USTA National Team Championships

Represent Northern California This Summer!

Applicants List - Updated June 20 @ 4:02PM

2012 NorCal Teams - Updated July 23

ALL Flight Itineraries (including players) - Updated July 23

BG12 Info Sheet

BG14 Info Site

B18 National Team Manual

G18 National Team Info Sheet #2

HOW CAN I REGISTER?

To be considered, players must complete the registration process by having all of the followings into the USTA Northern California office by Wednesday, May 30 (Intersectionals) and Monday, June 18 (Zonals & National Teams):

(1) Authorization for Release of Protected Health Information Form

(2) Medical Information Form

(3) Player Contact Information Form

(4) Rules of Player Conduct Form

(5) Waiver and Release Form

(6) USTA Release and Medical Release Form - Required for all USTA National tournaments.

(7) A Check for Correct Amount Payable to USTA Northern California

You CANNOT sign up online. All required forms and a check need to be submitted to USTA NorCal to complete the registration process. Registered players will be added on the Applicants list on this page manually.

If you plan on registering for more than one team event, you will only need to submit the following for the second event:

(5) Waiver and Release Form

(6) USTA Release and Medical Release Form - Required for all USTA National tournaments.

Address: USTA Northern California, Attn: Tommy Tu, 1920 North Loop Road, Alameda CA 94502

Phone: (510) 263 – 0447

Fax: (510) 748 – 7377

Email: ttu@norcal.usta.com

WHAT ARE THE USTA NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Every year, the USTA sanctions two different types of USTA Team Championships to give junior players the fun experience of representing their USTA Section and playing on a team. At these team events, USTA NorCal sends its strongest players.

These team events provide an opportunity for NorCal’s top juniors to be seen by college coaches and to compete against top juniors from other USTA Sections. It’s a great opportunity to play on a fun team and to develop and improve physical, mental, and emotional skills. They also allow players to experience a competitive team atmosphere and on-court coaching, just like college tennis!

USTA Intersectional Team Championships (Intersectionals) – National Level 1

July 8-12, 2012

• BG 16s – Shreveport, Louisiana on (Clay) – More Info

- Four (4) boys and four (4) girls

USTA Zone Team Championships (Zonals) – National Level 2

July 25-29, 2012

• BG 12s – Tucson, Arizona (Hard) – More Info

- Eighteen (18) boys and eighteen (18) girls

• BG 14s – Colorado Springs, Colorado (Hard) – More Info      

- Eighteen (18) boys and eighteen (18) girls  

• BG 16s – Salt Lake City, Utah (Hard) – More Info

- Twelve (12) boys and twelve (12) girls                     

USTA National Team Championships (National Teams) – National Level 1

July 28-31, 2012

• B 18s – Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (Hard) – More Info

- Seven (7) boys

July 30-August 2, 2012

• G 18s – Claremont, California (Hard) – More Info

- Seven (7) girls

WHAT IS THE SINGLES PLAYING ORDER ON THE TEAM?

Line-ups will be ordered as follows:

• Players in the top 100 of the most recently published National Standings Lists will be ordered first, in the order of their standing.

• Remaining players are ordered by rank using the most recently published NorCal Final Ranking Lists.

• Wild Card recipients will be placed in the lineup as determined by the Wild Card Committee.

Line-ups will be announced to the participants as soon as possible after selection and line-up order is determined.

INTERESTED IN BEING A TEAM MANAGER?

Each year, USTA NorCal designates team managers to travel with the team to assist the coaches with logistics and to chaperone players. USTA NorCal will cover airfare, hotel, transportation, and food ($40/day) for each team manager. We are looking for two (2) team managers to travel with the 16s Zonals teams. Some responsibilities of being a team manager include:

• Be sure all players are on time for events, matches, etc.

• Conduct room checks each night

• Make sure players have enough water and food during the event

• Assist in any way to make a productive, safe, and successful team trip (i.e. help with transportation to and from the event)

If you are interested in being a team manager for this event, please email Tommy Tu at ttu@norcal.usta.com. All requests will be reviewed by the junior department at USTA NorCal.

