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Holly Brannon USTA League Coordinator Central Indiana Tennis Association

Kimberly Hartzel, USTA League Assistant Cindy Thompson, Captain and League Committee Member Holly  Welcome, introductions, initial new captain list, thank you gift  Covered in next meeting: rules, rain, travel, venue change policy, and some  duplication Kimberly  Communication and Organization  Cindy  Captain Responsibilities  How to Print Scorecard/Record Match Scores  SAMPLE letter and rule info sheet she forwards to her players.  Q & A – wrap up  Ask League Coordinator and/or Volunteer Level Liaisons (VLL)  Visit centralindiana.usta.com frequently for updates 

Communication TennisLink and www.centralindiana.usta.com/USTA Leagues (CITA) are your NEW best friends for you and  your players! Visit them often. Establish your team goals: equal matches for all players, just have fun, plan on winning flight and advance  to championships, etc. Forward emails to your co-captain and players from your District or Local League Coordinator when  appropriate. Keep them informed! Obtain players’ email addresses and phone numbers and prepare a team roster so everyone has each  other’s contact information. Give players the team number, along with division/level/flight/sub -flight name. Make sure you have enough players necessary to field a complete team for each match and that all players  meet the eligibility requirements and are registered on your team in TennisLink. Communicate the team schedule and obtain availability from all players for each match.  Send out match location and address, approximate travel time to the location, carpool meeting location,  match time and player lineup at least 1 week prior to match date. Have players confirm and follow-up. Confirm home and away matches on the schedule. Contact opposing team captain to confirm date,  location, and time of match. Have players arrive 15-30 minutes prior to scheduled match time and take into consideration any  construction, traffic, restroom breaks, stretching, etc. Assume NO restrooms will be available at the tennis location. Have fun while competing and enjoy the league experience through USTA!  Get to know teammates and plan to eat lunch or dinner together after the match if possible – camaraderie  is important for team building! If you have a question or concerns feel free to call Holly or Kimberly at the CITA League office at 317-844-  6105 or leagues@centralindianatennis.com. After hours EMERGENCY league cell phone is 317-503-7177. Thank you to our Contributing Editors: Linda Cook, Yas Matsumoto, Cindy Thompson

Responsibilities Be knowledgeable of current rules and regulations  2011 USTA League Regulations  2011 USTA/Midwest Section League Regulations – A supplement to the 2011 USTA League Regulations  Greater Indianapolis Local League Rules  The Coman tie-break procedure  The Code – Players’ guide for Matches when Officials are not Present  The Rules of Tennis – 2011 Friend at Court (CITA Website and for sale)  You will receive all rules in your captain’s bag. Please keep a copy in your bag to have available on court  at all times. If captain or co-captain is not able to attend the match, you must assign a temporary captain. Prior to  match, provide them opponents contact information, tennis balls if “Home” team, scorecard and line -up. Always print a blank scorecard and bring it and a pen with you to the match. Don’t forget the tennis balls  if you are the acting “Home” captain. You can fill in your roster prior to or when you get to the match location. Always make sure the opposing captain and you agree on the same scores for each court and sign each other’s scorecards before leaving the courts. “Home” captain responsibilities include keeping track of time. Each match is a total of 2 hours; a 15  minute warm-up with 1 hour and 45 minute match time. Refer to the rules for what to do if you have to call “time.” If you have an outdoor match at a school, there will probably not be net post scorecards on the courts.  Consider bringing chalk or scratch paper and pens so your teammates can record their scores. No alcohol or tobacco is permitted on school or university property.  Use of electronic devices on court is a violation of the code under all governing bodies of tennis.  Record or confirm scores promptly (within 48 hours) in TennisLink.  Thank you to our Contributing Editors: Linda Cook, Yas Matsumoto, Cindy Thompson

• Welcome and Introductions • Taylor Hall, CITA Digital Media Specialist Administrative Assistant • League Updates, Schedules, Rules Holly Brannon, USTA League Coordinator, CITA • The Rules Most Frequently Asked About Robert Mount, Chair of Officials Central Indiana Tennis Association • Ball Pick-Up and Captain Bag centralindiana.usta.com

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Working hard for you League Committee Members / VLLs Advisory Panel Rich Correll – Chair Earl Allen   Diane Byron Bill Bane   Jim Friend Ed Brune   Toby Gaynor Michael Cox   John Moorin Chad Docktor   Cindy Thompson Sue Harris   Betty Jo Zeigler Barb Mills   Kim Shippy, Board Liaison  Volunteer Level Liaison (VLL) position was created for league captains and players to have access to another resource, usually at their own playing level, other than the District League Coordinator (DLC) at the CITA League Office. VLL contact information will be emailed to you so you may contact them directly.

Dear Captains: I wish I could be there to see the launch of the summer season and see a lot of familiar faces. We have been working hard to improve our leagues and a lot of volunteer contribution is making that happen from the board of directors, the league committee and our advisory panel, to individual volunteers. The office, and Holly in particular , have taken more steps to improve leagues in the last 6 months than we have seen in years. Thank you Holly. Mostly I want to thank the captains who are the foundation of our organization and “make league play happen” regardless of the challenges of weather , people not showing up, rule conflicts, and facility issues. Thank you captains for being the bedrock of our organization. We look forward to hearing from you all this summer. Rich Correll, League Chair 5/7/2011

PLEASE SEE KIMBERLY TODAY TO PICK YOU YOUR FLIGHT AWARDS Adult 3.0 Women – Teri Switzer, Indianapolis Racquet Club-Dean  3.5 Men – Bill Bane, Indianapolis Racquet Club-Dean  3.5 Women – Kimberly Robertson, Indianapolis Racquet Club-Dean  4.0 Men – Craig Tammen, West Indy Racquet Club  4.0 Women – Denise Fry, Independent North  4.5 Men – Jeff Schimmelpfenning, Westview Healthplex  4.5 Women – Kim Shippy, West Indy Racquet Club  Senior 3.5 Senior Men – Bill Bane, Indianapolis Racquet Club-Dean  3.5 Senior Women – Sharae Arnold, Indianapolis Racquet Club-Dean  4.0 Senior Men – Rob Perdue, Indianapolis Racquet Club-Dean  4.0 Senior Women – Barb Hassell, Carmel Racquet Club  Mixed Doubles 6.0 Mixed – Al Gomez, Indianapolis Racquet Club-Dean  7.0 Mixed – Toby Gaynor, West Indy Racquet Club  8.0 Mixed – Earl Allen, West Indy Racquet Club  9.0 Mixed – Kim Shippy, West Indy Racquet Club 

2010 first successful season with 90 teams  and 1,111 players. 2011 CD on-line registration begins in June.  Objective - To create new league play in  areas where there may be players at different NTRP levels that would like to play doubles together in a team competition format. Required format for progression is combined  NTRP levels by gender, for Adults at 6.5, 7.5, 8.5, and 9.5 (3 doubles courts). Players must be USTA members with an  NTRP rating or computer self-rating, and at least 18 years of age. Combo Doubles Leagues will not be a part of  generating a player’s year -end rating for Adults. Combo Doubles play only advances to  Midwest Section and that is it. Seniors and Mixed Combo Doubles can play  and form teams, however there is no progression to championship play for Seniors and Mixed Combo Doubles.

Earn Money $$ and USTA Apparel  USTA/Midwest 2.5 League Captain – Incentive Apparel Program  Midwest League Captains – Easy Money Contest  Midwest Teaching Pro Incentives / Facility Coordinator Earn Money at 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 All programs are posted on the CITA website, on your USTA League (CITA) page centralindiana.usta.com