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Good Chase Sportsmanship Race for juniors
USTA Southern announces the Good Chase Sportsmanship Race in collaboration with the Match Tennis App. From May 1 to July 31, 2023, the Good Chase Sportsmanship Race will promote good behavior by junior players during tournaments. The purpose of the race is to incentivize and reward players who exhibit exemplary sportsmanship, with the ultimate goal of creating a more positive and respectful tournament environment for all participants.
The Good Chase winner will earn a Grand Prize trip for two ground passes to the 2023 US Open (worth $300), a $500 grant for a hotel (supplied by USTA Southern) and $800 in airfare provided by Match Tennis App. Any players who receive 5 or more nominations will receive sportsmanship bag tags.
How to Vote
- Sign in or create a free account for Match Tennis App.
- After signing in, from the top of the Match Tennis App homepage, click the "Vote" button.
- Cast your vote by selecting a player from the dropdown and hit the submit button.
- For a one-page, step-by-step instructions, click here.
Tiered Reward System:
The Sportsmanship Award System includes a tiered reward system, wherein players who receive a specified number of nominations shall be awarded certain items. Any player, parent, or tournament staff member may nominate individual players for the Sportsmanship Award by utilizing the Sportsmanship Award button on the tournament page within the Match Tennis App, or by using the respective external tournament nomination page. The tiered reward system shall be as follows:
- 5 Nominations: Southern Section Selected Award - Bag Tag
- US Open Grand Prize:
o US Open Ground Pass Tickets $300.00 for 2 provided by USTA Southern
o Airfare $800 provided by Match Tennis App
o Hotel $500 Grant provided by USTA Southern
Voting Integrity:
To maintain the integrity of the Sportsmanship Award System, several measures shall be implemented. The nomination process shall be monitored to ensure that nominations are valid and legitimate. The number of nominations that may be made by a single person shall be limited to prevent any one person from unfairly influencing the results. Parents or players who vote for themselves or their child shall be automatically voided. The technical system is designed to disallow such action.
Additionally, each nomination shall require the nominator to fill in a text field listing the opponent of the match and why they are nominating the player, thereby encouraging votes for players who have earned it through action rather than simply for being friendly or popular.
Finally, the nomination data shall be regularly reviewed and analyzed to identify any suspicious activity. Appropriate action shall be taken to ensure the integrity of the award system.
Violation of USTA Rules:
- If a player receives a code violation, 2x the number of code violation points will be deducted from their accumulative nomination points to date in conjunction with the removal of nominations received from the coded event.
- If a player receives a 2nd code violation, they will be automatically removed from the Good Chase Sportsmanship Race.
Rules and Regulations:
- Family members cannot vote for their own family.
- Players cannot vote for themselves.
- For equity and fairness, each player will be capped at 5 nominations per tournament with an allowance of one additional nomination given to a player who received the most nominations in an event, for a possible total maximum of 6 nominations per event.
- All players who accumulate a minimum of 5 nominations between May 1 - July 31, 2023 will receive a sportsmanship bag tag in recognition of their exemplary sportsmanship.
- The player who receives the most approved nominations between May 1 - July 31, 2023 will receive the Grand Prize Trip for two to the 2023 US Open.
- If a player receives a code violation, 2x the number of code violation points will be deducted from their accumulative nomination points to date in conjunction with the removal of nominations received from the coded event.
- If a player receives a 2nd code violation, they will be automatically removed from the Good Chase Sportsmanship Race for the year.
- All nominations received are subject to validation by Sportsmanship Committee.
- Each player, parent, coach or tournament official may only nominate one player per tournament and may replace that vote at any time during the tournament up through the last day of the tournament.
Complete Rules
Click here for the complete rules and regulations of the Good Chase contest.
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