USTALeagueCaptainGuide
TableofContents
LeagueCaptainOverview
NavigateToLeaguePage
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TeamManagement
NavigatetoTeamManagement
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TeamPreferences
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MatchLineups
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PracticeLineups
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PlayerAvailability
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UpdatePlayerAvailability
EmailingPlayers
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EmailAllTeamPlayers
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EmailingPlayersforUpcomingRegistration
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SendMessagesthroughCommunicationCenter
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TeamSummaryPage
MatchSummary
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MatchSchedule
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PlayerRoster
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TeamCaptain’sReport
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FAQ’s:
RegisterForATeam
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PrintBlankScoreCard
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Enter/ViewAScore
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OverviewofLeagueSearches
FindALeague
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FindStatsandStandings
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SearchByPlayerNameorUSTA#
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SearchByTeamNumber
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SearchByMatch#
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LeagueAdvancedSearch
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ChampionshipAdvancedSearch
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NTRPRatingInformation
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LeagueCaptainOverview
ThepurposeofthisguideistoexplainthefunctionalityoftheLeagueapplicationontheUSTATennisLinksite
forLeagueCaptains.LeagueCaptainscanregisterplayersandteams,checkplayerrecords,recordscoresand
managetheirteamlineupsthroughTeamManagement.Foradditionalquestionsregardingregistration,
leaguerules,NTRPratings,appealsorself-ratingpleasereachouttoyourLocalLeagueCoordinator.
NavigateToLeaguePage
FollowthestepsbelowtonavigatetotheUSTALeaguepageonTennisLink:
Note:YouwillneedyourUSTA#oremailaddressandpasswordtologin
1. NavigatetoUSTATennisLinkLeaguepage(http://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/Default.aspx)
2. ClickLogin
3. InputEmailAddressorUSTAAccount#andPassword
4. ClickLogin
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TeamManagement
TeamManagementisatoolavailableinTennisLinktohelpLeagueCaptainsandCo-Captainsaccessand
managetheirteams’preferences,lineups,rosterandotherimportantinformation.
NavigatetoTeamManagement
ToaccesstheTeamManagementpage,followthestepsbelow:
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepage(http://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/)
2. UnderMyQuickLinks,clickTeamManagement
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Note:Theteammanagementpagewilldisplayalltheteamsthatyouarelistedasacaptainor
co-captainforintheTeamsICaptainorCo-Captainarea
TeamPreferences
AsaCaptainorCo-Captain,youcanadjustteamsettings,determineemailsettingsanddisplaymessagesto
yourteamortothepublicontheTeamPreferencespage.Followthestepsbelowtonavigatetothispage:
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepage(http://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/)
2. UnderMyQuickLinks,clickTeamManagement
3. UnderTeamsICaptainorCo-Captain,clickteamname
4. Inrightcorner,clickSetTeamPreferences
5. Inputteampreferences
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Note:MessageforTeamisonlyvisibletoyourteamanddisplayedontheteampageandin
yourmatchlineupemails.MessageforPublicisvisibletoallusersandwillbedisplayedon
theMatchSummarytabandStatsandStandingspage
• Note:Allplayersmustbeloggedintoaccessthelinkinthelineupemails.Thesettingsfor
EmailpublisheddetaillineupsandDisplaydetaillineupsshouldmatch
• Note:For#DaysBeforeMatchtoSendReminder,therangeisfrom0-7.Enter0forthe
systemtosendareminderemailonthedayofthematchor7forthesystemtosenda
reminder7daysbeforethematchdate
6. ClickSavePreferences
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MatchLineups
TheTeamManagementpagealsoallowsyoutoview,inputandeditmatchlineups.Youcanalsoadd
announcementsorareschedulemessageifneeded.Followthestepsbelowtoviewandoreditmatchlineups:
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepage(http://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/)
2. UnderMyQuickLinks,clickTeamManagement
3. UnderTeamsICaptainorCo-Captain,clickteamname
4. UnderMatchLineups,clickMatchDate
5. InputoreditMatchDetails/MatchLineup
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6. ClickSave
PracticeLineups
CaptainandCo-CaptainscancreatePracticeLineupsthroughTeamManagementaswell.Followthesteps
belowtocreateapracticelineup:
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepage(http://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/)
2. UnderMyQuickLinks,clickTeamManagement
3. UnderTeamsICaptainorCo-Captain,clickteamname
4. UnderPracticeLineups,clickAddPracticeLineup
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6.
