A special chair school was spearheaded by Rich Kaufman for the Eastern officials at the West Side Tennis Club on June 22nd, June 23rd and June 24th during a Junior Clay Court Tournament.
The first afternoon was an in class review of chair techniques given by Rich Kaufman and Gail Vandeventor. Fifteen officials were in attendance, their chair experience was diversified, from no or very little chair experience to having 2 or more years experience.
On the second and third day each official was given a match in which they had to call all lines. Normally at these types of tournaments the players call their own lines and the chair will over rule, if necessary. This was a new experience for everyone and some found it more challenging than others.
Gail Vandeventor critiqued the performance of each official while in the chair, providing necessary feedback in order for them to develop further as chair umpires. This was a great experience for all.
Eastern Tennis Umpires Association thanks Rich and Gail for taking the time from their busy schedules to work with our officials.
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