CAPTAIN’S CHECKLIST TO REGISTER USTA TEAM

• Based on previous roster and any new additions from interest form, work with other team captains to determine the rosters
• Download the Team Fee Calculator at right to determine your team fee
• Venmo Eastmoor Treasurer @EastmoorSTC (Molly Walsh) for full amount of team fee before the deadline. See table below for season-specific deadlines
• Notify Eastmoor Tennis (eastmoortennis@gmail.com) that fees have been paid and request team number
• After receiving team number, have each player sign up with team number and pay applicable fees through USTA Tennislink. Remember to indicate that you are the team captain when you register yourself!
• Start collecting weekly availability from your players. Schedules are released from USTA about a week before the season starts, and it helps to know ahead of time if you have enough players to cover matches

MORE INFO

USTA Colorado has detailed information on everything you will need to successfully captain a team, including deadlines, how to file score corrections, qualifying for districts, and more!  

What if I’m interested in forming another team for a level that is very full?

A second team (same level, same league) may only be formed if the first team is filled entirely with Eastmoor members and has become so large that players are scheduled for less than 50% of the matches. A good rule of thumb in considering if a new team is viable, is that you should be able to field the minimum required (see chart above for minimum rosters), plus two players. Captains should give priority to Eastmoor members in terms of participation and play time. You must have approval from the Tennis Committee as additional teams may not be formed if their formation will cause court availability issues.

What is the minimum number of players a team can have on the roster?

The Eastmoor minimum is the USTA requirement for that league plus 2 players. At some NTRP levels, captains should expect to have more than that minimum. See the above table for roster minimums and maximums.

What if a team cannot be filled with “at-level” NTRP Eastmoor players? What if I’m interested in “playing up”?

As a general rule, Eastmoor players participate on league teams at their assigned NTRP level.  The USTA strongly encourages players to play at their current NTRP level for the best experience of all league tennis players.

In the event that a captain can’t fill a team with Eastmoor members playing at their assigned NTRP level, the captain may ask the tennis committee for assistance in filling those spots. The first priority is searching for an Eastmoor member to play up. If nobody is interested in playing up, the second option is to find a non-member to fill the empty spot(s) on the team.

Playing up is at the discretion of the Eastmoor tennis committee and is determined by an open discussion with the lower team about players interested in playing up and an analysis of interested players’ metrics including UTR and WTN ratings. Selection of player/s is determined by the tennis committee. The USTA requires that 75% of a team roster must be “at level”.

As a second option, the tennis committee may consider asking non-members to join the team. At-level non-members may only be added to Eastmoor teams to meet the Eastmoor minimum required roster number. People on the Eastmoor waitlist may reach out to the tennis committee and may be given priority. This invitation is at the discretion of the Eastmoor tennis committee. A team must be comprised of 50% Eastmoor members. *Note: non-members pay a higher fee than members for league play.