7.
8.
9.
UnderMatchDetails,inputMatchDateandStartTime
UnderMatchLineup,hoveroverChoose
Selectplayer
ClickChoose
Whendone,clickSave
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PlayerAvailability
CaptainscanalsoviewandsetplayeravailabilityintheTeamManagementarea.Toviewindividualplayer
preferencesandavailabilitydetails,hovercursorovertheplayer’snameinthePlayerslist.Toviewavailability
ofmultipleplayers,followthestepsbelow:
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepage(http://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/)
2. UnderMyQuickLinks,clickTeamManagement
3. UnderTeamsICaptainorCo-Captain,clickteamname
4. InPlayersarea,clickViewTeamPlayerAvailability
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6.
7.
8.
SelectPlayers
SelectMatchLineups
SelectAvailability
ClickShowResults
UpdatePlayerAvailability
CaptainscanalsohelpplayersindicatetheirplayavailabilityintheTeamManagementarea.Followthesteps
belowtoupdateaplayer’savailability:
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepage(http://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/)
2. UnderMyQuickLinks,clickTeamManagement
3. UnderTeamsICaptainorCo-Captain,clickteamname
4. InPlayersarea,clickViewTeamPlayerAvailability
5. UnderMatchLineups,clickplayername
6. ClickEditAvailability
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7. ChoosePlayerAvailability
8. Whenfinished,clickUpdateAvailability
EmailingPlayers
TherearetwowaysforCaptainsandCo-Captainstocommunicatewithplayersontheirteams.Thefirstis
throughtheEmailallteamplayerslink.ThesecondisthroughTennisLink’sCommunicationCenter.
Additionally,thereistheEmailRegistrationNoticesfeaturethatwillallowCaptainstoreachouttoplayers
frompreviousteamsandencouragethemtoregisterforacurrentteam.
EmailAllTeamPlayers
TheEmailallteamplayersfeaturewillpullupeachplayer’sdefaultemailaddressandpopulatetheminthe
To:fieldofyourdefaultemailprogram.Youcanremoveoraddanyadditionalemailaddressesbeforesending
outyourmessage.
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepage(http://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/)
2. UnderMyQuickLinks,clickTeamManagement
3. UnderTeamsICaptainorCo-Captain,clickteamname
4. Scrolldown
5. UnderPlayersbox,clickEmailallteamplayerslink
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EmailingPlayersforUpcomingRegistration
TheEmailRegistrationNoticesfeatureallowsCaptainstoemailplayersfrompreviousteamsandencourage
themtoregisterforacurrentteam.Thelinkwillshowapop-upboxwithalistofplayer’spreviousteams.
Onceateamisselected,youcanviewandchoosewhichplayerstoemail.
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepage(http://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/)
2. UnderMyQuickLinks,clickTeamManagement
3. UnderTeamsICaptainorCo-Captain,clickteamname
4. Scrolldown
5. UnderPlayersbox,clickEmailRegistrationNotices
6. Inpop-up,selectoldteam
7. ClickUpdatePlayerList
8. UnderTeamPlayers,selectallplayersorchoosespecificplayers
9. InputAdditionalComments
10. ClickSendEmail
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SendMessagesthroughCommunicationCenter
CommunicationCenterisafeaturethatallowsCaptainstocommunicateefficientlywithteammembersor
othercaptainswithintheirLeague.TheadvantageofusingtheCommunicationCenteristheinformationwill
beuptodateandcaptains/playersareabletochoosewhethertheywanttoreceiveleaguemessages.
Note:Ifplayershavechosentoreceiveleaguemessages,thatteamwillbedisplayedunderUSTALEAGUES.To
changeteams,clicktheChangelink.Teamswillnotbeavailableifplayershavenotopted-intoreceive
messages
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepage(http://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/)
2. UnderMyQuickLinks,clickCommunicationCenter
• Note:IfaccessingCommunicationCenterforthefirsttime,inputSenderInformation:email
addressandcellphonenumber
3. UnderSelectYourMessage,chooseCustomMessage
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4. Typeorpastemessage
5. UnderSelectYourRecipients,selectCaptainsorPlayers
6. SelectAllorselectspecificplayers/captains
7. IndicateEmailand/orTextMessage
8. ClickSend
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TeamSummaryPage
WhenlookingforteamStatsandStandings,theTeamHomepageorTeamSummarypagedisplaysalotof
importantinformationabouttheteamandtheleagueinwhichtheteamislocated.Thetoprowofthispage
showstheTeamName,Section,District/Area,LeagueandFlightinformation.Thesecondhalfofthepage
showstheTeamStandings,TeamMatches,PlayersandindicateswhethertheteamadvancedtoLeague
Championships.Playerscanview,entermatchscoresandprintblankscorecardsfromthispageaswell.
