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2020 Fall Captains Meeting

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Agenda Welcome Back!!!!!

Anthony Horsley Director of Leagues

[email protected]

WelcomeThank YouWaiversCourtsFacility

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Agenda As Always….

Thank you for being a Captain.


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Agenda WaiverAll players must sign the

CATA League Waiver of Claims online before playing a match.

The form lives at AustinTennis.org.Go to the Leagues tab.

Then to Captain and Player Resources.Then click:

CATA League Waiver of Claims


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ScoringNTRP RatingsDeadlinesQuestions Captains can access the list of people who have submitted

waivers at our website austintennis.org. Go to Leagues. Then Captain and Player Resources.

Then to CATA League Waiver Confirmation Page.

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Agenda Courts

Matches can be scheduled on a minimum of 2 courts at the facility’s discretion

in leagues with less than 5 lines.

Home Captain should inform Visiting Captain as soon as possible if 2 courts are being used.

When two courts are used the default play order is:1. Doubles 1 & Doubles 2 first; followed by2. Doubles 3 or the Singles.

This format may be changed if captains agree ahead of time.


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Agenda Facility ProtocolsHome Captain needs to be aware of home

facility protocols and inform visiting captain of them.

Captains should be prepared to provide name and phone numbers for each player in the line-up

for contact tracing to facility if requested.This is required at the public facilities.


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All Captains need to be aware of, and follow, CATAs Covid Reporting Protocols.

Go to Austintennis.org. Then to Leagues. Then to Captain & Player Resources.

Then Covid Reporting Procedure.

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Agenda Facility Protocols

Each facility has different protocols but some things you can expect to find at most, include:

• Mask required when not on court. (Public Facilities)• No water provided on courts. Bring your own. • No showers or locker room access. Bathroom access

is still mandatory.• Limited pro-shop access. They may not accept cash.• No chairs/benches provided. Bring your own.• No scorekeepers provided. Bring your own and one

person adjusts it. • No Spectators. Do not bring friends/family to

matches. Do not linger around facility when match is complete. You may wait for teammates to finish.


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Agenda Protect Yourself and Others

One reason the governor singled out tennis for a Phase 1 return is the natural physical distancing that

exist in our sport.

While playing matches be aware of your spacing and maintain safe physical distance from your opponents.

Wash hands before match and sanitize during.

No handshakes or unnecessary contact.

If you are feeling sick do not attend a match.


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Agenda Balls

CDC guidelines state that coronavirus “does not spread easily” from "touching surfaces or objects“.

This of course doesn’t mean it is impossible, so we will not be blowing good luck kisses on balls. Hopefully it

helps to lessen some fears for those thinking about the part of the game in which we will need to share an

interaction.

Dr. John Whyte, the chief medical officer for WebMD, stated “Many people were concerned that by simply

touching an object they may get coronavirus and that’s simply not the case.”


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Agenda Balls

Home Team is responsible for providing one can of new tennis balls per line being played

If home or visiting team wish to play the match with two sets of balls, the team making the request must

provide the second can.

COMMUNICATE!!!If you want to use a second can, state that.

If a ball rolls onto your court from a neighbor’s try to send it back with your racquet


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Agenda Modified Scoring Format

Summer Season OnlyIf actual temperature at match time is

over 95 degrees players may agree to play an 8 game pro-set.

(Ad-scoring, 7pt tiebreaker at 8-8)

Winning captain must email Anthony line-up and scores for all lines when using the modified

scoring format for conversion to standard format.

If actual temperature is over 100 standard inclement weather policy still applies.


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Agenda NTRP Ratings

All Matches Count Towards Your Rating

Year-End Ratings may not be calculated this year.

USTA may wait until December 2021.

Official word has still not come down about this as of Sept 8.


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Agenda DeadlinesLast Day to Add A Player

Varies. Last match minus two weeks.Find A Player/Find A Team

Austintennis.org/find-player-find-team/

Tri-Level & Lone Star Registration Opens September 14, 2020

Last Day to Submit Fall ScoresDecember 6, 2020

Winter League Registration OpensNovember 16, 2020

18&Over, 40&Over Mixed, and 65&Over Doubles


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https://www.austintennis.org/find-player-find-team/

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THANK YOU

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