2004 Girls Tennis Controlled Scrimmage
DATE: Each tennis playing school may participate in one
inter-school controlled scrimmage match to be held after 5 days of practice and
at least 48 hours prior to each school’s first scheduled match.
Each
school is limited to one scrimmage. JV
and freshmen players may be utilized as long as they have been included in the
practices prior to the scrimmage and their time is included as part of the
scrimmage time limit. There shall be no
separate JV or freshman scrimmage.
CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT: Schools that elect to participate in the
scrimmage must schedule another Indiana team.
Schools are urged to select a team that is at a similar talent level. There shall be a contract between the two
schools that will include the location and time and any special arrangements
for providing the balls.
COACHES: Each team may
have the head coach and one additional coach on the tennis courts during the
scrimmage. All other coaches will be
outside the courts. There should be no
scouting at a scrimmage from coaches of other schools.
Coaches
should communicate prior to the scrimmage to ensure the best match-ups of skill
levels. The coaches should be sure they
are in agreement on the format of the time schedules.
PLAYERS: Only those
players who have participated in five or more days of practice shall be allowed
to participate in the scrimmage. The
maximum number of players who can participate in the scrimmage shall be 14.
TIME LIMIT:
The time limit for the scrimmage is 90 minutes, which includes warm-up
time.
Warm-Up 10
minutes
Session I 30
minutes
Ø Varsity
level match-ups (all singles)
Ø JV level
match-ups if extra courts are available
Ø Head coach
and one assistant on the courts
Ø Coaches can
provide instruction between points
Ø Players
shall use “no-ad” scoring
Ø When time
expires, the players should finish the game they are on, and then the match is
over, regardless of score.
Session
II 30 minutes
Ø Varsity
level match-ups (all doubles)
Ø JV level
match-ups if extra courts are available
Ø Head coach
and one assistant on the courts
Ø Coaches can
provide instruction between points
Ø Players
shall use “no-ad” scoring
Ø When time
expires, the players should finish the game they are on, and then the match is
over, regardless of score.
Session
III 20 minutes
Ø Varsity or
JV level match-ups (singles or doubles)
Ø Head coach
and one assistant on the courts
Ø Coaches can
provide instruction between points
Ø Scoring
will be tiebreakers only (regular tiebreaker or 10-point match tiebreaker)
Ø When time
expires, the players should finish the point they are on, and then the
tiebreaker is over, regardless of score.
NOTE: Total time
is 90 minutes. If this scrimmage format
is not followed, it will be considered a contest and shall count as one of the
allowable season contests.
March 2003