TeamNameand
Location
Information
TeamCaptain,
Co-Captain&
Facility
TeamStandings
TeamMatches
PlayerRoster
Championship
Advancements
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MatchSummary
ThenexttabontheteamhomepageistheMatchSummarypage.Thispageprovidesanoverviewofthe
team’sscheduleanddisplaystheMatchID’s,scheduledmatchdatesandtimes,matchdetails(teamID’s,
homeandawayteams)andteam/matchresultcount(s).
Note:ThispageshowstheMatchPointsaswellastheMatchStatusataquickglance
MatchSchedule
TheMatchScheduletabissimilartotheMatchSummarypageinthatitprovidesthedatesandtimesofallthe
matchesfortheteam.Inaddition,thispagewillalsolistthecaptainandco-captain’snameandcontact
informationaswellastheFacility/SiteMatchlocation.Thispageallowscaptainstoviewscores,enterscores,
confirmscoresaswellasprintblankscorecards.
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PlayerRoster
Ifyouareacaptainofaleagueteamyouwillhaveaccesstotheteam’splayerroster.Thispagedisplaysthe
player’sUSTA#,name,contactinformationalongwiththelinkstotheirmatchesandresults.Togettothis
page,followthestepsbelow:
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepagehttp://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/
2. Navigatetoyourteam’sTeamSummarypage
3. ClickPlayerRostertab
4. Clickdesiredplayertoviewmatchresults
TeamCaptain’sReport
TheCaptain’sReportisonlyavailabletocaptainsoftheleague.Thisreportcontainspersonalinformationfor
theteam’splayersthatmayincludeaddress,phonenumberandemail.Thecaptainmustbesignedinto
TennisLinktoviewthisreport.Toaccessthisreport,followthestepsbelow:
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepagehttp://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/
2. Navigatetodesiredteam’sTeamSummarypage
3. ClickCaptain’sReport
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FAQ’s:
RegisterForATeam
TherearetwowaysplayerscanregisterforteamsthroughTennisLink:registerwiththeteam#orfinda
leaguetoregisterto.Followthestepsbelowtohelpaplayerregisterforateamwheretheplayerhasbeen
givenateam#:
1. LogintoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepage(http://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/Home.aspx)
2. UnderStartPlaying,clickRegisterForATeam
3. VerifyUSTAAccount#,PhoneNumberandEmailAddress
4. EnterTeam#
• Note:Ifyouarethecaptainoftheteam,checktheboxforAreyouthecaptain?
5. ClickContinue
6. Finishcheckouttocompleteregistration
PrintBlankScoreCard
Toprintablankscorecardforyourleaguematch,followthestepsbelow:
1. NavigatetoTeamSummarypage
2. Hoverovermatch
3. ClickPrintBlankScore
4. Fromnewpop-up,rightclicktoprint
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Enter/ViewAScore
FromtheTeamSummarypage,youcanviewaspecificmatchscoreorenterscoresbyfollowingthesteps
below:
1. NavigatetoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepagehttp://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/
2. UnderStatsandStandings,inputteam#insearchbox
3. ClickSearch
4. OnTeamSummarypage,hoveroverMatchID
5. ClickViewScoreorEnterScore
6. InputDateMatchPlayed
7. Inputrequiredfields:players,winners,scoresandmatchstatus
8. ClickNext
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OverviewofLeagueSearches
TherearethreemainsearchfunctionsontheLeagueshomepage:FindALeague,StatsandStandingsand
NTRPRatingInformation.Thesesearchfunctionsincludesearchfunctionalitybyplayername,USTA#,team#
andmatch#.
