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Inside Tennis – The Last Dance 
   
Remembering a 44-year tennis journey. A reflection by Bill Simons


At 35 I knew it was time to bring my free-form lifestyle in for a landing. There was value in being an idealistic kid. Working for civil rights in Mississippi in 1965 touched my soul and changed my life. Living on beaches was idyllic. Meditating before dawn atop a Himalayan mountain brought serenity. And here's a newsflash: living life with one hand waving free is pretty joyous. Downward mobility does have its upsides. But there's a hefty price to pay.

By 1980 I was off the grid, adrift and living in a tiny garret. My windowless attic room was as hot as my prospects were cool. What was I to do?

I hadn’t even made it to the first rung of the corporate ladder and my invitation to play at Wimbledon somehow got lost in the mail. But I knew I knew two things - I was determined not to be bored and tennis was the sport I loved.

So I convinced my buddy to give me a freelance assignment to write an article called, "In Search of California's Finest Tennis Courts."

In an LA tennis shop, I picked up a magazine, Tennis Talk, and in a flash I had an earth-shattering, life-altering revelation. "Jeez," I told myself, "I can do better than this." On that warm, fateful June afternoon, Inside Tennis was born.

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The Darling Tennis Center receives USTA National Facility of the Year Award 
   
This year's USTA Outstanding Facility Award award was given at the 2024 US Open in Flushing Meadows, Queens N.Y. The Darling Tennis Center was one of only 5 facilities awarded in the country in the Large Public Tennis Facility category. The Darling Tennis Center is host to over 25 annual tournaments for local, sectional and national level events. DTC has over 150 annual league teams that play out of Darling, including Junior Team Tennis, senior teams, and adult men's and women's teams. We offer programs for all levels and all ages, with Red, Orange and Green Ball Programs, High School/ Middle School Programs and a High-Performance Program for aspiring collegiate and beyond levels. One of our main goals is to get new people into our sport of tennis and one of our most popular ways of achieving this is through our 30 for 30 program. For $30 Adult Beginners can come to as many of our beginner drop-in clinics as they wish for 30 days! This is a great opportunity to try tennis for a very reasonable price and learn the sport for a lifetime.


(left to right) John McCauley Head Tennis Professional, Jeff Foley Director of Tennis, Nick Snow Manager, pictured with the award for the 2024 USTA Outstanding Facility award.




ARE YOU READY TO BECOME A USTA OFFICIAL? 
   



Give back and help grow the game of tennis through Officiating. Officials play an integral role at tournaments at all levels from local community events to professional events by ensuring fair play and sportsmanship. They serve as a Roving Umpire, Line Umpire, Referee or Chief Umpire. Give back to the game of tennis by becoming a USTA Certified Official.

Visit the USTA official website to learn more!


Below are the steps you must complete to get certified as a USTA Official:

1. Be a USTA Member: Click here

2. Be in compliance with USTA Safe Play. To get started, go to www.usta.com/safeplay and click on "Get Safe Play Approved". Log into your USTA account or create an account with the same address that the Officiating Department has on file for you. The 3 steps you must complete are the annual SafeSport training, review and accept the USTA Safe Play Policy, and complete the background screen application.

3. Complete the required Online Education Courses (Introduction to Officiating, Rules & Regulation 1-3, and Level 1 Roving Umpire): Click here

4. Submit to the USTA a physician's/optometrist's statement attesting the Official has 20/20 vision, either corrected or uncorrected in each eye. The vision form can be downloaded from and uploaded to the Vision Form page of OfficialsFirst. Please note that the vision form must be dated within the past 12 months.

5. Click here at any time to let the USTA Officiating staff you have completed the requirements or to ask questions about completing the basic requirements. Once you complete, we will put you in contact with your Section Chairperson to set up two days of on-court training/shadowing. After the two days, you will show your knowledge of basic themes described in the training checklist (click here) with the Section Chairperson.


If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at officiating@usta.com


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