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Earned  Advancement  2015  

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Supers   Futures  

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Rising  Stars   ROGY   •  •  • 

 

 

 

 

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Eligibility       Advancing  to  next  ball  color     Advancing  to  BG12  Champs  and  Challengers    

     

     

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Who  can  play  Challengers?   How  points  are  awarded    

   

   

   

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Who  can  play  Champs?   Tournament  MV  and  OK  Levels How  points  are  awarded   Aging  up  and  Playing  up      

       

       

       

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Challenger  Circuit   •  • 

Champs  Circuit   •  •  •  • 

Changes  for  2015   Contact  Info            

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I  am  7-­‐18  of  age,  never  played  a  USTA  tournament  or  consider  myself  a   beginner-­‐intermediate  player,  where  do  I  start?    

These  tournaments  are  non-­‐elimination  and  played  in  a  fun  and  exciting  environment!    This  circuit  is  a  great   way  to  get  educated  on  the  USTA  Oklahoma  circuit  and  general  information  on  the  do’s  and  don’ts  of  USTA   tournaments.     1. 

Who  can  play  the  Rising  Stars  Circuit?   a.  Look  for  any  tournament  that  reads  OK  Rising  Stars  (Name  of  Tournament)  BG10-­‐18   b.  Anyone  ages  7-­‐18       c.  Beginner-­‐Intermediate  players  that  are  new  to  USTA  tournaments   d.  Out  of  state  players  may  participate  in  a  Rising  Stars  tournament   e.  Champ  players  are  ineligible  to  play  this  circuit  

2. 

Results  from  the  Rising  Stars  circuit  does  not  count  toward  any  Challenger  or  Champs  points  

   

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1. 

What  is  ROGY?   a.  The  R.O.G.Y.  Player  Pathway  promotes  play  in  red,  orange,  and  green  ball  events  and  is  structured  in  a  way  that  will  allow  young   players  to  remain  at  the  appropriate  level  until  they  are  granted  advancement  by  way  of  age,  results,  or  participation.  It  is  the   Missouri  Valley’s  belief  that  this  structure  will  give  players  more  time  to  develop  both  physically  and  technically.  A  player  who   becomes  competent  in  these  regards  will  be  able  to  work  through  the  pathway  in  a  reasonable  time  period.  

2. 

U10  Orange  Ball  Play     a.  Eligibility    i.  Minimum  age  eligibility  is  the  first  day  of  the  month  of  a  player’s  seventh  (7th)  birthday.      ii.  A  player  may  elect  to  progress  to  BG10  green  ball  the  last  6  months  of  age  eligibility  (10.5)  even  if  required  participation  credits      have  not  been  accumulated.       U10  Green  Ball  Play    

3. 

                     Eligibility     a.     i.  Minimum  age  eligibility  is  the  first  day  of  the  month  of  a  player’s  seventh  (7th)  birthday.    If  all  10  credits  have  been    accumulated  or  5  tournament  win  credits  in  orange  ball  play.      ii.  A  BG10  green  player  may  elect  to  progress  to  BG12  Challengers  the  last  6  months  of  age  eligibility  (10.5)  even  if  required    BG10  green  participation  credits  have  not  been  accumulated.  

Orange   U10  

 

Green   U10  

Challenger   U12  Green  

Champs   U12  Yellow   5  

¡ 

  Criteria  for  advancing  to  the  next  ball  and/or  court:  Orange  and  Green  Ball  Play.    A  player  may  elect  to  move  to  the   next  ball  color  by  meeting  the  following  criteria:  

   

1. 

A.    Earn  ten  (10)  participation  credits     One  (1)  participation  credit  can  be  earned  per  month  by  completing  a  district-­‐sanctioned  tournament.     i.  Only  one  credit  can  be  earned  per  month,  regardless  of  how  many  sanctioned  tournaments  a  player   competes  in  throughout  that  month.     ii.  Tournament  must  be  a  ROGY  district-­‐sanctioned  event  on  the  2015  tournament  schedule.     iii.  Sanctioned  event  must  follow  all  criteria  listed  in  rules  and  regulations  (match  format  and  tournament   format)  in  order  for  players  to  receive  credit.     b.  One  (1)  participation  credit  may  be  earned  by  completing  a  Jr.  Team  Tennis  season  that  includes  at  least  three   (3)  local  league  matches  recorded  in  TennisLink.     i.  A  maximum  of  3  credits  can  be  earned  a  year  for  Jr.  Team  Tennis  participation.  This  allows  for  a  player  to   receive  credit  for  competing  three  (3)  out  of  four  (4)  seasons  of  the  year.   B.    Win  five  (5)  sanctioned  tournaments  in  the  appropriate  ball  color.     a.  A  player  will  earn  a  participation  credit  and/or  a  tournament  win  credit  only  for  the  ball  color  in  which  he/she   competed.    One  credit  win  can  be  earned  per  month.       b.  A  player  will  continue  to  accumulate  participation  credits  and  tournament  win  credits  until  he/she  is  no  longer   age  eligible.     c.  When  a  player  becomes  age  eligible  for  another  ball  color,  he/she  will  start  at  zero  (0)  credits  in  the  new  ball   color.     d.  If  a  player  earns  ten  (10)  credits,  prior  to  meeting  the  age  eligibility  requirement,  and  progresses  to  the  next   ball  color  that  player  will  start  at  zero  (0)  credits.     a. 

