2011 MTOA Annual Meeting

President Nancy King has announced that the MTOA will hold their annual meeting on Sunday evening, December 4th, at 6:00 p.m.  The meeting will be held at Nancy's home (2713 Thorncreek Lane, Ft. Worth, Texas  76177).  Nancy's home is 1.3 miles west of 35 on Hiway 114 and her cell phone number is 817 680 5502.

The annual meeting is always a great time for all the local officials to get together and enjoy sharing their adventures from the year as well as electing four new board members for 2012.  The Nominating Committee will present a slate of four officials to be voted upon and nominations are also accepted from the general membership.

Nancy has asked that everyone bring some type of finger foods for our meal time and there will also be a board meeting following the annual meeting in which officers will be elected for the coming year.

For further information, please contact the MTOA at the email address listed above.

Time For Re-Certification

Now is the time of year for ALL OFFICIALS to be re-certified for next year.  There is a specific process that must be followed on Nucula in order for you to be re-certified.  Be sure to do it today before it is too late.

Process for re-certification:

1.  Go to Nucula and sign in to your account.

2.  Click on "My Account"

3.  Click on "My Settings"

4.  Click on "Certs"

5.  Go to the bottom and click on "Recertification Request."

We will also be having our annual MTOA meeting sometime before the end of the year.  At that meeting we will be electing board members for 2012.  All details will be forthcoming as soon as they are finalized.

Word From The Texas Section About Upcoming Required Workshop

USTA Texas Section Tournament Director’s Workshop Information

We are gearing up for the annual Tournament Director’s Workshop and look forward to seeing everyone soon. Remember the workshop is mandatory annually for a tournament director or referee of a junior sanctioned tournament, and the workshop is mandatory every two years for a tournament director or referee of an adult, senior or super senior tournament.

If you would like to attend the Austin, Texas workshop on Sunday, August 28th from 10:00am to 4:00pm, please click on the following link and register online. The deadline for this workshop is end of day August 15th. There will be a $3.55 processing charge for this registration.

https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=981463

If you would like to attend the Dallas, Texas workshop sponsored by the DPTA on Monday, September 26th from 10:00am to 4:00pm, please click on the following link and register online. The deadline for this workshop is end of day September 15th. There will be a $3.55 processing charge for this registration. When you check-in at this workshop a $20 check made payable to the DPTA will be due.

https://www.regonline.com/builder/site/?eventid=982795

Chair Training Opportunities Coming Soon--Sign Up Now If You Are Interested

There will be some fantastic chair training opportunities coming during the months of September and October here in the Metroplex.  Chair training is offered in conjunction with the Highland Park High School tennis team's dual matches.  Each participant will get to chair at least two matches at each dual match.  You must be a USTA certified official in order to be considered for this training.

Here is the information about the training:

*  Training begins on September 6, 2011 and continues through October 14, 2011.  The match opportunities are listed below.

*  You will receive on court training by a USTA/ITA chair official.  You will do chairs at your first training opportunity.

*  You will not be paid for the training but it will give you invaluable experience if you are interested in doing chair officiating in the future.

*  Those who have completed this training will have the inside track to be accepted into the Texas Section Chair Academy which will be held in May, 2012.

*  Those who have completed this training will also be considered for ITA work in the spring 2012.

In order to participate in this training, you will need to contact Randy McDonald at rmtennis@yahoo.com.  You may also call him at 214 796 7402.

SCHEDULE OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

September 6         4:00 p.m.                                                   September 16      4:00 p.m.

September 23       4:00 p.m.                                                   September 27      4:00 p.m.

October 11           4:00 p.m.                                                   October 14          4:00 p.m.

Info About Upcoming Line Clinic

If you are planning to attend the Line Clinic, on Wednesday, June 15, at 7:00 p.m., Colleyville Heritage High School, please let Susan Wertenberger know by 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 14.



Here is her contact information:


Susan Wertenberger
817 235 5988
susan.wert10s@gmail.com

Openings For The Texas Open Tournament on July 9-12

If you would like to work the Texas Open July 9 - 12 please contact Joe Mounger.
email mounger@gmail.com

The tournament will be at Richardson High School and Canyon Creek Country Club.

Shift times:

All Day Shifts

7:30 - 1:30 - Morning Shift

1:30 - End of Day Evening Shift

Tournament Director/Referee Required Workshops

The dates for the tournament director/referee required workshops have been announced and they are:

Austin, Texas: August 28, 2011

Dallas, Texas: September 26, 2011

These workshops are required every year for those who are referees and/or TD's for junior USTA tournaments and are required every two years for those working adult tournaments.

Be sure to check the Texas Section website for further information but be sure to mark the dates on your calendars.