TLTL & Intercounty Teams.

2023 Intercounty Teams Policy

*Updates from Spring Members meeting*

• Teams are no longer required to serve refreshments, but they must provide a source of drinking water. 

• A 3rd set 10-point tiebreak is now mandatory for all matches. 

• Current NCAA and other university players must play A or Majors level. 

• Sub-ups move up after 3 matches to the next higher level. 

Key Dates

• Match schedules will be published May 2nd, 2023. 

• The Mixed League will run from May 9th and 11th to August 15th and 17th. 

• There will be no matches played on August 8th or 10th. 

Tryouts

• Tryouts for all Howard Park teams are held at the beginning of the season.

• All members who wish to be considered for a team must register online in advance.

• There is no fee to attend tryouts.

• Members must attend at least one Intercounty tryout to play for any of Howard Park’s Intercounty Teams.

• Note that by trying out, you may be receiving your rating as well, if you have never been rated before.

• See our Tryouts page for all the 2023 details.

Tryouts Panel

• The Tryouts Panel oversees the tryout process.

• This panel is comprised of the Club Pro(s) and the Programs Director. Previous year’s team captains may help during the tryout process.

Captains

• Captains will be determined after the tryouts are completed and the teams have been finalized.

• New Captain's Training via Zoom will be offered April 18th and 19th,  @ 7pm. Anyone interested in captaining a team is invited to attend the training session. More details to follow once received by ICTA. 

• The teams themselves will then choose their own captain.

• The captain is in charge of deciding who will play each week, with whom, and which time slot.

• Captains and co-captains do not have to pay team fees.

Team Selection Criteria

• Previous results in Intercounty and club tournaments - if applicable

• Attendance & performance at tryout

• Discretion of the Teams Committee 

 Team Selection Process

• The Teams Committee  may choose to have certain participants called back for another tryout.

• If a participant is unable to attend the call-back, his or her evaluation at the prior tryout will be used. It is highly recommended that the participant attends the call-back.

• There will be a meeting held after the final Intercounty tryout round to determine the players that will be selected for a particular Intercounty Team. The meeting will include the Teams Committee and anyone else that the Teams Committee agrees on inviting.

• All participants will be contacted via email or phone to be informed whether or not he/she made a certain Team.

• Final decisions will be also posted on the website.

Team Fee

• The team fee is $20 per player.

• Each player must pay their team fee online via their member account.

• Payment must be received by June 1 for the player to be considered in good standing.

• The Club reserves the right to suspend a team member until receipt of their team fee payment.

• Subs are not required to pay team fees unless they play more than 5 games.

Level of Play

• Mixed Majors players are generally rated 5.0

• Mixed A players are generally rated 4.5

• Mixed B players are generally rated 4.0

• Mixed C players are generally rated 3.5

• Daytime Ladies players are generally 3.5

• Evening Ladies players are generally 3.5

Player’s Availability

Players must be available to play at least 2/3 of the days when the League Team competes.

• Mixed Majors Team plays on Tuesday nights.

• Mixed A Team plays on Thursday nights.

• Mixed B Team plays on Tuesday nights.

• Mixed C Team plays on Thursday nights.

• The Daytime Ladies Team plays on Wednesday mornings.

• The Evening Ladies TLTL Team plays on Monday nights.

Number of Team Members Selected

• The A, B and C Mixed Intercounty Teams will consist of 6 men, 6 women, and 6 open positions.

• The Majors Mixed Team will consist of 12 men and 6 women.

• The Daytime Ladies Team will consist of 12 women.

• The Evening Ladies Team will consist of 12 ladies.

• Each team shall have 4 alternates (subs) at maximum for a team.

• Note: Ladies players may play on one intercounty team and sub on the TLTL evening ladies team or vice versa. However, an exception may be made provided that the team does not have enough players.

Team Practice

• Each team is assigned a 1 hour practice time per week for the duration of that team’s season.

• It is up to each individual team on how they use that assigned time.

• Subs should be included in the practice.

Impact on Booking Tokens

• Being a part of an evening Intercounty Team will cost 1 (one) Non-prime booking token.

• Being a part of an daytime Intercounty Team will not cost any booking token.

• Players will receive the token back once his or her Intercounty Team is done playing for the season.

• Being a sub doesn’t cost a booking token