Captain's Corner

Spring 2010

The spring season begins the week of February 8 or 15 and play continues through April and possibly early May. Players may be added to the roster until March 31, 2010

New for 2010

Player registration fees have been reduced, BUT teams are now responsible for obtaining their home court assignments and paying court fees. (One check per team must be submitted to the facility operator by January 31.)

The Coman tie-break procedure will be used for all match play.

The 4.0 Men and 4.0 Night Women have swapped play nights. The men are now playing on Wednesdays and the women are on Thursdays.

Please refer to the captain's letter for more information. Good luck this season!

Helpful Hints for captains

• Login to TennisLink with your USTA #. This will give you access to the captain's report which contains phone #s of all your players, plus phone #'s for other team captains in your division.
• READ YOUR CAPTAIN'S LETTER. Most captain's pick up the packet, get the schedule out, put the packet down and never open it again. There is information about local league rules, playoff information, possible schedule changes, rainout information, etc. in there. It's important stuff - don't ignore it!
• Each season is different, so be sure that you have a new team number, i.e., you cannot use the same team number in the fall and spring.
• The Spring and Fall Adult leagues require at least 50% of the team to be rated at the designated NTRP level. (The rest of the team may be rated below NTRP level and none may be rated above.)
• If you have managed to find a new hot shot player and that player has played in college or otherwise high level of tennis, make sure that the player is approved to play at your NTRP level. Otherwise your whole team may suffer the consequences if that player is disqualified.
• USTA Member Services 1-800-990-8782 if you have problems with your USTA #

Days and times of play for each NTRP level of Women (W) and Men (M) are as follows:

Prior number of individual matches required for a player to advance with his/her team in championship play at the State, Sectional or National Levels. No prior matches are required by CTL for participation in City championships.

A RETIRED match shall count for all participants.

For the self-rating guidelines, click here.

To file a grievance against a self-rated player, fill out this form.

For a medical NTRP appeal, complete the medical appeal form, the medical appeal checklist and have your physician complete the physician's form.

To file a local greivance, read these guidelines and fill out this form.

Click here to view a table with the self-rating guidelines for experienced players (teaching pros, former college and high level junior players).

If you want to play in another state, you need to fill out one of this form:

• Out of State form

Click here to Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) about medical appeals.