| What is Impact Team Tennis? |
Impact Team Tennis is co-ed teams competing in a format that consists of 6 no-ad sets. One set each of men's and women's doubles followed by men's and women's singles, ending with 2 sets of mixed doubles. Total games won from all sets determines the winner. Substitutions and coaching are allowed during the match. Click here to view Impact Team Tennis Rules
The Impact Team Tennis Maryland league has been around since 1990 providing year end Impact Team Tennis leagues which includes three eight week outdoor leagues (May to June, July to August and September to October) and one twenty week indoor league from November to April.
Maryland's Impact Team Tennis history of providing players an oppportunitiy to play tennis and grow the sport of tennis at a recreationial level includes
*2006 League Director of the Year
*2008 to 2018 Top Ten League Director(Nationwide)
*Several National Champions and Finalists(Open Division, 4.0 Level, 3.5 Level and 3.0 Level)
*Numerous National Qualifier Champions and Finalists(3.0 Level, 3.5 Level and 4.0 Level)
*Tri-State(MD, DC, VA) Tournaments
*Cup Challenge(MD vs DC)
*Captains Citiopen Tickets
*Team checks in the amount of $250 per team (Play in two summer sessions
Note: Corporate League includes corporations, government and not-for-profit organizations.
Adult Teams are welcome to join. |
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| What is a Impact Team Tennis team? |
Although the limit to the number of team members is ten, the suggested number of players is three men and three women. A minimum team consists of two men and two women.
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| Who can play? |
Adults (18 & over) may sign up as a team or as an individual. Corporate, Not-for-profit and government.
1. WATA, Inc. waiver
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| When do leagues start? |
Mondays Adults(3.0, 3.5, 4.0 AND 4.5 levels) (Corporate, Not-For-Profit and Government Division)
Mondays 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Outdoor Session: 7/11/22 to 8/29/22 (8 matches)
Outdoor Session: 9/12/22 to 10/31/22 (8 matches)
Indoor Session: 11/5/22. 10 matches. Sundays 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Indoor Session: 11/5/22. 10 matches. Sundays Rock Creek Tennis Courts 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Social Tennis: starts in October 7, 2022 at Georgetown Prep.(30 weeks on Fridays from 7-9pm cost is $540
please visit our website www.watatennis.org to sign up!
CAPTAIN INCENTIVE JULY TO AUGUST and SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER 2022 LEAGUE:
Captains can receive ONE FREE ticket to the Citiopen!
Sign-Up Deadline: ASAP
FINAL DEADLINE: 7/11/22 or ASAP for payment of fees and team and player registration.
Captains please register ASAP and email me your team name.
TEAM INCENTIVE PLAN:
> IF THERE ARE A MINIMUM OF 4 TEAMS IN A DIVISION, THE WINNING TEAM THAT ATTENDS A NATIONAL QUALIFIER AND THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THEIR ENTRY FEE TO THE Impact Team Tennis TOURNAMENT(VALUE $350 + $350).
>IF THE CAPTAIN ENTERS A TEAM IN EACH SESSION(JULY TO AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER TO OCTOBER) REGISTERED AND PAID, THE TEAM RECEIVES A check in the amount of $250.
NOTE: THE SAME PLAYERS DO NOT HAVE TO BE ON ALL Two TEAMS! YOU CAN HAVE Two TOTALLY DIFFERENT TEAMS EACH SESSION!
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| Sign-Up Deadline: ASAP |
FINAL DEADLINE: ASAP for payment of fees and team and player registration.
Captains please register ASAP and email me your team name so I can setup your team on the website to start registering your players.
BENEFITS OF PLAYING IN THE DC LEAGUE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Winning team advances to the Impact Team Tennis National Qualifiers. The team fee is paid by the Impact Team Tennis League.(Minimum 4 teams in a division) (Value: $350)
2. If the team advances to the Nationals, the team fee is paid by the Impact Team Tennis League (Value: $350).
3. Team gift certificate value $250 to any restaurant of your choice if you play in the July to August and September to October Leagues outdoors.
4. Captains receives one free tickets to the Citiopen
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| What Divisions (levels of play) are offered? |
The levels of play being offered are 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5, Corporate, Not-for-Profit, and Government division
League will play on Mondays 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Locations:
George Washington University-Mt. Vernon Campus
2100 Foxhall Road on Whitehaven parkway
Washington, DC 20007
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| Determining Team Rating |
| The average NTRP rating of the top two men and top two women players on your team determines the team rating. |
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| Example: |
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Joe- 4.5 |
Mary- 3.5 |
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Tom- 4.5 |
Jill-3.5 |
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Bill- 4.0 |
Gail- 3.5 |
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Joe- 4.5 |
Mary- 3.5 |
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Jim- 3.5 |
Joan- 3.0 |
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| The best two men and two women are: 4.5 + 4.5 + 3.5 + 3.5 = 16. 16 divided by 4 equals 4.0. |
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| This team could register for the 4.0 division or a higher division. A team consists of a minimum of two men and two women.
Although the limit to the number of team members is ten, the suggested number of players is three men and three women.
