Huntington Park, Newport News
2013 Adult 40 & Over District Championship
Week One8/16 – 8/18/2013
3.5, 4.5
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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.
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Required at Captains’ meeting:
Registration ChecklistEntry Fee: $125.00/teamContact cell phone number
and e-mail for Captain during the Tournament
(this is a must have)Photo Release form
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Captain’s Responsibility: • Knowledgeable for:
Tournament Rules of Play • Court Conduct • Rain Plan • Health & Safety Precautions
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Teams’s Responsibility:
• Bring your own water• Ice is not provided
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EACH PLAYER is RESPONSIBLE for THEIR OWN HEALTH & SAFETY: –Hydrate prior to the match–Hydrate during the match–Dress appropriately–Eat appropriately
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Line-up Sheets will be included in Team Registration folders 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.:
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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.:
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Your team will be called to desk IN ORDER
STATE YOUR NAME & TEAM
Be prepared to provide photo id
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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
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A Trainer will be present and available by contacting the Tournament DeskIn the event of a serious physical condition, EMS-911 will be summoned.
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How will Tournament Desk communicate changes and announcements?
1.E-mail blast to all Captains2.Virginia website:virginiatennis.com3.Facebook and Twitter
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VIRGINIA TENNIS website:
www.virginiatennis.com
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Reading the Draw
Ex 1, A1 vs A3 Fri 8:00
5 courts at 8am
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Reading the Draw
Ex 2, B1 vs B2 Sat 12:00 ODU
5 courts at 12pm, ODU
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Reading the Draw cont.
Ex 3, A1 vs A3 (2) Fri 8:00A1 vs A3 (3) Fri 8:30
Courts 1&2 play at 8amCourts 3-5 play at 8:30am
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Playoffs
3.5 MenPlayoffs
Flight Winners A v B
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Playoffs
4.5 WomenPlayoffs
Flight Winners A v B
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Playoffs
4.5 MenPlayoffs
Flight Winners A v B
2013 Adult 40 & Over Championship Progression
Mid Atlantic Sectional Adult 40 & Over Championships
Sept 6 - 9 Huntington Park
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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.
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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.
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NO AD Format
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‘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…’
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‘Doubles teams must set their receiving order prior to the first point of a set or Match Tie-Break…’
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Players responsibilities:
CALL SCORE BEFORE EACH SERVEPost courtside scoring devices with correct score on each changeover – very importantvery important
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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.
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‘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.’
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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.
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Bathroom breaks are allowed, preferably between sets or at changeover.
Obtain permission from an Official prior to leaving the court.
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The appropriate action in response to confusion among players or teams is to call an official – to the court - to address the players’ concerns.
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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.
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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.
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‘Text messaging – sending or receiving is prohibited (coaching).’
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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)
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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.
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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.
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Team ID TeamName
TeamWins
ScoreLosses
Indiv Wins
ScoreLosses
SetsLost
GamesLost
1. **** Team A 1 1 4 2 6 482. **** Team B 1 1 3 3 7 553. **** Team C 1 1 2 4 8 61
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The Virginia Tennis Foundation exclusively provides charitable time, staff, and financial resources to events including, but not limited to:
Special OlympicsWheelchair TennisWounded Warriors
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