Coaches may be interested parents, recreation & parks instructors, coaches from other sports, college students or players, teaching professionals, high school coaches, college coaches, or others who have some experiencing working with or mentoring children.
Young people often look up to their team coaches/captains as role models, advisor's, and friends. With this in mind the USTA has developed a low cost Recreational Coaches' Workshops (RCW), and support materials to educate potential team coaches/captains in coaching philosophies, team management, running team practices, play strategy, etc.
Training & Support For New or Current Coaches
Click on the link below for more information about the Recreation Coaches Workshops, and to find a workshop in your area.
http://www.usta.com/coaches/custom.sps?iType=12362&icustompageid=17306
For additional information regarding these workshops, assistance with organizing a team, or help in navigating the on-line Junior Team Tennis management program "Tennislink". Please contact your local USTA New England Community Coordinator, Eric Driscoll driscoll@newengland.usta.com or 207-232-6925.
How To Register as a Coach/Captain, create teams, and register players:
Go to Tennislink http://teamtennis.usta.com/main/homepage.aspx
Under Join Team Tennis on the right-hand side, click “Become a Coach/Captain”. If you are already registered as a coach/captain, click on login and enter your USTA Membership number, or USTA Tennislink ID number and your password.
How To Create A Team:
- If not logged in as coach/captain, "Log-on" as a coach on TennisLink
- Click "Create New Team"
- Select Section, District, Greater Portlande, or Zip Code
- Click "Go"
- Click on "Youth" next to type of program
- Write Down Team Number
- Create Team
- Select Facility (From List)
- Select Division
- Check Appropriate Affiliations
- Click Save
On the right-hand side of the page, click “Register Players”
When you are finished entering in all of your players and their information, click “Proceed to Checkout”. Follow instructions given by any prompts with reminders about players (age eligibility, missing info, etc.)
To Pay for Registration:
Enter your credit card information in the fields.
Click “Submit” when finished.
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Entering Scores for completed matches:
Captains/Coaches or co-captains need to log in to the Tennis Link program for the System to recognize you as eligible to record scores for Team Matches.
Captains/Coaches are eligible to record scores only for those teams that they are listed as the Coach or Captain or co-captain.
Scores can be entered for completed matches only.
The first captain going in to enter scores will record the match results.
The "other" captain will be able to review the results but not edit the scores entered.
You can email linkteam@usta.com or call them at 1-800-603-3138 with problems with tennislink.
Steps for Recording Scores:
1. Login to the Junior Team Tennis Tennis Link program as a Captain or Co-Captain [Enter your USTA membership or Junior Team Tennis ID number and Password]-and click Logon
2. You now have additional menu options Click on Score Entry
3. Enter the Match ID number and click next
4. Review the data on the screen to verify you have the correct match
Note: From here you can display and print a blank Scorecard for this match, which lists players registered on both teams involved in this match. It can be printed and taken to the match.
5. Click Next to Record the Scores for this Match
6. Enter the Date Played
7. Select the players for each line – all players registered on the team will display in the pull-down
8. Enter the Scores – Scores are entered from the winners’ perspective – regardless of home/away status
9. Select the Result – (Completed/Retired/Timed Match/Default/Double Default)
10.Select the winner
11. Click Next and a Summary Page will Display
12. Review the information and verify the information is correct
13. If there is an error Click on Re-Enter to return to the Match Entry screen and edit the wrong data
14. If the information is now correct, click Finish
The score is now recorded and Team Standings for that flight will be updated
If scores have already been recorded for your match:
1. Follow these steps 1-3 through entering the Match ID number
2. Screen displays message that match has been entered.
3. Review the information entered
4. If you disagree with the scores as entered Click Dispute and then Finish
The match will then be listed as Disputed in the Match Summary Report
5. If you agree with the scores as entered Click Agree and then Finish