Tennis On Campus Clinic October 2
The USTA Northern Tennis On Campus Committee is playing host to a free clinic for Tennis Club officers on October 2, 2009, from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Baseline Tennis Center in Minneapolis, Minn. The clinic is being offered in conjunction with the Gopher Invitational captain's meeting. Current tennis club officers and anyone who may be interested in taking a future leadership role is encouraged to attend. Topics such as recruiting, event management and running effective practices will be discussed. Bring your tennis racquet as there will be an interactive on-court portion. Show your USTA Membership card and receive a $10 Golfsmith Golf and Tennis gift card! Snacks will also be provided. Please RSVP by September 25 to Christine Buysse at buysse@northern.usta.com with your club name and the number attending.
For more information about the clinic, click here.
HOW TO START A TENNIS PROGRAM ON CAMPUS
This information is for recreation professionals and students who want to organize an intramural program or a sport club team. By establishing a program, you will be providing a great service to many former high school and tournament players on your campus who are searching for an organized opportunity to play and connect socially with other students.
WHAT IS THE TENNIS ON CAMPUS FORMAT
The Tennis on Campus format is used by the sections for the Sectional Campus Championships and by NIRSA at the National Campus Championships. The format is very exciting and has become very popular with college students. For your school league, you may make adjustments to suit your needs.TEAMS: Minimum of 4 players (2 men, 2 women) & maximum of 10.
FORMAT: World TeamTennis format consists of men’s and women’s doubles, men’s and women’s singles and one mixed doubles. A match consists of five 6-game no-ad sets with a 9 point set tiebreak (first to 5, win by 1) at 5 games all. Player substitutions are allowed during a set. The total games won determines the winning team. Matches can be sent into Overtime if the trailing team wins the mixed doubles set. In overtime, the trailing team attempts to win enough games to tie up the game score. A Supertiebreaker (first to 7, win by 1) if the match is tied in Overtime. Complete information on the format and rules may be downloaded from the
WorldTeam Tennis
website.
SCORECARD: The scorecard has all the information players need to run the match. Click here for the " Captain’s Scoring Guide" and "Scorecard ".
FACILITY: A team match requires two courts and two hours to complete.
VARIATIONS: If your program needs to make adjustments to suit your needs, this format can be easily adapted. For example, if you have more men than women, a team could consist of 4 men and 1 woman and the team match would include two men’s doubles positions. If your players wanted to play more tennis, you could have the sets be 8 or 10 game pro sets. If you don’t have two hours to play a match, you could eliminate the singles positions and add another mixed doubles. If you have more time and players do not want to use no-ad scoring, regular scoring could be used.
HERE COME DA FUZZ!
The USTA has put together a great collection of resources for recreation professionals and students who want to get a Tennis on Camps program started. All you need to know to promote, organize and run a league is just a few clicks away! The fuzz is da buzz!
How to Start a Tennis on Campus Program:
How to Form A Sport Club Team:
How to Attract Players:
How to Organize Your League:
How to Set Up Teams:
Sample Team Captain Responsibilities:
Sample Team Captain’s Meeting Agenda:
How to Set Up a Round Robin:
Sample Team Roster:
Sample League Rules:
Tennis on Campus Scorecard:
Four Color Flyer:
Black & White Flyer:
If you would like a HERE COME DA FUZZ book and cd, please contact Christine Buysse at 952-358-3291 or
buysse@northern.usta.com
.
SECTIONAL AND NATIONAL CAMPUS CHAMPIONSHIPS
USTA Northern organizes an annual sectional tournament for intramural players and sport clubs. The top two finishers advance to the College Team Tennis National Campus Championship held annually by NIRSA, the ITA and the USTA. The sectional campus championship information will be posted at
www.northern.usta.com
. The national campus championship information will be posted at
www.nirsa.org
. DISCOUNTS ON EQUIPMENT
Discounted equipment is available through USTA Northern for USTA Organization Members. Call USTA Northern 952-358-3292 or 800-536-6982 to order equipment.