about a lines man:
Before we start..
"Becoming a Tennis referee"
Refereeing is one of the most significant role in this sport because they need to be very responsible for supervising all the players at a competition to ensure they follow the rules of tennis and also if the referees don't exist, match would get very messy because they don't have the clear scores.
BASIC REFEREE COURSE?
There is a basic referee course for the first step to become a referee.
This course includes an introduction to the role of the referee like....
1. Rules of Tennis
2. Code of Conduct
3. Refereeing duties
4. Handling difficult situations, such as on-court disputes
After attending this course, the apply for an officials licence is needed. Then organize and referee grade 5, 6, and 7 competitions locally such as Mini Tennis or Match plays at your local place or local open tournaments. It is also possible to assist a referee as a court supervisor at higher grade competitions.
Next step, having completed the basic course it is necessary to apply online to become an LTA licensed official. After, there are some requirements to attend the full referee course.
1. Complete four days' experience with a qualified referee at a local competition.
FULL REFEREE COURSE?
To referee at higher graded competitions, it is necessary to attend and pass a full referee course. The course is a bit similar to the basic referee course which was the first one and the second course includes a test and exam element. It has to complete the requirements listed above definitely before applying to attend the full referee course.
BASIC REFEREE COURSE?
There is a basic referee course for the first step to become a referee.
This course includes an introduction to the role of the referee like....
1. Rules of Tennis
2. Code of Conduct
3. Refereeing duties
4. Handling difficult situations, such as on-court disputes
After attending this course, the apply for an officials licence is needed. Then organize and referee grade 5, 6, and 7 competitions locally such as Mini Tennis or Match plays at your local place or local open tournaments. It is also possible to assist a referee as a court supervisor at higher grade competitions.
Next step, having completed the basic course it is necessary to apply online to become an LTA licensed official. After, there are some requirements to attend the full referee course.
1. Complete four days' experience with a qualified referee at a local competition.
FULL REFEREE COURSE?
To referee at higher graded competitions, it is necessary to attend and pass a full referee course. The course is a bit similar to the basic referee course which was the first one and the second course includes a test and exam element. It has to complete the requirements listed above definitely before applying to attend the full referee course.
So to become a referee, taking the basic referee course and/or full referee course are needed.
So referees...?
There are two types of tennis umpires (referees) for this sport. They are line umpire and chair umpire. To become a chair umpire, it has to be started as a line umpire and progressing from there. Once you are trained you can become a tennis umpire at local county and regional competition and some tennis umpires who are selected get to officiate at International events. There is actually one more umpire called "chief umpire". For some of the tournaments, the people who are in charge of all the umpires is called chief umpire.
tennis umpires: a line umpire
A LINE UMPIRE
A line umpire is responsible for calling lines on the tennis courts.
To be a line umpire, attending and passing the one day basic line umpire course is the firs step which provides an introduction to line umpiring. The minimum age who takes the course is 16. If the test went successful and license was given, then it is read to be a line umpire at the tournaments.
In tennis, the officials positioned around the outside of the court are called umpires. Line umpires stand around outside of the court near the walls or fences and judge whether balls land inside or outside the lines as well as whether a player has committed a foot-fault by stepping on the service line while serving. In local and amateur matches, only a chair umpire might be used but other matches such as those in professional tournaments might also use as many as nine line umpires.
A line umpire is responsible for calling lines on the tennis courts.
To be a line umpire, attending and passing the one day basic line umpire course is the firs step which provides an introduction to line umpiring. The minimum age who takes the course is 16. If the test went successful and license was given, then it is read to be a line umpire at the tournaments.
In tennis, the officials positioned around the outside of the court are called umpires. Line umpires stand around outside of the court near the walls or fences and judge whether balls land inside or outside the lines as well as whether a player has committed a foot-fault by stepping on the service line while serving. In local and amateur matches, only a chair umpire might be used but other matches such as those in professional tournaments might also use as many as nine line umpires.
KEY points of a line umpire
They need to know..
1. Team work is the key to be a successful line umpire.
2. They are very responsible for reporting any misconduct from a player that was not witnessed by the chair umpire.
3. Their key point of a line umpire: excellent eyesight and concentration required.
4. Their another job: be on top of any situation that may happen and always act in a calm manner.
5. There shouldn't be any unfairly judgement. (Be fair and judge or decide correctly)
6. They need to know the rules definitely.
7. They need to be active.
1. Team work is the key to be a successful line umpire.
2. They are very responsible for reporting any misconduct from a player that was not witnessed by the chair umpire.
3. Their key point of a line umpire: excellent eyesight and concentration required.
4. Their another job: be on top of any situation that may happen and always act in a calm manner.
5. There shouldn't be any unfairly judgement. (Be fair and judge or decide correctly)
6. They need to know the rules definitely.
7. They need to be active.