To All Pickleball Club
Members
As Director of our
March tournament, Al Hager has asked Nancy and me to manage the referee portion
of the tournament. For the tournament to function smoothly, it's critical that
we have a large number of trained and willing referees. We need to have trained
referees for all 16 courts all day for 3 days plus backups so that no one gets
burned out from refereeing too many matches. With tournaments at Palm Creek,
Mission Royale and Robson, our area needs a large number of qualified referees. I
know a number of our members attended the training session at Palm Creek led by
Tom Gearhart and then practiced during our round robins at Robson. Tom has
again graciously agreed to provide a training seminar. This training is
essential for those of you who have not refereed in the past and I'm sure a
refresher course would be helpful for those who took last year's training, but
have not had much experience at tournaments throughout the year. As noted in
the flyer below, the training will require attendance at both the January 5th
and 12th sessions.
If you're interested
in becoming a referee and willing to attend the 2 training sessions, please
send an e-mail to larrykraus@yahoo.com so we can contact
Rosemary Reese at Palm Creek to ensure that passes are available and also add
you to our list of possible referees. We appreciate the commitment of our
members to help ensure that our tournament is a smoothly run, first class
endeavor.
Larry and Nancy Kraus
Referee Seminar
Do you want to learn how to referee a pickleball game? If you
do, we as a club need you. Just sign up at the pickleball courts.
WHEN: Saturday, January 5, 2013 2:00
P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Where: Pickleball Courts
Commitment: 2 Saturdays (Jan. 5th &
Jan 12th & practice refereeing 12 games before “In-house
Tournament”.
What you should do before the seminar: Go to USAPA.org and
click on Official rules, print them and then read and understand them. Understanding
the rules is imperative to being a good referee.
Instructor, Tom Gearhart #389