FindALeague
Ifaplayerwantstoregisterforaleaguebutdoesnothaveateamnumber,theycanusethefindaleague
featuretogetmoreinformationontheleaguebeforeregistering.Oncetheysubmittheformacoordinatoror
captainwillreceivetheircontactinformation.Playerscanfollowthestepsbelowtoperformaleaguesearch
andrequestmoreinformation:
1. NavigatetoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepagehttp://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/
2. UnderStartPlaying,clickFindALeague
3. Inputrequiredfields:
• Zipcode
• Distancewilingtotravel
• Birthyear
4. ClickFindALeague
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5. FromSearchResultspage,selectdesiredleague
6. ClickNext
Note:Leagueresultsmayshowleaguesoutsideofyoursearchareaduetotheindividualleagueradius
settings
7. Inputrequiredfields:
• Name
• Gender
• Email
• Phone
• Zip
8. ClickSubmit
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FindStatsandStandings
TheLeagueStatsandStandingssimplesearchallowsyoutoquicklyfindplayerrecords,teamresultsand
matchhistory.UserscansearchforStatsandStandingsthroughplayername,playerUSTA#,teamnumberor
matchnumber.
SearchByPlayerNameorUSTA#
UserscanenterthefirstandlastnameorUSTA#ofaplayertobringuptheirleagueplayrecordsandhistory.
FollowthestepsbelowtoperformaStatsandStandingssearchbyplayernameorUSTA#:
Note:Thesearchcanberunwithasfewastwolettersforfirstandlastnameoratleastthreelettersforthe
lastname.Thesearchresultswillincludeallplayerswhosenamestartswiththelettersthatareinputted
1. NavigatetoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepagehttp://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/
2. UnderStatsandStandings,enterUSTAMembership#orplayernameinsearchbox
3. ClickSearch
4. Toviewaspecificplayer’sresults,clickontheirname
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SearchByTeamNumber
Userscansearchforteamandplayerinformationthroughtheteamnumber;thesearchresultswillbringup
theleagueandflightinformationfortheteamalongwithalinktotheteam’sTeamSummarypage.Followthe
stepsbelowtoperformaStatsandStandingssearchbyteamnumber:
1. NavigatetoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepagehttp://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/
2. UnderStatsandStandings,inputteam#insearchbox
3. ClickSearch
SearchByMatch#
InordertosearchforStatsandStandingswiththematch#,youwillneedtoknowthematchnumber.Follow
thestepsbelowtoperformaStatsandStandingssearchwithamatch#:
1. NavigatetoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepagehttp://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/
2. UnderStatsandStandings,inputteam#
3. ClickSearch
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LeagueAdvancedSearch
TheLeagueAdvancedSearchcanbeusedtofindplayer,team,flight,league,matchandChampionships
information.ThelinkautomaticallygoestotheStatsandStandingsAdvancedSearchpagesouserscanbegin
theirsearch.TheSearchForTeam,FlightsorLeaguessearchfeatureisaneffectivetoolforplayerstostay
updatedonteamresults.FollowthestepsbelowtonavigatetoLeagueAdvancedSearchForTeam,Flightsor
Leaguestab:
1. NavigatetoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepagehttp://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/
2. UnderStatsandStandings,clickLeagueAdvancedSearch
3. ClickSearchForTeams,FlightsorLeagues
4. Input*requiredinformationtocompletesearch
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Note:ChampionshipYearautomaticallydefaultstocurrentyear
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ChampionshipAdvancedSearch
ChampionshipAdvancedSearchisanothereffectivetooltofindplayers’findinformationfrompastand
currentLeagueChampionships.FollowthestepsbelowtogettotheChampionshipAdvancedSearchpage:
1. NavigatetoTennisLinkLeaguesHomepagehttp://tennislink.usta.com/Leagues/Common/
2. UnderStatsandStandings,clickChampionshipAdvancedSearch
3. Input*requiredinformationtoperformsearch
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Note:TheChampionshipYearautomaticallydefaultstocurrentyear
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NTRPRatingInformation
NationalTennisRatingProgram(NTRP)isaclassificationsystemdevelopedtoidentifyanddescribethe
generalcharacteristicsofthirteenlevelsoftennisplayingability.TheUSTAusestheNationalTennisRating
Program(NTRP)fordetermininglevelsofcompetitionforUSTALeague.
TofindmoreinformationonNTRPguidelinesandlevels,followthestepsbelow:
1. NavigatetoUSTALeagueNTRPpage(https://www.usta.com/Adult-Tennis/USTA-League/ntrp/)
2. ClickExperiencedPlayerGuidelineslink
ToviewinformationonNTRPlevelcharacteristics,followthestepsbelow:
1. NavigatetoUSTALeagueNTRPpage(https://www.usta.com/Adult-Tennis/USTA-League/ntrp/)
2. ClickCharacteristicslink
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