Extramural Update 1

While Ohio University was enjoying the homecoming festivities, and the cats beating Miami, Preston Carr, Kevin Nye and Doug Vinci travelled to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale to officiate, while Brian Beam served as the Director of Officials and Greg Allensworth went to be on the officials committee. They all represented Ohio University to standards that we expect.

Vinci and Nye both did a great job, and officiated with some top officials in the region. At the end of the tournament Vinci was the back judge in a men's quarterfinal game, and Nye was the white cap of a men's semi-final game.

When all was said and done, Preston Carr was the referee for the men's championship game and recieved a bid to the NIRSA NCCS National Championships at the University of South Florida, in Tampa, Florida. If you see these three please congratulate them on a job well done, and for representing our program to the standards we expect. Our next tournament is not for a couple of weeks so I will update you then.

Sunday Meeting Times

Just a reminder when the Sunday Meetings are:

Flag Football 7pm (ping)
Soccer 8pm (ping)
Broomball 9pm (bird)

Remember it is a requirement for you to be there if you are going to remain on the schedule.

Clinic Times

Here are the Clinic times for this fall quarter:

A-Clinics (Ping Meeting Rooms):
Flag Football- Sunday Sept. 13th at 9pm
Soccer-Sunday Sept. 14th at 7pm
Broomball-Sunday Sept. 20th at 9pm

B-Clinics (Mill St. Fields):
Flag Football-Monday Sept. 14th at 7pm or Tuesday Sept. 15th at 9pm
Soccer-Monday Sept. 14th at 9pm or Tuesday Sept. 15th at 7pm
Broomball (Bird)- Monday, Sept. 21 at 7 pm or Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 9 pm.

C-Clinics (Mill St. Fields): 2 hours only
Flag Football- Thursday Sept. 17th 7-11pm
Soccer-Wednesday Sept. 16th 7-11pm
Broomball-Thursday Sept. 24th 7-11pm (Bird)

If you have any questions contact Greg at gallensworth@gmail.com

US OPEN Update 10

Well every, this is my last US Open update, I was glad to hear a lot of people kept up with my posts, so thank you. My last two days at the open were fun long days. Both days I was put on Stadium Court 4 where I mostly had main draw doubles. It was a lot of fun and I got to see some great tennis. On Saturday, I did receive my first overrule. That was a little disappointing, I was hoping to go the whole time I was there without one, but it did not happen. Also, Saturday night was our umpires party at the hotel. Lets just say the food was great, and the beverages were better! On

Sunday, I did receive a little bit of a promotion I guess you can call it, because I was put on the far sideline. This is unheard of for newbies to be put over there. Normally we have to stay on the near sideline or baseline in case we mess up so the chair can easily cover for us. Needless to say being put on the far side was a highlight of my tournament.

Again, thank you all for your support during my time at the Open, and soon I will be posting clinic information for the upcoming quarter.

-Aworth

US Open Video 2

US OPEN Update 9

Well all, today I had a little earlier start. First, excuse me if I get off track in this post, I am writing it as I watch the Dent/Navarro match, which is currently at 4-5 in the 5th, going on its 4th hour. But the reason why I had an earlier start, is because I was selected to do chairs in the junior tournament today. I was the first and third chair on court 10. My first match I thought I was in for a long one, the first set being 7-6 and 3 in the tie-break. It ended up ending in two sets. My second match, was routine.

All in all it has been a good day and a good week. Update 10 tomorrow night will be my last update, and I will also be posting my last pictures tonight, so I hope you all enjoy.

-Aworth

US OPEN Update 7&8

Hello all! Sorry for not posting last night, but I did not get back to my room until about 11, so I said forget it. So, yesterday my court was suppose to only have 5 matches, however, because matches ran behind and what not we got moved a 6th match from another court so my day was a little longer than expected. In total I had 2 men's matches, 3 women's matches and a mixed doubles match. Also, yesterday morning was a Q&A with Violet Palmer, NBA referee. Again it was very informative.

Today was a much shorter day for me. I had a total of three matches, one men's and two women's. The men's match was very competitive and contentious. While the two women's matches were well routine. Today I also received some good news and bad news. The bad news was that I have an earlier report time. The good news is that I was selected to do chairs tomorrow for the US Open Juniors. I am really excited for this. Also, keep your eyes posted for some more photos coming soon, mainly of the National Tennis Center.

-Aworth