CHATA: KID'S page

Junior Team Tennis

Junior Team Tennis

 Fall 2013


                                             

FALL 2011 CHATA JUNIOR TEAM TENNIS18 YRS OLD AND UNDER REGISTRATION:  All registration will be done at McCluskey Tennis Center on Thurs, Sept 15th 5:00-7:00pm  and Monday, Sept. 19th, 4-6pm.

These are the only sign up dates!Parent or guardian must sign up player. 

AGE AND ABILITY: 18 yrs old and under and must be able to rally and keep score. 

MATCHES BEGIN:  September 27, 2011  (we will not play Oct. 13th)Matches will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:40 till 5:45pm. 

FEES: USTA MEMBERSHIP FEE $18.  All players must have a current USTA membership number.  This annual fee allows you to play in USTA leagues and includes a Tennis Magazine subscription.  If you have a current USTA# you will only pay the CHATA league fee. 

CHATA LEAGUE FEE:  $25.  This includes balls, court fees for matches, and end of season party and awards.  Make checks payable to "CHATA".  If there are children wishing to play but unable to afford these fees, please contact the Jr. League Coordinator to arrange for scholarship funding.  

Parent volunteers are needed to help with player supervision and team coordination.  You can volunteer by emailing Karen Bryant at kambryant@aol.com  OR talk to Karen at sign ups.  We need to get parents involved, you do not need to be a tennis player to volunteer! 

NAME_______________________________AGE______ 

USTA #__________________________(if you have a current membership) 

PARENTS NAME______________________PHONE_____________________

 EMAIL ADDRESS_________________________________________________ ___

BEGINNER   _____INTERMEDIATE (check one) Karen Bryant , Jr. League Coordinator


Cheryl Pitts
CHATA


TEN THINGS PARENTS DON'T GET ABOUT KIDS AND SPORTS

TEN THINGS PARENTS DON'T GET ABOUT

KIDS AND SPORTS


1. During car rides to games or practice, kids don't want you to tell them how to do this or that.
  ("I am not stupid," or "I know how to play the sport I play," are typical responses.)

2. Kids can get psyched for a game without parental help. ( I hate it when my parent says, "Are you ready?  We're going to win!" like they're the one playing.

3. It's your duty as a parent to sit quietly and watch your kids do wonderful things.
(Kids get bummed out when you miss games or yak it up too much with friends in the stands.)


4. If you don't know what you're talking about, kids don't want you to talk.
(Typical comments: " Parents think they know the rules, but they don't." "My mom asks annoying questions.' And 'I hate when my mom tells me to do things even when she doesn't know the first thing about sports.")


5. Even if you do know what you're talking about, kids don't want you to talk.
("I hate when parents tell us to do the exact opposite of what the coaches say," "If your parent isn't the coach, he or she shouldn't try to be one.")


6. Kids wish parents would practice what you preach about sportsmanship.
("My dad always wants me to he a 'good sport,' but a lot of the time he blames the loss on the ref." "Arguing with the refs is not only embarrassing, but it takes up time." )


7. Kids often can't hear a parent yelling when they're concentrating on the game.
(Sometimes, they can. Either way, they don't like it. "Parents yell advice a player doesn't hear because they're so into playing the game."I feel embarrassed when my parents yell so loud that the whole town can hear," and "They yell and scream and look like dorks.")


8. After they lose, kids don't want to be told it doesn't matter.
( Typical reactions: ""I hate when we get knocked out of the playoffs and parents say, 'You'll get them next time!" "When parents try to cheer you up after a loss, all they do is remind you of the score." )


9. After they lose, kids don't want to be told that it does matter.
("Parents take losses harder than we do". You win some, you lose some, no big deal! "Get over it!")


10. Kids just want to have fun. Parents just don't get this, kids say.

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