Midwest Officials:
There are opportunities to get line training at two professional tournaments in the Midwest.
Winnetka Challenger: Hardcourt, Men's 50K. July 3-July 8
The Winnetka, Illinois Challenger occurs from July 3-July 8 with a qualifier on July 1-2. Before the event, there will be a line training session at the Winnetka outdoor courts from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm on Saturday, June 30. If you perform well, you may be selected to work at the tournament. You are expected to provide your own transportation and lodging. If you are selected to work, you are doing this to gain experience and get the opportunity to be seen by other chief umpires who select umpires for other tournaments.
The chief umpire for Winnetka is Lynda Hinshaw.
If you are interested in attending as a trainee, contact Joy Duerr mw_officials@yahoo.com
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Elm Grove, Wisconsin Futures: hardcourt, Men's 10K Aug 7-Aug 12.
Elm Grove is a suburb of Milwaukee. This tournament was held in Kenosha, WI last year.
The main draw begins on Tuesday, Aug 7. The line clinic will be on Monday, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
You must pay for your own transportation and lodging. If you are successful, you may be selected to work during the main draw.
The chief umpire for Elm Grove is Sharyl Currie
If you are interested in attending as a line trainee, contact Joyce Tessiatore tstennis2@hotmail.com
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Chuck Brothers Retires
Chuck Brother, an umpire from Kenosha, Wisconsin is hanging up his stop watch and tape measure and retiring from umpiring. Chuck umpired at all levels from juniors to the US Open. Thanks for all your hard work. Now enjoy tennis as a player and spectator.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Haury & Robinson earn White Badges
Congratulations to John Haury from Indiana and Jordan Robinson from Wisconsin who recently earned the White Badge chair certification. These are competitive slots and many prospective chair umpires are eagerly vying for them. Well done!
New Uniforms
Midwest Officials:
Now that the summer heat is upon us, we are beginning to shed our outer jackets, sweaters, and windbreakers. We should now all be wearing the new red and blue uniforms when we are out on the court. Honigs nicely provided 3 new logo patches with each of our uniform orders last winter. These patches are to be used on existing USTA umpires jackets and sweaters to cover the old logos and show the new logo. This alleviated all the umpires needing to purchase an entire wardrobe just for the new logos. The patches are not to be placed on outer wear which is dissimilar to the existing umpire's outer wear.
Now that the summer heat is upon us, we are beginning to shed our outer jackets, sweaters, and windbreakers. We should now all be wearing the new red and blue uniforms when we are out on the court. Honigs nicely provided 3 new logo patches with each of our uniform orders last winter. These patches are to be used on existing USTA umpires jackets and sweaters to cover the old logos and show the new logo. This alleviated all the umpires needing to purchase an entire wardrobe just for the new logos. The patches are not to be placed on outer wear which is dissimilar to the existing umpire's outer wear.
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Kalamazoo B16 & B18 Umpire Application
Midwest Officials:
Chair umpire qualified officials may apply to work the National B16 and B18 tournament at Kalamazoo, Michigan, to be held on Friday August 3 through Sunday, August 12, 2007. The application is on-line at http://joyduerr.home.att.net The entry deadline is May 15 and selected applicants will be notified by June 1. If you cannot access the online application input form, a paper application is also available on the same site. This is the highest level tournament for junior boys and the Boys 18 winners will get a wild card entry into the US Open. The most qualified officials available will be selected to work, and preference will be given to Midwest Officials and those who are available to work the whole tournament.
Chief Umpires: Darrell Davies and Joy Duerr
ddavies (at) kvcc.edu
joyduerr (at) att.net
Chair umpire qualified officials may apply to work the National B16 and B18 tournament at Kalamazoo, Michigan, to be held on Friday August 3 through Sunday, August 12, 2007. The application is on-line at http://joyduerr.home.att.net The entry deadline is May 15 and selected applicants will be notified by June 1. If you cannot access the online application input form, a paper application is also available on the same site. This is the highest level tournament for junior boys and the Boys 18 winners will get a wild card entry into the US Open. The most qualified officials available will be selected to work, and preference will be given to Midwest Officials and those who are available to work the whole tournament.