THERE IS A TEAM WORKOUT BEFORE THE EVENT

All players selected are expected to attend a MANDATORY team practice with the team coaches on Sunday, July 22 (Time is TBD) at the Harbor Bay Club. The Harbor Bay Club is located on 200 Packet Landing Road, Alameda, CA 94502. The approximately 3-hour team workout event will include no less than 2 hours of tennis and a meeting/party with food following tennis. There is no charge to the team workout.

This team workout will be held by the team coaches and USTA NorCal staff for the participants in the USTA Boys’ and Girls’ 16, 14, and 12 Zone Team Championships and the USTA Boys’ and Girls’ 18 National Team Championships. Attendance by the team coaches is mandatory. Attendance by the team managers is mandatory. Attendance by the players is mandatory, unless clearance is given by USTA NorCal.

The purposes of this workout include:

-build team spirit and camaraderie

-introduce the coaches to the players and parents

-allow for time to review policies and rules, prior to arriving at the tournament, with the opportunity to ask questions

-finalize the arrival logistics of the coaches, team managers, and players

-secure parents to volunteer (w/ managers) to organize meals, to better allow the coaches to concentrate on coaching

-allow for the distribution of team uniforms

ARE THERE WILD CARDS?

Wild cards are available for junior players to play in THE USTA Zone Team Championships and USTA National Team Championships, and USTA Intersectional Team Championships.

2012 Wild Card Request Form

CAN YOU EARN RANKING POINTS FOR PLAYING ON A TEAM?

Sectional Ranking Points

Intersectionals & National Teams (Level 1 National)

Each player will receive 150 sectional ranking points for each win in singles and doubles, regardless of the position of the player on the team.

Zonals (Level 2 National)

Each player will receive 125 sectional ranking points for each win in singles and doubles, regardless of the position of the player on the team. If one NorCal team happens to play another NorCal team, any Bonus Points earned will be awarded to this total.

National Ranking Points

National ranking points will vary for each player since ranking points earned are based on the position a player is on a team. Any Bonus Points earned will be added to the total for national rankings.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

BG 16s Intersectionals

• $150 – This fee includes the coaching fee. USTA NorCal covers the application fee, transportation, uniform, and housing for the players. Players will stay in a hotel during the first night after arrival. Once the tournament starts, players will be given housing to stay with local tennis families.

BG 12s Zonals

• $245 – This fee includes the $95 application fee and $150 coaching fee. All players are required to travel with a parent. The players do not need to be with their team at all times.

BG 14s Zonals

• $245 if a parent is attending – This fee includes the $95 application fee and $150 coaching fee. 

• $495 – This fee includes the $95 application fee, $250 for five nights of lodging, and $150 coaching fee. Under this option, all players are required to travel with NorCal coaches and managers and stay in at the tournament hotel listed below. USTA NorCal covers transportation and uniform for the players as well as send team managers to work together with the coaches on supervising the teams.

BG 16s Zonals

• $495 – This fee includes the $95 application fee, $250 for five nights of lodging, and $150 coaching fee. USTA NorCal covers transportation and uniform for the players as well as send team managers to work together with the coaches on supervising the teams.

BG 18s National Teams

• $150 – This fee includes the coaching fee. USTA NorCal covers the application fee, transportation, uniform, and hotels for the players.

Players are responsible for the cost of airfare, meal expenses, and hotel accommodations (for BG 12 & 14 Zonals with the $245 fee option above). Some meals will be provided at the tournament site. Once team coaches and team managers have been selected, players will receive information about their itineraries to help arrange same flights or similar arrival/departure times.

For 16s and 18s events, parents are welcome to attend, but the players MUST be with their team at all times. USTA NorCal would like to provide the players with an experience similar to an away college team match as much as possible.

IS THERE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE?

Please do not let the cost keep you from competing in this event. If financial assistance is needed, you can apply for grants through the Northern California Tennis Foundation (NCTF). The NCTF funds junior tennis players who do not have the financial means to receive individual instruction, travel to and participate in USTA NorCal sanctioned tournaments or USTA National Championship tournaments. Travel assistance funds may only be used for players’ expenses, travel and accommodations.

All inquiries are kept strictly confidential. Click here to find out more online or Click here to download a PDF version.

If you have any questions, please contact Lita Anderson at (510) 748-7341 or anderson@norcal.usta.com.

GET ON A TEAM! SEE YOU THERE AT THE TEAM PRACTICE! :)