Thursday, November 6, 2014

MTOA Annual Meeting

The MTOA Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 4th at 7:00pm at the home of Mark and Terry Gatzki, 4505 Turnberry Court, Plano, TX

New board members will be elected and you will are asked to bring something good to eat and share.
Posted by at No comments:

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Hard Working Officials

The answer to Who has worked the most Non-ITA events is the following, with a tie for second place. 

Marvin Smith - 39 events
Walter Gooch - 26
Ed Bandy - 26

 

 

 Thanks for all your hard work!

 

Posted by at No comments:

Friday, October 3, 2014

Do You Know?


 The Metroplex Tennis Official's Association currently has 84 working officials.

Can you name the official that has worked the most days so far in 2014, roving Junior/Adult (Non-ITA) Events? Referees are excluded. Comment on your guess and number of days worked.

Posted by at 5 comments:

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Roving 101 Class

Brookhaven Tennis Center, Conference Room 
3333 Golfing Green Dr.
Farmers Branch, Tx.  75234

Tuesday, September 16, 2014
6:30 p.m.

Posted by at No comments:

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Roving 101 Class, July 22, 2014

New Officials,
There will be a Roving 101 class on July 22, 2014.  
Address:  2701 Harwood Rd.
Bedford, Texas  76021

Time:  6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Please let Susan Wertenberger know if you plan to attend. susan.wert10s@gmail.com
 
Posted by at No comments:

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Chair Training begins in August



One of the most frequently asked questions is, "How do I get to do chairs?"  Well, doing chairs in collegiate matches is one of the most exciting aspects of tennis officiating--but it requires training before you are ever asked to do a chair.  There are tons of chair opportunities in Texas and the Metroplex so we are working with the other ITA coordinators in Texas to offer CHAIR TRAINING here in Dallas beginning this August.  

The chair training will be on court training in real match situations with a qualified instructor by your side the entire time.  Training will be offered in every aspect of a match and offers a great opportunity for you to be considered for ITA work beginning in January, 2015.

All training will take place at Highland Park High School during their high school dual matches.  Highland Park is unquestionably the elite high school program in America so their matches will offer great on-court experience.  

Here is what is required to participate in the training program:
  

  • You must be a USTA certified official
  • You should have a good working knowledge of the USTA rules.  A good understanding of ITA rules would also be helpful.
  •  Each training session usually lasts about 2 hours and you will usually get to chair two matches.
  • You will be required to wear a UIL shirt which can be purchased for $20.
  • There is no pay for the training time but it will afford you invaluable experience in order to be considered by ITA coordinators.  


Listed below is the schedule for training (you do not have to commit to every match but can come for training when it suits your schedule):

August 26         4:00 p.m.
September 9     4:00 p.m.
September 20   9:00 a.m.
September 23   4:00 p.m.
September 30   4:00 p.m.
October 3         4:00 p.m.
October 8         8:30 a.m.
October 9         4:00 p.m.

If you are interested in participating, contact Randy McDonald at 214 796 7402 or rmtennis@yahoo.com
Posted by at No comments:

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Referee Change

The Referee for the Arlington Tennis Center ZAT, July 12th-13th has been changed to Dwayne Enderle tlclawnman@msn.com
Posted by at No comments:

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Roving 101 Class to be Rescheduled

Due to lack of response, the April 7th class will be rescheduled.

Posted by at No comments:

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Roving 101 Class


Date: April 7, 2014
Time: 6:30 pm
Place: Brookhaven Country Club 
          3333 Golfing Green Drive
          Farmers Branch, TX

 To attend please contact: Susan Wertenberger at susan.wert10s@gmail.com
Posted by at No comments:

Friday, March 7, 2014

Irving Tennis Classic

The Irving Tennis Classic a Challenger Tour Event begins, March 10th, at the Four Seasons Resort, 4150 North MacArthur Blvd, Irving, Texas. Monday's qualifying matches are free to the public. For more information http://www.irvingtennisclassic.com/index.html
Posted by at No comments:

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

The USTA has recently made some changes to the NUCULA site.



Event Date




  














The Manual Work Record has changed. The CHIEF/REFEREE/INSTRUCTOR slot now has a pull down list of certified Referees and Instructors. Type the first letter of the last name of the Referee and scroll down to the correct name and click on it.  (Exceptions: Referee is not listed or you are the only official and not a referee, for a; DII, DIII, UIL, Adult League, etc., select “Unknown” and put an event description in the comment box at the bottom.) Be sure to Complete: TYPE (Prof, Natl, Sect, ITA, Other, School) POSITION (Chair, Line, Chief, Roving, Dep Ref, Ref/Sup). You will now have to fill in the days or chair count with a number worked or zero.

If you have taken your tests and attended school, be sure to enter your test for each test taken. EVENT NANE will be where you attended school. INSTRUCTOR will be on the pull-down list. Select the SCHOOL TYPE. Click on pass (If you didn’t pass, contact Bruce Samply to retake the test). It appears that they took out the slot for the test score. 

I would encourage you to enter you work information as you complete it. Don’t wait until October and you have to have it in to re-certify. This is just a suggestion. I keep a spreadsheet of my work record so I have my own record (just in case UNCULA blows up) and I can record when I get paid for each event.

Hope this helps. If you have any questions, contact Terry Gatzki tmgatzki@yahoo.com
Posted by at No comments:
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)