2013 Alabama
Southern Combo Doubles State Championship
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CAPTAINS’ INFORMATION & SITE RESPONSIBILITIES

    The following includes information and responsibilities for each team captain. Please review this information carefully and relay all information to your team members!

· Players are expected to wear tennis attire appropriate for all state championship events.

· Site desk volunteers will introduce the players prior to the beginning of each match.  Players should immediately proceed to their assigned court to begin their warm-up.  

· In the event of rain, the Site Director on site will stop play and players will report their score in progress to the site desk. Players will not be allowed to leave the site until released by the Site Director on site. If needed, play will continue under lights or on different surfaces if necessary, to keep on schedule. RAIN DELAY TELEPHONE NUMBER: 1-800-592-1838

· ALL PLAYERS MUST BE PREPARED TO PRESENT PHOTO IDENTIFICATION IMMEDIATELY UPON REQUEST. 

· All players will abide by the USTA Rules and “The Code”. The server will call the score after each point, clearly and loud enough for the opponents to hear. Line calls will be made as accurately as possible, always giving the benefit of any doubt to the opponent. Remember that if you cannot call your opponent’s shot out, it is presumed good! Do not ask opinions from spectators. No coaching of any player will be permitted at any time. Please follow all rules of considerate behavior. Return balls from other courts promptly. Be ready to receive serve promptly. Always insure that your opponent is ready for your serve.  

· Medical Conditions: Medical conditions include but are not limited to an injury, illness, and heat-related condition or cramping.

· Medical Time-Out: A medical time-out consists of evaluation time as determined by the referee plus a maximum of three minutes treatment time.

· Request for a medical time-out. A request for a medical time-out may be made by a player to the court monitor or at the tournament desk. During the match or warm-up, if a player suffers from a medical condition or believes that medical diagnosis or treatment is required, the player may request a one-time medical time-out for that medical condition. Subsequently, he/she may request another medical time-out for a different medical condition. Only one medical time-out shall be permitted for heat-related conditions and cramping in any match, even if the heat-related condition or cramping occurs to different parts of the body.  

· Awards will be presented to Champions and team photos taken immediately after each level’s finals or end of round robin.

The Tournament Committee reserves the right to alter the format, the scoring method or terminate the team match when one team has won the majority of the points. However, without directive from the Tournament Committee, teams are expected to play all matches to completion. The tournament committee has the right to dismiss or excuse teams from the tournament.

In the event of inclement weather, court surfaces may change based on availability or play may be under lights.   The tournament committee may alter the scoring format to finish the tournament on time.