Calling all interested parties... We have a place for you!

 

If you are interested in becoming a UIL tennis official or an ITA official, you have come to the right place!  We are in desperate need of more officials in these two areas and joining up is fun and fairly simple.   

 If you are on this site and are a prospective tennis official, the steps are very simple.   Simply go to the right hand side of this page and click on the sites that deal with becoming an official.   There is information about how to become a USTA official and also an ITA official.  

One of the biggest areas of officiating these days is UIL (high school) tennis officiating.   Its very similiar to ITA but way more fun...   Plus, it pays extremely well.   If you are interested in this, you must become a USTA official but that is the only requirement.  In the spring, we staff over 50 tournaments and in the fall we staff over 150 dual matches so you can see there are opportunities for everyone...

The only requirement to work UIL events is that you are USTA certified.  The requirements for ITA are that you are USTA certified and then pass the exams for an ITA official.   There are literally hundreds of ITA dual matches in the Metroplex that need officials so come on our and join us!

If all this doesn't make sense, just give me a call at 214 796 7402 and I'll walk you through it.   We would love to have you on our officiating team and in our officiating family...

We're open to your suggestions...

 As our blog moves closer and closer to one million views, we are always open to suggestions about how to make it better and better...  

If you look to the right you will see a section entitled "Officials Information Sites".   I've tried to include everything that I think would be beneficial to an official but if you can think of anything else, send in a comment...

We're currently working on setting up a training class at one of the universities in east Texas to enlist and train UIL and ITA tennis officials.   It looks like its going to happen so we'll update you on all the details as they are finalized.

Answering our call to be "officials of integrity."

 

As tennis officials at every level of officiating there is one thing that is true and constant--we are called to be men and women of integrity.   That means we do that which is right no matter what the circumstances and no matter who is watching or not watching...

We work in an environment where we see spectators, players, and coaches at some of their most stressful moments in life.  We watch them during moments of elation and moments of defeat and frustration but through it all, we are still called to be men and women of integrity...

As officials, we quickly learn which players and which coaches are people of integrity.  Sadly, we often see cheaters, liars, manipulators, and deceivers on full display--but even with that, we are still called to be men and women of integrity...  

Integrity doesn't come about by simply learning the rules of tennis.  It comes about by having a strong personal ethic and holding true to it no matter the circumstances.  It may  not always be popular but in the end, it will garner respect from your peers and those you work with.  

Since I schedule over 300 matches a year, I am constantly looking for opportunities to enlist new officials--and especially new officials with integrity who will be an asset to our calling.   When interviewing a prospective official, I always take them out to eat in either a one-on-one setting or with another experienced official.  Most of that first meal is not spent in talking tennis--its spent in talking about them and their lives and families and jobs outside of tennis.  Just listening to them share will tell you a lot about how they will be as an official.  A key point to always observe is how they treat the person who is waiting on your table--its a fantastic gauge of their possibilities as a new official...

In our world today, there is an obvious lack of integrity--but its also a fantastic opportunity for men and women of integrity to stand and be counted.   Will you be one of those???