4/25/06

From Bill Fitzgibbon, League Coordinator

2006 Adult League Captain’s Cliff’s Notes

No one likes surprises; so hopefully identifying these Rules prior to the season will be helpful:

• INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY:

The Roanoke schedule of 6:00 and 7:45 pm matches does not allow a “wait and see” weather policy. The Adult league policy is - if you cannot play at the appointed time, cancel and reschedule.

It is not required for all players to “check in” at the match site to cancel – the captains are empowered to agree to cancel in advance (and notify ALL players) if the weather so dictates. Teams are likewise expected to be ready to play at assigned match time if courts are playable.

The Adult League has an Automatic Rescheduling policy – ‘Early’ Monday/Tuesday rained out matches are played at 1:00pm the following Saturday, and ‘early’ Wednesday/Thursday rained out matches are played at 1:30 the following Sunday. ‘Late’ Monday/Tuesday rained out matches are played at 2:45 the following Saturday, and ‘late’ Wednesday/Thursday rained out matches are played at 3:15 pm the following Sunday.

Please confirm rescheduled matches with the League Coordinator, to ensure Hollins court availability.

Captains may agree to play a weekend makeup match at a different time with approval of the League Coordinator.

· SUSPENDING A MATCH:

If rain starts after a match has begun, the match should immediately be stopped, scores on all courts recorded by captains, and rescheduled. You will "restart" play in the rescheduled match at exactly the score recorded by captains, when the original match was stopped.

• Matches are to be played on dates and times scheduled per Master Schedules distributed to all Captains and posted on RVTPA website.   Changes may be requested only if both captains agree and requires written approval of Area League Coordinator.

• The Coman tiebreaker will be used in all 2006 league matches. This includes set tiebreaks as well as match tiebreaks: Change sides after the 1^st serve, and every 4 serves thereafter, i.e., 1^st point, 5^th point, 9^th point, 13^th point, etc.

• Matches start promptly at 6:00 and 7:45. Both teams are to be “ready to play” – warm-ups, including serves are to be completed prior to match start time.

• Captains are encouraged to print the scorecard from Tennis Link, to be completed and exchanged with the other captain prior to the scheduled start of the match or rescheduled match.
• Upon match completion the captains can briefly meet, agree on scores & initial each other’s scorecard.

• A player may not play on more than one team at one level, i.e., you cannot play on two 3.5 teams.
• A player may play on teams at different levels, i.e., a 3.5 team and a 4.0 team.
• No more than 2 or 3 players may play together on teams at different levels as determined by the number of teams at 1^st level registered.

A level of 4 or more teams allows 2 players from same team to play together at another level. A level of 3 or less allows 3 players from same team to play together at another level.

EXAMPLE 1: You wish to play Men’s 3.5 & 4.0. You are registered on a 3.5 team – there are three Men’s 3.5 teams this year – 3 players registered on the same 3.5 team may play together at 4.0.

EXAMPLE 2: You wish to play Men’s 3.5 & 4.0. You are registered on a 4.0 team – there are four Men’s 4.0 teams this year – 2 players registered on the same 4.0 team may play together at 3.5.

· Good luck this season!