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Refer  to  www.missourivalley.usta.com  for  more  information  about  10  and  under  tennis!      

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Criteria  for  BG10  players  advancing  to  Boys  and  Girls  12   Challengers  or  Champs    

1. 

BG10  player  advancing  to  BG12  Challengers  must  meet  the  following:   a.  Player  earns  10  participation  points  in  U10  Green,  OR   b.  A  BG10  Green  player  that  is  10.5  can  start  playing  BG12  Challengers  (10  participation  points  is  not  required),  OR   c.  5  tournament  wins  in  U10  green  (Player  is  also  eligible  for  U12  Champs)  

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BG10  player  advancing  to  BG12  Champs  must  meet  the  following:   a.  5  tournament  wins  in  U10  green  (Player  is  also  eligible  for  U12  Challenger)  

       

Green   U10  

Challenger   U12  Green  

Champs   U12  Yellow   7  

I  consider  myself  an  intermediate  player    

1. 

Who  can  play  in  the  Challenger  Level?   a.  b.  c.  d. 

   

If  you  have  never  played  a  USTA  tournament,  we  suggest  you  play  a  Rising  Stars  tournament  first   On  the  searchable  schedule,  look  for  any  tournament  that  reads  OK  Challenger  (Name  of  Tournament)  BG12-­‐18   Players  who  have  completed  the  U10  requirements  (see  U10  ROGY  Requirements)  may  play  up  in  the  BG12s  with  the  green  dot   ball   Challenger  players  may  compete  in  any  Challenger  older  division.    BG12  playing  up  in  BG14  must  be  12.5.  Points  earned  in   multiple  age  divisions  are  not  combined.    For  example:    A  player  has  150  points  in  B16  and  50  points  in  B18.    The  150  and  50   points  are  not  combined.  

e. 

Champ  level  players  who  are  re-­‐qualifying.    It  is  not  advised  for  a  Champ  player  to  play  up  in  Challengers  until  2-­‐3  months  prior  to   aging  up  and  only  if  you  are  on  the  borderline  of  not  meeting  the  top  50  aging  up  rule.    

f. 

Out  of  state  players  may  not  participate  in  Challenger  level  tournaments  

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I  consider  myself  an  intermediate  player    

1. 

How  are  points  awarded  and  how  to  qualify  for  the  Champs  circuit?   a.  b.  c. 

d.  e.  f.  g.  h. 

Each  singles  main  draw  match  won  earns  a  player  50  points   Each  singles  consolation  draw  match  won  earns  a  player  25  points   A  total  of  375  points  in  the  best  five  (5)  tournaments  will  earn  advancement  to  the  Champs  circuit.       i.  BG12  have  the  option  to  stay  in  the  Challenger  level  after  375  points  are  obtained.    BG14-­‐18   must  move  up  to  the  Champs  circuit  once  375  points  is  obtained.   ii.  A  BG12  player  that  has  qualified  can  play  both  Challenger  and  Champ  level  tournaments.    (This   rule  only  applies  to  BG12s).   Qualifying  points  are  calculated  on  the  best  five  (5)  tournaments  in  a  rolling  twelve-­‐month  period.   Only  Challenger  level  tournaments  will  award  players  advancement  points.   Byes  do  not  count  as  wins,  therefore  no  points  will  be  awarded.   Challenger  points  do  not  carry  over  from  one  age  division  to  another  and  challenger  points  do  not   carry  over  to  Champ  circuit.   While  in  very  rare  occurrences,  The  Junior  Competition  Committee  has  the  right  to  award  a  wild   card  to  a  Challenger  player  to  move  to  the  Champ  circuit.  

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I  am  an  intermediate-­‐advance  player,  now  what?    

1. 

Who  can  play  in  the  Champs  Circuit?   10  and  under  players  must  complete  the  BG10’s  requirements  (See  ROGY)  and  then  qualify  for  the  Champs  circuit   through  the  Challenger  level  or  win  5  U10  ROGY  green  tournaments.   b.  Oklahoma  resident  junior  players  who  have  qualified  through  the  Challenger  level.   c.  New  resident  players  who  have  been  approved  by  the  Oklahoma  District  JCC.   d.  If  you  do  not  meet  any  of  the  above  criteria,  refer  to  the  Challenger  circuit.   a. 

