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 US OPEN SERIES/ATP EVENT
REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS
marquee FTTC events where our
family team players rub elbows with the world of professional tennis and
enjoy very special treats from theFTTC and its sponsors... |
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YOUR
FAMILY CAN HAVE A MOMENT LIKE THIS AS WELL...
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The Pilot Pen Tennis Family Classic winners are
recognized on Stadium Court after the first night match.
Connecticut native and fan favorite James Blake, who had
just won his match in a tight three-set victory,
presented the winners their trophies.
© Brian Bahr/Getty Images
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ABOUT theFTTC MENTORS AND MODEL, THE PILOT PEN FAMILY
CLASSIC: In its seventh year, the Pilot Pen Tennis
Family Classic is a family tennis competition that
promotes a fun, family atmosphere on the tennis court.
The tournament takes place at approximately 80
indoor/outdoor tennis clubs across Connecticut, New
York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island from October to
August. In 2007, over 4,000 family members will
participate in a Family Classic event. The Family
Classic experienced 33% participant growth in 2006 from
2005. Each year, over 400 participants earn a spot in
the Regional Championships held at the Pilot Pen Tennis
courts in July with winners moving on to the finals that
are played during the Pilot Pen in August. Winning teams
are awarded on stadium court in between Pilot Pen
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theFTTC vision is to have our regional tournaments played in
conjunction with major US Open Series and ATP events in
California. Like our mentors at the
Pilot Pen Family Classic,
our players will have a "center court moment" and will be
recognized by theFTTC and its sponsors and pro-tennis partners.
In order to keep a balanced draw in all Regional
Tournaments, Local Area Tournament winner
teams
advancing to theFTTC Regional Tournaments are designated to play
in one FTTC
Regional Tournament by theFTTC Tournaments Director.
theFTTC organization and its sponsors are 100% in charge of the
operation, funding and overall executive management of the
Regional and Championship Tournaments. |
TOURNAMENT DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Regional Tournament Event affiliation relationships and sponsorship
arrangements are pending completion of discussions. The number,
venue and schedule of Regional Tournaments is subject to fluctuate
based on the number of players who will signup for Local Area
Tournaments during the season.
theFTTC California Regional
Tournament venues and geographic allocations
will be responsive to market demands but
will be guided by the information displayed here.
theFTTC will launch its inaugural season in February 2008.
The goal is to organize as many Local Area tournaments as
possible in order to be able to conduct a robust regional
and championships tournament program. Given a rate of 33%
annual growth - similar to that of the New England Pilot Pen
Family Classic - theFTTC plans to reach its full body of
Local Area, regional and championship tournaments by its third
season of 2010-2011
At full stride the plan for
theFTTC Regional venues as illustrated below will
include:
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one serving Northern CA, |
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one serving Central CA and Los Angeles area,
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one serving the San Bernardino and Riverside County
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one serving Orange and San Diego County
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one
Championship
Finals event in Santa Barbara chosen both for its
geographic convenience and its destination tennis resort
qualities. |
These are not hard geographically-bound regions
but rather flexible venue options that theFTTC Tournament
Directors will manage to achieve balanced competition and
enjoyment for all teams throughout theFTTC Regionals program. The numbers noted are
the quantity of FTTC Local Area Tournament venues each county
population size can support on its own or contribute to a
neighboring county.
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GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE OF theFTTC REGIONAL AND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS
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The
California economic-regions-map shows theFTTC California
"regions". Each FTTC region is
formed by multiple neighboring counties
defined by their current support of the sport of tennis
sustaining
US Open Series, ATP/WTA world-class pro events held in their areas
and attracting corresponding
corporate sponsorship investment
dollars.
theFTTC
TOURNAMENT NOMENCLATURE
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TOURNAMENT BRACKETS AND ELIGIBILITY RULES
theFTTC is all about inclusion
and participation opportunity.
While fostering a challenging
competitive environment, we celebrate and reward player support and
participation so we provide the classic sports opportunity to take home
the Gold,
the Silver
or the Bronze
medals plus exciting prizes and awards from our sponsors and tennis
partners...
theFTTC BRACKETS
are designed to provide the most fair and level playing field for all
participants. As player participation grows throughout theFTTC regions,
the player draws for each bracket will be robust and provide ample and
meaningful competition for all family team combinations. At all times,
however, theFTTC Tournament Directors will manage each event and if
necessary will combine brackets and skill levels to ensure maximum
team play opportunity and fun participation for all. |
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Children must play with their Parent, Sibling, Grandparent or Legal Guardian.
