Delivering a Successful Tournament

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  Welcome & Intro

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MODULE 1: Joining the USTA Tournament Pathway

  1. The Players' First Experience

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  2. Responsibilities as a Tournament Director

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  3. Are you Fully Prepared to Run a Tournament?

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  4. Taking Stock of Your Facility

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MODULE 2: Selecting the Right Tournament

  1. Levels of Tournaments Overview

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  2. Levels of Tournaments Overview

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  3. Sanctioning Guidelines

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  4. National (Open tournaments)

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  5. Team Tournaments

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  6. ITF & WTN events

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  7. Unsanctioned

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MODULE 3: Tournament Settings & Homepage

  1. What's Important

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  2. Tournament dates & Deadline

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  3. Divisions

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  4. Entry Fees

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  5. Selection Process

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  6. Match & Draw Formats

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  7. Optimizing the Tournament Homepage

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MODULE 4: Familiarize Yourself with Rules and Regulations

  1. Why it Matters

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  2. Friend at Court

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  3. Point Tables

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  4. Officials

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  5. Tournament Director Guide & Resource Site

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  6. TD Hotline

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  7. Eastern Regulations Documents & Rules of Note

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MODULE 5: Pre Tournament To-Do List

  1. List of steps to do prior to hosting your event

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  2. Optimizing the Tournament Homepage (repeat see Module 3 #7)

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  3. After Entries Close

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  4. Player Selections

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  5. Making the Draws

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  6. Create the Schedule

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  7. Publishing the Draw & Schedule

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  8. Participant Communication

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  9. Balls & Event Awards

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  10. Hiring Officials

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  11. Preparing Your facility

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MODULE 6: During the Event Musts

  1. Player Check-in & Parent Meeting

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  2. Event Management

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  3. Conflict Resolution

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  4. Inputting Scores

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  5. Next Match Schedule

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  6. Awards & Giveaways

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MODULE 7: Post Tournament Responsibilities

  1. Post Tournament Email

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  2. Grievances or Suspension Points

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  3. Pictures & Sportsmanship Nominations

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SUMMARY

  1. Review & Takeaways

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  2. Course Assessment

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