Tryouts

//Below is some information on tryouts. Feel free to contact Coach Vogt with any questions. First and foremost, if you turn your paperwork in and show up at tryouts, you are on the team; guaranteed. I have never cut a player nor will that ever happen. Everyone who tries out makes the team. //

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__Schedule (All levels will try out at Tuckaway Country Club, on Drexel, just west of 68th St) __ Tues 8/7: 3-8pm spacesp -Freshmen/sophomores (3-5:30pm) spacesp -Juniors/seniors (5:30-8pm) Wed 8/8: 1-6pm spacesp -JV (1-3pm) spacesp -Varsity (3-6pm)

__How will tryouts be structured? __ Day 1 (Tues, 8/7): Players will be assigned a court and will play challenge tiebreakers against everyone on their court. When completed, athletes will receive new court assignments based upon performance. At the end of the session, players will be instructed to return to either the varsity or JV tryouts on Wednesday.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 2 (Wed, 8/8): Each level will be run a bit differently. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">-JV: a mix of challenge matches, drills and instruction. At the end of practice, athletes will be assigned to either the JV Gold or JV Black team. They can then follow the appropriate schedule for their team as more traditional practices will begin. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">-Varsity: same challenge match format as Day 1. Due to the competitive nature of varsity tennis, a clear-cut distinction between varsity and varsity reserve will not be made at the conclusion of the second day. The varsity team will be determined as the season progresses based upon the criteria listed in the team rules.

__<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Notes on challenge matches __ <span style="color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> -Sportsmanship is a must. Since tennis is a sport that for the most part does not employ referees, players are in charge of calling their own match. Dishonest line calling, racquet abuse or verbal profanity will not be tolerated in any way. When in doubt, give your opponent the benefit of the doubt in all cases. Click [|here] for a great example of sportsmanship during Wimbledon.

__<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">I don’t know how to play a tiebreaker! __ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">-No problem! An instructional video is posted above to walk you through the process. You don’t have to be an expert, but you should at least be familiar with how they work. During tryouts, there will be coaches and players who can help you if you are still unsure. Either way, by the end of the day, you will likely be an expert on how tiebreakers work since you will play a bunch of them.

__<span style="color: #ff00b9; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">If tennis is no-cut, how come there are tryouts? __ <span style="color: #ff00b9; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt;">-We still need to determine which players will be on the four teams (Varsity, Varsity Reserve, JV Gold, JV Black). To do this in the most fair way, the first day of tryouts will consist of challenge matches.

__<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Why so many challenge matches? __ <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12pt;">-Challenge matches are an effective method to make team assignments as well as rankings within the team most fairly because the athletes are in complete control. The coaching staff will record the score; you will control how hard you play. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 12pt;">-The reason we are using challenge tiebreakers to begin is that it gives a chance for each athlete to play as many opponents as possible while also being conscious of time limitations of the tennis season. Once a number of challenge tiebreakers are completed, a player's general level will be established. The coaching staff will then have a better idea of which players will need to play entire set or best 2 of 3 set challenge matches later in the season.

__<span style="color: #5e5e08; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Notes __ <span style="color: #5e5e08; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">-Spread the word, if you have friends who might be interested in tennis, tell them to join tennis! <span style="color: #5e5e08; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">-If you go out for a fall sport that cuts and do not make the team, you can still play tennis. Email Coach Vogt if this is the case.