NO EXCEPTIONS. |
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The
age-eligibility of the child is based upon their age on the date of
the Local Area event played. (Example, if your child was 14 on
the day you won your Local Area FTTC Tennis event, but turns 15 before the
Regional Tournament, they are still eligible to compete in the
14/Under division) |
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theFTTC
Tournaments will recognize three medal wining teams for each of
theFTTC brackets at the Local Area, Regional and Championship FTTC
Tournaments:
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GOLD,
the winning finalist team
SILVER,
the runner-up finalist
team
BRONZE,
the winner of the other two semi-finalists playoff
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Gold Local Area tournament winners advance to the Regionals and Gold Regional tournament
winners advance to the Championship finals. Depending on the
numbers of participating players and venues capacity, Silver and Bronze
Local Area tournament winners
MAY advance to the Regionals and Silver and Bronze Regional tournament
winners MAY advance to the Championship finals. Tournament
Directors will post this information in the registration system.
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Runner-up teams from the Gold, Silver and Bronze medal winner
categories will substitute up if a Gold, Silver or Bronze winning team is unable or ineligible to advance.
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Players
with a top-30 USA Tennis CALIFORNIA Junior standing are NOT
ELIGIBLE to participate in theFTTC events.
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Adult tennis
professionals are eligible to play in theFTTC tournaments but
are not eligible for Gold, Silver or Bronze medal winner
positions |
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Teams
may participate in multiple FTTC Local Area or regional events but will
only be recognized as Gold, Silver or Bronze medal winners for the
first Local Area or regional event in which they win such positions. |
theFTTC
Doubles Team Brackets Are:
1. Father-Child (11 & Under)
2. Father-Child (14 & Under)
3. Father-Child (17 & Under)
4. Mother-Child (11 & Under)
5. Mother-Child (14 & Under)
6. Mother-Child (17 & Under)
7. Husband–Wife
8. Mother-Daughter (All ages 18 & Over)
9. Mother-Son (All ages 18 & Over)
10. Father-Daughter (All ages 18 & Over)
11. Father-Son (All ages 18 & Over)
12. Brother-Brother (11 & Under)
13. Brother-Sister (11 & Under)
14. Sister-Sister (11 & Under)
15. Brother-Brother (14 & Under)
16. Brother-Sister (14 & Under)
17. Sister-Sister (14 & Under)
18. Brother-Brother (17 & Under)
19. Brother-Sister (17 & Under)
20.
Sister-Sister (17 & Under)
21. Brother-Brother (All ages 18 & Over)
22.
Brother-Sister (All ages 18 & Over)
23.
Sister-Sister (All ages 18 & Over)
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Area
Tournaments may run as few or as many of these divisions – depending on the number
of participants and format that works best for the Local Area event.
theFTTC
Tournament Directors -- Local Areas and Regionals -- may combine
parent-child divisions if there is a limited number of
participants. Example: Run a draw with Mother-Child 11&U, and
Father-Child 11&U. Even if an FC11 team wins the draw, the MC11
team who advanced the furthest in the draw would also be
eligible to advance to the Regional/Championship
Tournament |
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TOURNAMENT PRIZES, REWARDS, FEES & PROGRAM FINANCES
theFTTC is a nonprofit
corporation financed from corporate and community tennis sponsorships,
from player membership dues and tournament fees plus individual
donations, fundraising events & campaigns. |
In its early years, theFTTC will be largely self-financed from
tournament play and membership donations but as the organization gains
exposure and market appeal we expect that sponsorship funding will
become more and more available, the plan is to correspondingly then,
reduce player fees to the minimum possible.
theFTTC is a family membership & sponsorship-partners
supported nonprofit organization. Tournament fees cover
their operation costs and a portion of theFTTC general
operating budget for staff and resources.
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theFTTC FAMILY MEMBERSHIP
PROGRAM |
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Membership in theFTTC is automatically included for all
players registering for a Local Area Tournament. No separate
fees are charged for membership. |
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In expression
of support for the mission and programs of theFTTC, it
is requested that at least one player per family offer a
donation of $50 to theFTTC.
