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Huntington Park, Newport News

Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center @ ODU

2014 Adult/Mixed 40 & Over District Championship

Subject to Change

8/22 – 8/25/20143.0 – 4.5+; 6.0 – 8.0


Captain’s PresentationGoal – provide you with framework to ensure your team has the materials & knowledge to compete successfully.We will discuss Responsibilities of Captains, players, spectators; and tournament rules.


Required at Captains’ meeting:

Registration ChecklistEntry Fee: $125.00/teamContact cell phone number

and e-mail for Captain during the Tournament Required

Photo Release form Required


Captain’s Responsibility:

• Knowledgeable for: Tournament Rules of Play

• Court Conduct

• Rain Plan

• Health & Safety Precautions


Captain’s Responsibility cont.: • Print blank scorecards for all

matches (found on MAS /VA website)

• Print Parking passes for all vehicles to be parked at ODU (found on MAS /VA website)

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Teams’s Responsibility:

• Bring your own water

• Ice is not provided


EACH PLAYER is RESPONSIBLE for THEIR OWN HEALTH & SAFETY: –Hydrate prior to the match

–Hydrate during the match

–Dress appropriately

–Eat appropriately


OFFICIAL SCHEDULE

The ‘DRAW’ posted on our website, www.Virginia.usta.com

is the only Official and Final schedule.

http://www.virginia.usta.com/


Failure to provide Lineup on time can result in a penalty

IN ORDER (#1, #2, #3)

STATE YOUR FULL NAME & TEAM

Be prepared to provide photo id


IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

TO BE AVAILABLE TO HEAR

COURT ANNOUNCEMENTS


SCORE REPORTING

1.Immediately upon match completion

2.One representative from each team – drop balls in container at Desk

3.State Level & Name of winning team, ex., 3.5 Va Beach Bombers


SCORE REPORTING cont.

4.Provide score FROM WINNERS PERSPECTIVE:

5.Ex., 7-5, 4-6, 1-0

6.Ex., 6-1, 6-2

7.Ex., 2-6, 6-3, 1-0

8.Both captains have 15 min to sign


Reading the Draw

Ex 1, A1 vs A3 Fri 8:00 HP

5 courts at 8am, Huntington Park


Reading the Draw

Ex 2, B1 vs B2 Sat 12:00 ODU

5 courts at 12pm, ODU


Reading the Draw cont.

Ex 3, A1 vs A3 (2) Fri 8:00 HP

A1 vs A3 (3) Fri 8:30 HP

Courts 1&2 play at 8am

Courts 3-5 play at 8:30am

@ Huntington Park


Line-up Sheets may be found at www.virginia.usta.com and must

be filled out and turned in 1/2 hour prior to each match. Please print neatly the name as appears in Tennis Link.

Captain’s Responsibility cont.:



Matches may be called 1/2 hour prior to scheduled start time if courts are available.

All players must be present and ready to play before lineups are turned in.

Captain’s Responsibility cont.:


Your team will be called to desk

IN ORDER

1 Singles, 2 Singles, 1 Dbls, etc.

STATE YOUR NAME & TEAM

Be prepared to provide photo id


When a match is called and a player is missing the player is “on the clock” and assessed a game penalty and loss of toss. After every additional 5 minutes that passes the player or doubles team is assessed an additional game penalty. After 15 minutes the player or doubles team is DEFAULTED.

FAC IV.D Table 14


NO AD Format


A Trainer will be present and available by contacting the Tournament Desk

In the event of a serious physical condition, EMS-911 will be summoned.


How will Tournament Desk communicate changes and announcements?

1.E-mail blast to all Captains

2.website: www.virginia.usta.com

3.Facebook and Twitter


2014 Adult/Mixed 40 & Over District Championshipwww.virginia.usta.com

http://www.midatlantic.usta.com/


Playoffs

2.5 WomenWill advanced directly to

Sectionals if another District has an opponent


Playoffs

3.0 MenTop 2 teams advance


Playoffs

3.5 WomenA v B and C v D

Both Winners

Advance


Playoffs

3.5 Men

A & B Both Flight Winners

Advance


Playoffs

4.0 WomenA v B and C v D

Both Winners

Advance


Playoffs

4.0 Men

A v B and C v D

Both Winners

Advance


Playoffs

4.5 Women

Top 2 teams advance


Playoffs

4.5 Men

A & B Both Flight Winners

Advance

2014 Adult 18 & Over Championship Progression

Mid Atlantic Sectional Adult 40 & Over; Mixed 40 &

Over; Adult 65 Championships

Sept 5 - 8

Huntington Park


The HOME team calls the coin toss (or spin of the racquet if no official is present) before starting the warm-up. The winner may elect ONE of the following:

to Serve

to Receive

Side

Defer … have the opponent make the choice.


There will be no less than a 5 minute warm up including serves. We will try to give you a 2 minute warning.

All ELECTRONIC DEVICES, including CELL PHONES, must be turned OFF while on court.


‘A ringing cell phone during a point will cost that player the point …if the opponent stops play. A cell phone ringing at any other time during the match will cost the owner a Time Violation…’


‘Doubles teams must set their receiving order prior to the first point of a set or Match Tie-Break…’


Players responsibilities:

CALL SCORE BEFORE EACH SERVE

Post courtside scoring devices with correct score on each changeover – very importantvery important


Players responsibilities cont.:

IT IS THE EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PLAYERS TO MAKE ALL LINE CALLS AND KEEP THE SCORE CURRENT ON COURT SCORE DEVICE.


‘a player changing a call from Out to Good SHALL LOSE THE POINT. It makes no difference whether the player returned the ball in play or not.’


Only A PLAYER or their CAPTAIN may request an Official to come to their court.

A player may leave the court for no more than 5 minutes to locate an Official.


Bathroom breaks are allowed, preferably between sets or at changeover.

Obtain permission from an Official prior to leaving the court.


The appropriate action in response to confusion among players or teams is to call an official – to the court - to address the players’ concerns.


The role of a Spectator is just that.

Spectators are not to interfere with a match or matches in progress.

It is the exclusive responsibility of the players to make all line calls and post the score.


No Coaching is permitted. Therefore, no conversation should take place between players and spectators!!

Coaching violations are subject to action under the Point Penalty System.


‘Text messaging – sending or receiving is prohibited (coaching).’


CODE VIOLATIONS will be penalized by the roving Officials. Violations include: visible or audible profanity, racquet or ball abuse, coaching, any un-sportsmanlike conduct.

The Point Penalty System applies to violations (point, game, then default)


The Coman tiebreak procedure:

Change sides after the first serve, and every fourth serve, i.e., change sides after serves 1, 5, 9, 13, etc.


Rest Periods

• Changeovers – 90 seconds

except after 1st game in a set.

• Set – 2 minutes, which must be taken immediately upon set completion.

• During tie-break – NONE, play is continuous.


Team ID TeamName

TeamWins

ScoreLosses

Indiv Wins

ScoreLosses

SetsLost

GamesLost

1. **** Team A 1 1 4 2 6 48

2. **** Team B 1 1 3 3 7 55

3. **** Team C 1 1 2 4 8 61


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