Time For The "Texas Intercollegiate Coordinators Fellowship" To Begin

Collegiate tennis matches in Texas don't happen by accident.  They take a lot of planning and preparation by coaches, administrators, and the coordinator of officials.  As coordinators, we enlist, assign, oversee, and invoice the officials for every collegiate match in Texas--and its an exciting and fulfilling job!  I think every coordinator in Texas will tell you that they enjoy their job--and this is while only two that I know of are actually paid for being the coordinator.

Usually when a group of officials gets together we end up talking about organizing and improving our officiating world--and that holds true for coordinators.  For years we have talked about organizing--and now its time to make it happen...  The new TEXAS INTERCOLLEGIATE COORDINATORS FELLOWSHIP is now a reality.  Check out our guidelines and I think you will see it should be a welcome addition to collegiate officiating in Texas...

Texas Intercollegiate Coordinators Fellowship

·        A loosely knit organization of collegiate coordinators from around the state of Texas.  Work to select a spokesman to speak for the concerns, issues, and ideas of the fellowship.

·        Participation is limited only to those who are coordinators of a university in the state of Texas and every coordinator is encouraged to participate regardless of the size of their university.

·        Focus will be on coordinating our efforts from around the state to speak as a unified voice for collegiate coordinators.

·        Make every effort to meet together at least once a year.  Site will be agreed upon by the membership.

·        Share thoughts and ideas with other coordinators through emails or Facebook group.

·        Work on sending out availabilities at a time agreed upon by all the membership.

·        Work on coordinating our fees around the state; giving special consideration to a program’s size and financial capabilities.

·        Participate in the Intercollegiate Chair Academy which will be held in conjunction with the national junior college men’s and women’s tournaments each year.  Enable each coordinator to recommend participants for the Academy.

·        Work together to enlist and train new officials around the state.

·        Focus our efforts on developing a more comprehensive training program for officials throughout the state of Texas.

·        Assist each other when needed to obtain officials for events and matches.

·        Encourage the collegiate tennis officials from around the state to share their thoughts, ideas, and concerns with the fellowship of coordinators.