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In addition to
contributing
to the operation of theFTTC tournaments as a valuable
service to tennis playing families, you will enjoy
multiple
member benefits and for each
$50 donated one
ticket for theFTTC
Wimbledon For Two
** Tennis Vacation Of A Lifetime
raffle. Raffle tickets are issued trough theFTTC
Registration Services website pages. |
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theFTTC Local Area TOURNAMENTS |
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Participating family tennis team players will
pay fees to theFTTC. The Local Area Tournament Signup Fee will be
set by theFTTC Local Area Tournament Director & Partner to
support both your Local Area event expense requirements,
revenue sharing with other Local Area clubs/organizations
contributing players to the event,
and fundraising goals plus theFTTC required fees.
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Teams may enter multiple tournaments and
advance to a designated area Regionals and another Regional
of their choice if desired. |
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Each player receives an FTTC Marquee Design
T-Shirt - retail value $16 T-Shirt design style and sizes
are selected in the
signup & registration pages of this website. |
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Each
match is played with FTTC logo tennis balls provided by
theFTTC. |
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ALL REGISTERED
PLAYERS ADDITIONALLY RECEIVE AS PARTICIPATION REWARD A DRAW
TICKET TO WIN ONE OF 12
Wimbledon For Two
** Tennis Vacation Of A Lifetime
ANNUAL RAFFLE TICKETS PER EACH OF
theFTTC Local Area TOURNAMENTS |
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IN ADDITION TO
OTHER PRIZES AND REWARDS FROM OUR SPONSORS, WINNING TEAM
PLAYERS WIN EACH AN EXTRA TICKET FOR theFTTC
Wimbledon For Two
** Tennis Vacation Of A Lifetime
annual raffle |
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theFTTC is working
with its sponsors and business partners to establish special
merit prizes and reward theFTTC Local Area Tournament participant
in multiple categories. |
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Local Area Tournament
Operating Partners who will receive a share of the player
registration fees are expected to cover all other tournament
expenses including but not limited to player and volunteer support
services, staff expenses and court fees if any. |
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theFTTC REGIONAL TOURNAMENT EVENTS |
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A REGIONALS SIGNUP FEE -- $38 per player --
per tournament year will entitle wining Local Area tournament
teams to play in the corresponding Regional as designated by
theFTTC Tournaments Directors. |
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In addition to their designated Regional
Tournament, teams may enter multiple Regional tournaments
if the draw would allow it but may advance to theFTTC Championship Finals from only one
Regional title. Semi-finalists would advance instead |
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IN ADDITION TO
OTHER PRIZES AND REWARDS FROM OUR SPONSORS, WINNING TEAM
PLAYERS WIN EACH AN EXTRA TWO TICKETS FOR theFTTC
Wimbledon For Two
** Tennis Vacation Of A Lifetime ANNUAL RAFFLE |
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Exciting additional
prizes are being worked on with theFTTC sponsors and
business partners to further enrich the Family Team Tennis
player experience in theFTTC tournaments at all levels. |
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theFTTC SANTA BARBARA
CHAMPIONSHIPS TOURNAMENT |
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Held in the Riviera of
America coastal city of Santa Barbara where there are many
family activities to enjoy. Winners from theFTTC four
California Regionals will gather in the marquee event of the
season for family team tennis. |
A CELEBRATION OF FAMILY TENNIS!
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Victory cruise yacht
party for the winning teams
Giant-screen US Open play
broadcast parties.
Some matches to be played
in some of the most beautiful private state tennis courts in the
country
theFTTC finals will be celebrated
with a California ranch style Santa Maria Tri-Tip barbeque
party hosted by theFTTC & corporate sponsors, music, award &
play video presentations, games
& more...
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A CHAMPIONSHIPS
SIGNUP FEE OF $48 PER PLAYER will entitle Regional
Tournament winning teams to compete in
the
Santa Barbara Championship Finals of theFTTC.
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IN ADDITION TO
OTHER PRIZES AND REWARDS FROM OUR SPONSORS, WINNING TEAM
PLAYERS WIN EACH AN EXTRA TWO TICKETS FOR theFTTC
Wimbledon For Two
** Tennis Vacation Of A Lifetime annual
raffle |
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Exciting additional
prizes are being worked on with theFTTC sponsors and
business partners to further enrich the Family Team Tennis
player experience in theFTTC tournaments at all levels. |
** PER CALIFORNIA
GAMING REGULATIONS, FIRST RAFFLE TO BE HELD AT THE END OF
THE 2009 US OPEN. RAFFLE PERMITS UNDER APPLICATION
WITH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
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Tennis Families Play Serve
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