Interested in playing more and better tennis? Join a team, come to a workout, meet new people in the Valley. We love your enthusiasm and commitment to sign up for a team and show up to play.
Are you a 3.0, a 3.5 , a 4.0 or a 4.5? You must have a USTA or UTR player rating to play either league. It's easy to get self-rated. If you are not yet rated, ask your local league contact or Google "self-rating in tennis" and answer the 10-15 questions about your tennis history.
Go to USTA.com website and select "become a member." You must be a USTA member to play USTA league tennis.
Have fun, play a lot of tennis, meet some new people in town, get a good workout, and compete! Check out league options with USTA or UT Flex league. Make contact with a team captain.
Have a racquet, tennis shoes, skirt/shorts/shirt and a few cans of tennis balls? Optional: buy your snazzy team outfit locally with a team discount or your captain can register the team with Tennis Warehouse team department for 30% off clothes & shoes.
Whether you play singles or doubles, playing together and practicing with your team is worth it before you step on the court to play a competitive match. These clinics are a great opportunity to get instruction from a local coach.
Being a team captain isn't an easy job, and it's essential. Without a captain, there is no team. Here are five tips to help, adapted from Tennis Magazine (March '22) or refer to this checklist for details (copy/paste into a new browser https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eCUkDWoJcC-9IIb-TbVbkiB9kBFLEKhfBZu9d5YEMAU/edit?usp=sharing)
What is your goal? Be clear up front if your team is in to have fun or to win so players know how serious to take their matches, their practices, and their preparations, and how much playing time they can expect.
Who calls a let, a double bounce, a line call? Make sure players read, talk about, review the rules, and to practice a tiebreak so you don't have to answer a tiebreak question in the middle of your match.
There's a lot to keep track of. Make it easy on everyone and use technology where you can like GroupMe, What'sApp and Google sheet. Do things early and organized. Post your lineup 2-3 days before a match.. Have a primary plan and a backup plan.
How to put your lineup together can get tricky, who to play with whom, singles/doubles, deuce and ad sides. Remind players to be flexible... and to come to a practice to have a chance to play together.
When you get bogged down in the rules and technicalities, you're missing the point. You're there to have fun, play tennis and laugh a lot. After you set up a team meeting so everyone knows who's who, what's what, then then let it go.
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