dates available for training:
   September 5    September 12    September 15    September 22   September 26
   October 10      October 13

*  Dates available for advanced training at SMU:
   October 6-8   November 10-12

*  If you are interested in attending, contact Randy McDonald at rmtennis@yahoo.com or 214 796 7402.

*  If accepted into the training, all requirements must be met before your first training match.