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.

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!

 

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.

Roving 101 Class

Brookhaven Tennis Center, Conference Room 

3333 Golfing Green Dr.

Farmers Branch, Tx.  75234

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

6:30 p.m.

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

 

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

Referee Change

The Referee for the Arlington Tennis Center ZAT, July 12th-13th has been changed to Dwayne Enderle tlclawnman@msn.com