Let The Chair Training Begin! Training Starts On September 5th--Register Now.

Its about time to begin our on-court chair training!  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.  It is open to new and semi-new officials who would simply like to polish their officiating skills.

WE CURRENTLY HAVE NUMEROUS OFFICIALS ENROLLED IN THE TRAINING SO THERE ARE ONLY A FEW SLOTS REMAINING.  Get your registration in quickly!  

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 need to come prepared to do a chair in an actual match.  You will need your stopwatch, tape measure, writing instrument, clipboard, and on-court bag.  Water will be provided.

*  You will be provided with the most recent set of UIL rules for your study as well as a power point presentation that contains all the proper verbiage to be used as well as specific guidelines for doing a chaired match.

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

*  Those who do well in the fall training may be invited to work SMU, UTA, and UNT matches in the spring.

*  If you are invited to do advanced training at SMU, you must be ITA certified as well as have a good working knowledge of the ITA rules.

*  You must be USTA certified in order to participate at Highland Park.  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 possibly be invited to attend the 2018 Chair Training Academy in May.

*  You DO NOT have to commit to coming to every training opportunity.  You may select those dates that are convenient with your schedule; however, we recommend doing at least 3 training dates for the most effective training. 

*  DATES AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING:

   September 5    September 12    September 15    September 22   September 26
   October 5  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.