This program is
organized by the
Huntsville Area
Tennis Association
See our website at
www.huntsvilletennis.com
Membership in USTA is required and
costs $44 for one year. In addition,
there is a $23 fee to sign up for a team.
There will be teaching professionals to
teach you how to play, conduct team
practices, make player line-ups for
matches, and be on-hand to help with
scoring and questions about rules. A
coach/team captain will provide
information on signing up for USTA
membership and help you establish your
NTRP rating as a 2.5 or 3.0. Teams will
form in late August. The format at 3.0 is
for two courts to play singles and three
courts to play doubles. The teaching
pros will help with forming the teams.
We plan to have three optional practices
starting on Sunday, August 11 from 2:00
– 4:00pm and on the next two Sundays
in August same time. Any 2.5 or 3.0 can
attend practice. You do not have to
attend all the practices, just come to
ones you can. There will be about two
league matches per week in October
and November. Matches are scheduled
in advance by the USTA League
Coordinator for the whole season, so
you can work out your availability to
play. One team from this league is
eligible to advance to the USTA League
State Championships in Mobile in June
2013.
The practices are tailored for men
who are new to tennis and will
focus on scoring, rules, and basic
hitting skills. The practices cost $6
each for court fees plus a one-time
charge of $10 for a course
handbook. All matches and
practices will be at the Huntsville
Tennis Center (HTC). In case of
inclement weather, verify that the
practices will be held by checking
the HTC web site at
www.huntsvilletenniscenter.com.
What to do now?
Attend the first practice at 2:00pm,
Aug. 11 or e-mail Stephen Kee at
[email protected] and
indicate that you want to be
contacted when teams form. If
you are currently a 3.0 and would
like to captain a team, contact
Stephen Kee as well. If you wish,
you can arrange for a lesson with a
teaching pro at Huntsville Tennis
Center (HTC) (256) 883-3986,
Madison Dublin Park (256) 6945720, or Hampton Cove (256) 5333011. Clinics and/or lessons with a
pro will help you learn technique
(hitting, serving, etc.) more quickly.
This league is designed
for men who are new to
tennis and who are at
least 18 years old. The
United States Tennis
Association (USTA) has
established the National
Tennis Rating Program
(NTRP) in order to classify
players according to their
ability so that league
matches are more
competitive and more
fun. The 3.0 Level is for
players who are new to
tennis to play with others
at their skill level. Don’t
worry, if you are not
‘ready’ for league tennis,
the whole idea of this
league is to have fun and
learn to play matches.
INTRODUCTION
TO LEAGUE
TENNIS FOR MEN
USTA
2.5 AND 3.0
MEN
August 2013