Tournament arrival

[JMS]

I have bye into the quarters in a tourney tommorrow. My match is supposed to start at 11:30. How early would it be best for me to arrive?

[103xStateChamp]

10:30 .

[JMS]

10:30 .

that is what i was thinking

[Matt_MS]

I usually get to my matches 30 mins before to check in.

[LarougeNY]

I usually get to my matches 30 mins before to check in.

same here, that would mean 11.00 for you in your tournament.

[EasternRocks]

I usually get to my matches 30 mins before to check in.

i do the same, spending two much time at the tournament site will waste lots of ur energy. preserve it by sitting in the car and relaxing, or just play cards, watch a movie or just talk. thats wat i do and it really helps.

[boobik2371]

i show up 5 mins before match start

[ayyhwang]

i usually come 15 min early to sign in and talk to peeps that i know.

[Hewitt Aussie]

yeah i come about 30 minutes early.I think that is the perfect time, because you may be earlier, but if there is an accident or traffic that was not expected then you can still maybe have time to get there.

[Puredrivetennis]

If I had an 11:30 start time, i'd arrive around 10.. Check in, walk around the club with friends from the tour /coach, listen to music and gather your bearings, get a 20-30 minute warm up on a practice court, watch any friends play, get a good locker, etc.

[NebAce1]

If I had an 11:30 start time, i'd arrive around 10.. Check in, walk around the club with friends from the tour /coach, listen to music and gather your bearings, get a 20-30 minute warm up on a practice court, watch any friends play, get a good locker, etc.

how old r u?

[brayman9]

just show up 2-3 minutes before u start:p

but seriously around 11. 10 30 seems a little early for me.

[Aeropro master]

Unless you want to scout the personyou are going to play, come 15 minutes early.

[ayyhwang]

If I had an 11:30 start time, i'd arrive around 10.. Check in, walk around the club with friends from the tour /coach, listen to music and gather your bearings, get a 20-30 minute warm up on a practice court, watch any friends play, get a good locker, etc.

wow if u come 1 1/2 hrs before starting then u must not have a lot to do on weekends

[babolat15]

come early enough to wamup, it really helps

[Puredrivetennis]

Im 18, and you're right-- I travel every weekend for tournaments, so I actually don't have anything else to do.

[stevekim8]

you gotta be fashionably late
enter when they do the countdown of disqualifying you

[NebAce1]

Im 18, and you're right-- I travel every weekend for tournaments, so I actually don't have anything else to do.

do u play itf? or what?

[NebAce1]

wow if u come 1 1/2 hrs before starting then u must not have a lot to do on weekends

yea i get there really early a lot to watch friends play, warmup, etc.

[Aeropro master]

i usually come 15 min early to sign in and talk to peeps that i know.

That's wat i do too.

[Puredrivetennis]

do u play itf? or what?

itf and the mens open circuit throughout canada.

[NebAce1]

itf and the mens open circuit throughout canada.

oh cool, what r u ranked in itf juniors?

[rockthebox]

I come an hour early and make lots of friends.
It helps more than you think.

[JMS]

I come an hour early and make lots of friends.
It helps more than you think.

yeah it does, i have made many more friends at various tournaments this summer,
everyone here who plays, is usually a hardcore tournament player,
so i get to see many familiar faces at tournaments

[babolat15]

^^^^totally agree

[Puredrivetennis]

oh cool, what r u ranked in itf juniors?

uhh, not so good? hahaha, i don't know, 500 or so.

[EasternRocks]

For a national: The day before the tournament starts, attending player meeting and registration.

For a local tournament/section tournament: Most-30 min. before match. Least-15 min. for checking in.

[Gmedlo]

Watch the match that decides who you play if you can. Otherwise, arrive early enough to warmup before you step on the court to "warmup" with your opponent. Usually ~45-30 minutes for me, depending on whether or not they have extra courts or racquetball courts that I can use.

[redsoxrock930]

It depends. I think that if you have friends going to the tournament too then its a good idea to get there early. just hang out with them talk relax and take your mind off of tennis. You'll play better