KSHSAA Tennis
Tennis

Weekly Announcements

Week 2 - March 4, 2024

First Day of Competition
The first day competition may be scheduled is Thursday, March 7, 2024.

Tennis Emergency Action Planning
Boys tennis and boys golf EAP Rehearsal Day is scheduled for Monday, March 4, 2024. Have a plan and practice the plan!

Win/Loss Records
Coaches are expected to record the competition information for their players. The KSHSAA has a link on the front right-hand side page of the tennis page to record this online information. Be sure to record results for all regular season competition as well as regional and state competition at the end of the season. Results are archived at this location from previous years.

Boy's Win/Loss Records

Days of Competition – Rule 41-2-4
High School: No student representing a member school shall participate in more than EIGHT days of interschool competition during a season, exclusive of regional, sub-state and state tournaments.

  1. Two dual meets may be substituted for one day of tournament competition provided no loss of instructional time would take place for competition and/or travel.
  2. Schools are encouraged to schedule as many quadrangular or smaller events as possible. It is recommended these events start after school hours.
  3. On those days when school time is used, only four matches or tournaments may start prior to 3 p.m. C.T.

Middle/Junior High School: No student representing a member school shall participate in more than SEVEN days of interschool competition during a season.

USEFUL LINKS KSHSAA
KSHSAA Tennis Manual
USTA
USTA Newsletter Registration


Week 1 - February 26, 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Boys Tennis Season
The time is here for another season of boys’ tennis. Weekly newsletters will be sent to coaches and posted on the KSHSAA tennis website. If you have questions throughout the season or unusual situations that arise to include in this newsletter, my email is ssmith@kshsaa.org.

First Day of Competition
The first day competition can be scheduled is Thursday, March 7, 2024.

Days of Competition – Rule 41-2-4
High School: No student representing a member school shall participate in more than EIGHT days of interschool competition during a season, exclusive of regional, sub-state and state tournaments.

  1. Two dual meets may be substituted for one day of tournament competition provided no loss of instructional time would take place for competition and/or travel.
  2. Schools are encouraged to schedule as many quadrangular or smaller events as possible. It is recommended these events start after school hours.
  3. On those days when school time is used, only four matches or tournaments may start prior to 3 p.m. C.T.

Middle/Junior High School: No student representing a member school shall participate in more than SEVEN days of interschool competition during a season.

Learning Opportunities
To receive the newsletters distributed by the USTA High School Committee and webinar opportunities, please use the following link (http://t.email.usta.com/lp/ustaCTAP) and subscribe to ‘School Newsletter’ found under the ‘For Coaches & Organizers’ heading for middle school and high school team coaching news and tips. Additional opportunities are available using the registration form.

Coaching Opportunities
On page 25 of the Tennis Manual, under Time Issues #3, here is the clarification on when coaches are allowed to coach.

  • b. Changing ends = 90 seconds max
  • c. End of a set = 2 minutes max
  • d. Split sets = 10 minutes max (shorter if players agree)
  • e. Before tiebreak = 90 seconds max (6-all or 8-all pro set)
  • f. Before super tiebreak = 3 minutes max

All times listed above must be adhered to by the one (1) coach that is salaried by the school.

Student Manager Guidelines
School tennis players who serve as team managers during the opposite tennis season must confine their duties to traditional managerial tasks (i.e., keeping statistics, organizing equipment, pre- and post-practice/match duties, etc.) They may not hit (play) in practice as this would be a violation of the KSHSAA Rule 30, Seasons of Activity.

 

 

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Current Boys Champions Current Girls Champions
Overland Park-Blue Valley West
Topeka West
Independence
Prairie Village-Kansas City Christian
Shawnee Mission East
Andover
Independence
Wichita Collegiate


[Previous State Champions]


[Previous State Champions]

 
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