Click here to determine your NTRP level. |
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| Where do we play? |
Matches will be played at the following locations:
Location:
George Washington University-Mt. Vernon Campus
2100 Foxhall Road
Washington, DC 20007
Outdoors, Hardcourt, Lighted
7:00pm to 9:00pm
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| Can I register as an individual/substitute/team? |
| First preference is team but you can sign up as an individual and I will place you on a team based on your level of play |
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| Note to substitute players: |
| All substitute players must register and pay the fee unless you are on a team and the team fee is paid. $16 per match by cash or check. $16 via credit card www.paypal.com enter richgott@erols.com |
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| Why register via the Internet? |
| You are not an official league participant until you have registered online. When you register via the Internet site you will be e-mailed league information during the season and your Impact Team Tennis Member Benefits (Impact Team Tennis Point of Contact Newsletter, discounts on hotel, rental cars, 2 for 1 tickets, plus more). |
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| What is the cost? |
LEAGUE FEE PER SESSION (GWU DC League only):
• Individual Fee: $125/person for all registered players for 8 weeks $130 via paypal which includes the paypal fee. (Deadline: ASAP)
Players fee includes permit for the tennis courts, Impact Team Tennis site license, two cans of tennis balls for each match, Impact Team Tennis benefits, winning team: Entry fee if a team attends a NQ ($350 Value), Entry fee if a team wins the NQ and goes to the National Championships ($350 value), attorneys fees and other administrative costs.
CAPTAIN INCENTIVE AND PLAYER STIMULUS PLAN:
• Team Fee: $750 (in one amount by check, cash or credit card) via paypal $780 which includes the paypal fee www.paypal.com enter richgott@erols.com Deadline: ASAP
Team must have a captain, obtain the players for the team, have all players register, enter the match results, send email reminder of match every week, ensure that 2 men and 2 women show up to the match, determine lineup for each match and any other administrative matters, if needed.
Note: The team fee includes the league paying for two cans of tennis balls for each match
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| League winners qualify for aRegional Championship? |
| Winning teams advance to the Impact Team Tennis Regional Championship. Your team is eligible to participate in a Regional Championship for up to one year from the end date of your league.
For every four (4) teams in any official Impact Team Tennis (Impact Team Tennis) local league division, one (1) team will be eligible to participate in a Regional Championship.
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| Local League Information & Rules: |
Impact Team Tennis
NEW RULES – LOCAL LEAGUE
EFFECTIVE 11/6/05(as Amended)Updated 5/1/08
To: All Impact Team Tennis players
From: Richard Gottfried, Impact Team Tennis League Director
Re: New Local League Rules
Based upon feedback from you the players in Impact Team Tennis here are some additional local league rules that will be effective November 6, 2005(to be enforced effective 11/20/05 league, 5/14/06 league, 7/23/06 league, 9/10/06 League, 11/5/06 League,5/6/07 League) for the indoor sessions and outdoor sessions. If you have any questions about the new rules (need clarification of their meaning) and/or would like some additional rules put in place (that make sense and add value to the league), please let me know. Thank you.
New Rules
1. ALL players MUST register online at www.Impact Team Tennis.com otherwise the set that the unregistered player played in will be scored as a forfeit 6-0. With the new website you as captain can see who has registered. Deadline: Two days before the start of the league (2 men and 2 women)…rest of the regular(full-time including split or shared) players on your team by the third match.
2. Substitute rule: You may bring in a sub if you have only one man and or one women player for that match and you need another male/female player for the match. (If you have your regular 2 men and 2 women players show up to the match that is all you need to play a match. If you bring a substitute player in addition to your two regular players, than any set that the substitute player plays in will result in a forfeit as a 6-0 score for that set.)
A. The level of the player must be within the level of the league. (Change as follows) The substituted player must be at the same level or lower of your regular player. For example if your player is a 3.5 then the sub must be a 3.5 or lower…the sub CANNOT be higher than your regular player.
B. All substitute players MUST register online at www.Impact Team Tennis.com prior to the match in which they play otherwise any set they play in will result in forfeit 6-0. A substitute player can register anytime during the season.
C. Once the substitute player has registered for one team that substitute player MUST play on that same team (as a sub if needed) for the rest of the league. The substitute player CANNOT play on one team one week and then another team the next week.
D. If your team has only one male/female player for the match(and you cannot find a substitute player for the match) and another team in the league has three male/female players for their match you can borrow one of their players, HOWEVER, the borrowed player's set score will result in a forfeit for that team 6-0.
3. Impact Team Tennis rule number 8. Service lets will be enforced.
4. Impact Team Tennis rule number 10. Default rules will be enforced.
5. Level of League is determined by the League Director at his discretion.
Depending on the average team NTRP rating (determined by adding up all of the levels of the paid players and dividing that number by the number of paid players) some divisions may have a team that the average is higher than the division they are playing in (because there are not enough teams entered at that level) and some teams may have an average that is lower than the division they are playing in because the team wanted to play in a higher division.
For example:
Bruce 4.0
Tammy 4.5
Dave 4.0
Steven 3.5
Sean 3.5
April 3.5
Esther 3.0
Nancy 4.0
Total = 30 divided by 8 players =3.75
Team average is 3.75. Therefore if there is no 4.0 and under division that team would be allowed to play in the 3.5 and under division.
6. Default Policy: Teams are required to pay $30 default fee by the start of the league and replenish the fee if needed during the season. A default will cost a team $7.50 per set that is defaulted in a match. The default fee will then be paid to the team that did not default the set(s).
I hope that these new rules will add value to the Impact Team Tennis local league play.
Thank you.
Rich
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| For more information contact: |
Richard Gottfried
Impact Team Tennis League Director
301-717-9558 cell text
www.watatennis.org
email: info@watatennis.org
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| Click on the Registration link at the top of the page to register! |