2008 CAPTAINS’ INFORMATION & SITE RESPONSIBILITIES
The following includes
information and responsibilities for each team captain. Please review this information carefully and
relay all information to your team members!
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The captain is responsible for checking his/her team in at the site of
the match. Do not check in with the site desk until ALL
players are present and ready for play.
You will turn in your lineup at the site desk at this time using one of
the scorecards in your registration packet.
Be sure to fill out your scorecard according to the instructions
enclosed in this packet. A
fifteen-minute default time will be strictly enforced, as will the point
penalty system. Court monitors will time
warm-ups and changeovers.
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MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PLAYERS
ARE PLAYING AGAINST THE CORRECT OPPONENTS. TELL YOUR PLAYERS TO INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES AND GIVE THE POSITION THEY ARE PLAYING! Winners of individual matches will take the balls
and report the score IMMEDIATELY
to the site desk.
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SCORING: Each team will receive 1 point for each team match won. These points are posted on the official
standings in TennisLink. In the event of
a tie, the tiebreak procedures will be total of individual matches, then least
sets lost, then least games lost, then head to head,
then a coin toss.
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All teams are expected to play all scheduled matches! Any team not complying will be subject to
grievance procedures. In accordance with
USTA League Tennis Regulations, any team forfeiting an entire team match for ANY REASON will result in all matches
of that team previously played or to be played to be declared null and
void. If all teams in contention for the
Championships have already played the forfeiting team in good faith, the
matches stand as played.
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Grievances: Forms are available at each
of the sites at the tournament desk. A
copy of any grievance must be given to the opposing team captain by the captain
of the team filing the grievance.
Completed grievance forms are to be presented to the Site Director at
the site of the match within 30 minutes of the completion of the team
match. The committees involved will
handle all Grievances as promptly as possible.
Unless requested by the committee, only the captain and the player(s)
involved will be permitted at any hearings.
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NTRP Disqualification. The USTA Southern Section Regulations 3.04D(2) Championship state:
Dynamic ratings will be generated following the State and
Sectional Championships. Points earned
by disqualified players will stand. The
disqualified player will not be eligible to advance to the next level of competition.
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NTRP Self Rate Grievances filed after May 30, 2008 against anyone
participating in the Kentucky State Championships will be administered after
the State Championships unless the USTA Southern Section Adult League Committee
Chair, Vice-Chair and Sectional League Coordinator authorize the administration
of the grievance prior to that time. If
the grievance is not administered until after the State Championships, points
won by players will stand. Disqualified players and/or captains that are suspended
will not be eligible to advance to the Sectional Championships.
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Awards will be given to the champions.
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All matches will observe a 10-minute warm-up, including serves. In matches where players or teams split sets,
the match tiebreak in lieu of a third set shall be played (first to ten points
by a margin of two points). Play is
continuous. Coaching is not permitted at any time.
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Medical Conditions: Medical conditions include but are not limited to
an injury, illness, and heat-related condition or cramping.
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Medical Time-Out: A medical time-out consists of evaluation time as
determined by the referee plus a maximum of three minutes treatment time.
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Request for a medical time-out.
A request for a medical time-out may be made by a player to the court
monitor or at the tournament desk.
During the match or warm-up, if a player suffers from a medical
condition or believes that medical diagnosis or treatment is required, the
player may request a one-time medical time-out for that medical condition. Subsequently, he may request another medical
time-out for a different medical
condition. Only one medical time-out
shall be permitted for heat-related conditions and cramping in any match, even
if the heat-related condition or cramping occurs to different parts of the
body.
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Toilet visit. A player may
request one or more suspensions of play for a toilet visit. No coaching shall be permitted during the
suspension of play for either a medical time-out or a toilet visit.
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In the event of rain, the Site Director on site will stop play and
players will report their score in progress to the site desk. Players
will not be allowed to leave the site until released by the Site Director on
site. If needed, play will continue
under lights if necessary, to keep on schedule or moved indoors at an
additional cost to players.
Good
Luck and Thanks for Being a Captain!!!!!