 

Players  are  now   playing  in  Champ   MV  level  5   tournaments  to   work  on  their  OK   &  MV  ranking  

Players  at  this   level  are  eligible   for  Future   Qualifiers  and  MV   Level  4  District   Championships  

As  players  move   up  in  the  MV   standings  list,   they  will  be   eligible  for  MV   Futures,  Supers   and  Sweet  16  

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I  am  an  intermediate-­‐advanced  player,  now  what?      

District  Championships  –  MV  Level  4  

1.  a.  b.  c. 

OK  Future  Qualifier  –MV  Level  5  

2.  a.  b.  c.  d.  e. 

  3. 

a.  b. 

There  will  be  six  (6)  OK  Future  Qualifiers   Each  OK  Future  Qualifier  will  qualify  one  spot  for  MV  Futures  corresponding  to  the  OK  Future  Qualifying  date.  MV  will  select     district  endorsed  spots  first  and  then  the  remainder  of  the  entries  will  be  taken  off  the  MV  standings  list.   OK  Future  Qualifier  are  closed  to  Oklahoma  residents  who  have  completed  the  Challenger  process   Players  that  appear  in  the  top  25  of  the  most  recent  standings  list  will  not  be  eligible  to  play.   Doubles  will  be  offered  (Indoor  tournaments  will  be  subject  to  court  availability)  

 Champ  Tournaments  –  MV  Level  5  

Any  tournament  that  is  OK  Championship  (Name  of  the  Tournament)  BG12-­‐18  is  a  level  5  tournament.       Championship  tournaments  are  closed  to  Oklahoma  residents  who  have  completed  the  Challenger  process  

Team  Events  

4.   

There  will  be  four  (4)  tournaments  called  the  District  Championships  –  These  are  MV  Level  4  designated  tournaments.   Doubles  will  be  offered  (Indoor  tournaments  will  be  subject  to  court  availability)   Entries  closed  to  Oklahoma  residents  that  have  qualified  through  the  Challenger  level.  

a. 

Team  events  will  be  selected  on  the  most  current  MV  Standings  list  at  time  of  selection.  

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Champs  Tournaments,  Points  and  Standings     1. 

How  are  points  awarded?  

District  Championships  will  award  Oklahoma  Level  1  points  and  Missouri  Valley  Level  4  points   i.  Any  tournament  that  reads  on  the  searchable  schedule:    OK  (Month)  District  Championship  BG  (Age  divisions).     For  example:  OK  BG12-­‐18  District  Championship  #1  MV  Level  4   b.  OK  Future  Qualifier  will  award  Oklahoma  Level  2  points  and  Missouri  Valley  Level  5  points   i.  Any  tournament  that  reads  on  the  searchable  schedule:    OK  (Month)  Future  Qualifier  BG  (Age  divisions).    For   example:    OK  BG12-­‐18  Future  Qualifier  #1  MV  Level  5   c.  All  other  Champ  Level  tournaments  will  award  Oklahoma  Level  2  points  and  Missouri  Valley  Level  5  points   i.  Any  tournament  that  reads  on  the  searchable  schedule:    OK  Championship  (Name  of  Tournament)  BG  (Age   divisions).    For  example:    OK  Champs  Tulsa  World  BG12-­‐18   a. 

  2. 

Champs  Standings  List   a. 

 

Champ  level  standings  list  will  be  determined  by  the  five  (5)  best  Championship  level  tournaments  that  in  a  rolling  12-­‐ month  period.  

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Champs  Playing  Up  and  Aging  Up     1. 

Aging  Up   a. 

Players  may  stay  in  the  Champs  circuit  aging  up  by  meeting  one  of  the  two  below  criteria’s:   i.  ii. 

b. 

2. 

 

If  a  player  is  in  the  top  50%  (percentage)  of  the  Champs  circuit  standings  list  in  the  younger  or  older  age  group  at  the  first   of  the  month  of  the  player’s  birthday,  they  will  stay  at  the  Champs  circuit  and  placed  at  the  bottom  of  the  older  age  group.   If  a  player  is  in  the  top  50  (ranking)  of  the  MV  standings  list  in  the  younger  or  older  age  group  at  the  first  of  the  month  of   the  player’s  birthday,  they  will  stay  at  the  Championship  level  and  placed  at  the  bottom  of  the  older  age  group.    