Chief Umpires: Darrell Davies and Joy Duerr
ddavies (at) kvcc.edu
joyduerr (at) att.net
Joyce Tessiatore selected for Midwest Frank Dowling Umpire of the Year
At the Spring Meeting of the Midwest Section, Joyce Tessiatore, the chairman of officials of the Wisconsin District will be awarded the 2007 Frank Dowling Award whch recognizes the person who has displayed outstanding attributes as an umpire in the USTA/Midwest Section for at least five years. Frank Dowling, known for his training of umpires, was an oustanding umpire himself. Congratulations Joyce for the well-deserved award.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Online USTA, ITA, Referee tests
Midwest Tennis Officials:
I am going to use this blog to try to send out timely information to the umpiring team in our section. There will be a link to this blog on my Midwest site, so if you forget the url, you can find it again.
I hope most of you have already attended the 2007 training class. However, if you have not, you must take an open book test for each class and complete it before you attend your session. Because it is online, some people are confusing these tests with the more familiar online Provisonal Umpire's Exam. For your USTA, ITA, and or Referee classes, you must download and take the tests which are to be completed on paper answer sheets. USTA (60 questions) ITA (40questions) Referee(50 questions). These tests require the references from the 2006 Friend at Court. If you no longer have access to the 2006 Friend at Court, there is a link to a copy at my website http://mwofficials.home.att.net On the home page, there are links to both the 2007 and the 2006 Friend at Court.
The district trainers for the most part take their own time to go to their own training class with a National TE, and then use their own time to prepare, lead, and then follow up on your district training sessions. Please do not take the registration lightly. Don't cancel unless there is a very urgent conflict. Assume you have one chance to complete your training and attend that class. I often get requests for another training session late in August or September and there is none scheduled. Don't assume that the district trainer is going to schedule another session later for your convenience.
Remember, for 2008 recertification, you will need an eye doctor's signature. Be sure to schedule your appointment early enough to get your required signature on the datacard.
The Kenosha Men Future's tournament in August has moved to Elm Grove, Wisconsin. It will be Aug 3-Aug 12. The chief umpire is Sharyl Currie sharsunshine@aol.com
I am going to use this blog to try to send out timely information to the umpiring team in our section. There will be a link to this blog on my Midwest site, so if you forget the url, you can find it again.
I hope most of you have already attended the 2007 training class. However, if you have not, you must take an open book test for each class and complete it before you attend your session. Because it is online, some people are confusing these tests with the more familiar online Provisonal Umpire's Exam. For your USTA, ITA, and or Referee classes, you must download and take the tests which are to be completed on paper answer sheets. USTA (60 questions) ITA (40questions) Referee(50 questions). These tests require the references from the 2006 Friend at Court. If you no longer have access to the 2006 Friend at Court, there is a link to a copy at my website http://mwofficials.home.att.net On the home page, there are links to both the 2007 and the 2006 Friend at Court.
The district trainers for the most part take their own time to go to their own training class with a National TE, and then use their own time to prepare, lead, and then follow up on your district training sessions. Please do not take the registration lightly. Don't cancel unless there is a very urgent conflict. Assume you have one chance to complete your training and attend that class. I often get requests for another training session late in August or September and there is none scheduled. Don't assume that the district trainer is going to schedule another session later for your convenience.
Remember, for 2008 recertification, you will need an eye doctor's signature. Be sure to schedule your appointment early enough to get your required signature on the datacard.
The Kenosha Men Future's tournament in August has moved to Elm Grove, Wisconsin. It will be Aug 3-Aug 12. The chief umpire is Sharyl Currie sharsunshine@aol.com
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