Left to right, Margaret Smith (HTUA-Houston) Ken McCain (HTUA-Beaumont), Sammy Paulsen (Odessa), Elisa Cotner (Dallas)?
Congrats to the above folks who officiated at the Davis cup Quarters held in Austin
Margaret and Ken belong to our HTUA Family
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We had a great certification school with the one of the best National Instructors, Anthony Montero. Anthony really enjoyed teaching our Houston classes. He commented that we have the best-trained officials in the country. The Board is really proud of all of you and of how well you impressed Anthony!!
There were 69 USTA, 25 referee, and 25 ITA officials certified this weekend.If you were not able to attend the Houston school, then you will need to attend a certification school elsewhere in order to keep your certification. There is a list of the schools on our handy web links
Those who attended the certification school also renewed their HTUA membership. If you did not attend, be sure to send in your membership dues to Chuck Emmerich, our treasurer. You will need to mail him a check along with the membership form (see web link). Please e-mail a copy of the membership form to Ginny James, also.
When you attend a certification school, you will need to enter the information in Nucula, along with your test scores.
If you have already attended a certification school, please take a moment to do this now, while it’s fresh in your memory.
The Texas Section has set up a Twitter account, and all officials are invited to follow their tweets.
Please see the link to instruct you how to set up a Twitter account (in case you aren’t currently a tweeter). Once you set up an account, you can start to follow the tweets from the Texas Section.
If you already have a twitter account, you can now follow the Texas Section tweets.
The Ita Season is upon us,
Attached are the procedures for all ITA officials to ensure that we have officials at the match and that we get paid for the match. Please take a moment to review what should happen for each dual match. If you need the Coaches Roster please email Danny Tangri
http://www.itatennis.com/Coaches/ita_rules/VIDEO__ITA_School_by_USTA_Officials_Training.htm
Here is an online training video for ITA. It’s good to review this video and the ITA rules throughout the season.
Also a general hello and Thankyou for the Existing HTUA board who were re-elected at the general meeting
Attached is information about the ITA Chair academy to be held in Tyler, Texas, May 5-7.
Look over the information and let Ginny James know if you are interested in attending. There are a few spots available, and space is limited. You must have some previous training or experience before you can attend this academy. There will be some opportunities before the school for you to receive training, and please contact Ginny if you would like to attend any of the ITA events in Houston to observe the techniques of our HTUA ITA officials.
At the chair academy, you will receive classroom and on-court training, and it is a great opportunity to meet other ITA officials and coordinators from around the State. Chair Academy Invitation Ltr 2012
The ITA clothing website is now up and running if you would like to order ITA apparel. Just click on the new link in the links section
Be sure to order the correct ITA shirt. There is one for “Officials” and one for “Referee.” You cannot wear the referee shirt unless you are the referee of the match. However, you can wear the generic “Official” shirt for all matches.
If you do not want to invest in a black ITA shirt now, you may substitute a plain black polo shirt with no logos. For outerwear, you can wear a plain black jacket or vest. Be aware that the USTA is considering to not allow the USTA uniforms for ITA and UIL events.
Regarding wearing of USTA clothing at other than USTA events please go to the following link USE OF USTA SHIRTS
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