If  the  player  is  at  the  bottom  50%  (percentage)  of  the  Champs  circuit  standings  list  in  the  younger  age  group  at  the   first  of  the  month  of  the  player’s  birthday  or  does  not  appear  in  the  top  50  (ranking)  on  the  MV  standings  list  at  the   first  of  the  month  of  the  player’s  birthday,  they  will  need  to  re-­‐qualify  through  the  Challenger  level.  

Playing  up  

Players  may  play  up  in  a  higher  age  group  in  the  Championship  level  by  meeting  one  of  the  two  below  criteria’s:   a.  If  a  player  is  in  the  top  50%  (percentage)  of  the  most  recent  Champs  circuit  standings  list  in  the  younger  age  group  at   time  of  tournament.       b.  If  a  player  is  in  the  top  50  (ranking)  standing  list  of  the  most  recent  MV  standings  list  in  the  younger  age  group  at  time   of  tournament.      

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Key  Changes  for  2015     ROGY   §  § 

§  §  §  § 

ROGY  will  be  overseen  by  the  MV  section.    Please  refer  to  the  ROGY  rules  and  regulations  for  new  changes  to  the  system   Addition  of  U10  green  in  the  ROGY  circuit.    Once  player  advances  out  of  orange,  player  will  advance  to  U10  green.    Player  will  then  need  10  participation  points  or  5   tournament  championship  credits  to  move  to  BG12  Challengers.    If  a  player  achieves  5  tournament  win  credits  in  U10  green,  they  can  move  directly  to  BG12   Champs.   Players  who  completed  their  participation  points  in  orange  in  2014:    Players  will  be  grandfathered  into  BG12  Challengers  if  they  played  at  least  one  BG12   Challenger  event  in  2014.    Otherwise  they  will  be  placed  in  BG10  green.   There  will  be  two  Play  Days,  one  in  March  and  one  in  September  that  will  award  a  bonus  orange  participation  point.   There  is  no  minimum  age  to  advance  to  BG10,  BG12  Challengers  or  Champs.     Player  can  play  up  in  BG12  Challengers  at  the  age  of  10.5  regardless  of  participation  points    

RISING  STARS   § 

The  addition  of  the  Rising  Stars  circuit  for  entry  level  tournament  players.    This  one  day  event  will  be  played  in  a  fun,  stress-­‐free  environment.    It  will  also  serve  as   an  educational  opportunity  for  players  and  parents  to  learn  the  “do’s  and  don’ts”  in  playing  a  USTA  sanctioned  tournament.    

CHALLENGERS   §  §  §  §  § 

 

Qualifying  points  will  change  from  500  to  375.    Players  with  375-­‐475  points  will  be  grandfathered  into  Champs  beginning  January  2015   Advancement  by  way  of  walk-­‐overs,  withdrawals,  defaults  and  retirements  will  count  for  50  points  in  the  main  draw  and  25  points  in  the  consolation  draw.    Byes   will  not  count  for  points.   Draw  types  will  change  from  First  Match  Loser  Consolation  to  Feed-­‐In  Consolation.    Playoff  for  3rd  and  4th.   BG12  Challenger  player  cannot  play  up  in  BG14  Challengers  until  they  are  12.5   Players  can  only  play  doubles  in  the  same  age  group  they  are  playing  singles  in.    Players  without  partners  will  be  placed  in  a  blind  draw.  Doubles  deadline  will  be  the   same  time  as  the  singles  deadline.  

CHAMPS   §  §  §  §  §  §  § 

The  Championship  circuit  title  will  change  to  the  Champs  circuit   Draw  sizes  of  4  or  less  will  be  a  round  robin  for  all  Champ  tournaments.  Draw  types  for  5+  entries  will  change  from  First  Match  Loser  Consolation  to  Feed-­‐In   Consolation.    Playoff  for  3rd  and  4th.   Doubles  will  be  added  to  Future  Qualifiers   Aging  up  rule  will  change  from  Top  35  to  Top  50   Playing  up  rule  will  change  from  Top  35  to  Top  50   Champ  standings  list  will  change  from  a  9-­‐month  rolling  period  to  a  12-­‐month  rolling  period   Players  can  only  play  doubles  in  the  same  age  group  they  are  playing  singles  in.    Players  without  partners  will  be  placed  in  a  blind  draw.    Doubles  deadline  will  be   the  same  time  as  the  singles  deadline.  

 

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Contact  Information    

 

www.usta.com   www.missourivalley.usta.com   www.oklahoma.usta.com   USTA  Oklahoma  Junior  Circuit   David  Minihan   [email protected]   405-­‐312-­‐5252     ROGY   Whitney  Wilson   [email protected]   913-­‐322-­‐4854     USTA/MV  Junior  Circuit   Nikki  Chambers   [email protected]   913-­‐322-­‐4832  

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