JTT Fall State Rules & Regulations

Player Participation

Players may play on more than one team in the same local league in our state, as long as they are in different age divisions.  For example, a player can play on a 14 and under team and an 18 and under team.  That player can only play on one of those teams though if advancing to ANY championship.  A player may play in the same age division in SEPARATE local leagues, but must choose only one team to play with at the state tournament.

Fall Format

Teams will be single gender, and each match will consist of 2 doubles matches and 4 singles matches.  Each player may play doubles and singles in the team match.  At the Fall State tournament, each individual court will play one full set.  Doubles will go on first, and after the 2 doubles matches end, all four singles matches will go on court.  Local leagues may choose their own scoring format.

More Than One Match

Fall leagues teams will be single gender, and EACH player may play twice in a team match.  No one can play three times in a team match, so the minimum amount of players needed for a team and for a single team match is 4.  The maximum amount of players per team is 10.  If a team has only 3 players for a team match, they must forfeit 2 courts (a doubles court and a singles court)

Coaching

Coaching is allowed by one person at a time (whomever is designated the coach or captain). Team should put their coach for each match (it doesn’t have to be the captain in Tennislink) on the scorecard before the match, and that is the only person that can coach during the match.  Coaching is only allowed during changeovers.  It is not allowed during tiebreaks, after the first game of a set, or by hand signals during play.

Eligibility for Progression For FALL CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY ONLY

Team Progression

• Teams may advance to the Fall State Championship if they had no other local teams to play against and no match scores entered.  However, those teams have to be registered for their local leagues and all players registered for the local team by November 15.
• If more than 1 team signs up for a division locally, those teams must have local play to determine league winners.

Individual Player Progression

• If a league has local play, players must play in one local match in order to be eligible for Fall State (a default may count)
• If a team is registered for local play and has NO other teams to play against, that team may advance to State and its players DO NOT have to have the 1 local match played.

Substitutions and Additions for Fall State Championships

Teams may add two players to their state championship roster, IF those players played on another fall local team. (teams DO NOT have to drop below the minimum amount of players required (4) in order to add players to their State roster)

Advanced/ Intermediate Rule

We will have ONE division for fall local play and Fall State Championship play, so up to 2 advanced players are welcome on ANY team.  There will not be a separate division for Advanced teams at Fall State.  Each team is limited to having 2 Advanced Players per team, with an Advanced Player being defined as a player with a top 300 Southern Section standing as of December 31, 2013 (top 100 for 10&Under players) in ANY age division. 

For example, if a 12&Under player has a Southern Standing of 119, he or she has to play Advanced even if he or she were to “play up” on an 18’s team.

Age Eligibility

Players registering for Fall teams must be “age eligible” through November 30 (i.e., a player must remain 12 through November 30 in order to sign up for a 12 and Under team.)

Advancement to State

For every 3 teams in a division, 1 team is eligible to advance to Fall State.

Fall State Championships

December 13-14, 2014

Jackson, MS