USTA: any rule against captaining two teams in one flight?

[time_fly]

First off, I think it's a bad idea. But I captain a large mixed team in a small flight and we need to split into two teams to get everyone playing time. Obviously I can only play on one of them, but one of the biggest stumbling blocks is that I haven't been able to get a volunteer to captain the other team. If necessary am I allowed to captain both? I can't find a rule against it even though it seems like a bad idea.

 

[OrangePower]

First off, I think it's a bad idea. But I captain a large mixed team in a small flight and we need to split into two teams to get everyone playing time. Obviously I can only play on one of them, but one of the biggest stumbling blocks is that I haven't been able to get a volunteer to captain the other team. If necessary am I allowed to captain both? I can't find a rule against it even though it seems like a bad idea.

I believe you can. There is a club in my area where one club employee captains all the teams for the club, and they sometimes enter two teams in a flight both of which she captains.

 

[time_fly]

I believe you can. There is a club in my area where one club employee captains all the teams for the club, and they sometimes enter two teams in a flight both of which she captains.

At least the employee is a non-playing captain? I will get to choose my opponents. But if they cant be bothered to take responsibility for themselves as a separate team then they deserve what they get IMO.

 

[OrangePower]

At least the employee is a non-playing captain? I will get to choose my opponents. But if they cant be bothered to take responsibility for themselves as a separate team then they deserve what they get IMO.

Yeah, she is a non-playing captain.

How are you planning to distribute players between the two teams? One strong team and one weak team, or try balance them out, or ???

 

[time_fly]

Smaller team with more hard core players that want to play a lot and go to playoffs vs more casual players. The casual team is bigger and carries a number of less experienced players but has some good players that can't play as often or don't want to commit to playoff travel.

 

[NTRPolice]

First off, I think it's a bad idea. But I captain a large mixed team in a small flight and we need to split into two teams to get everyone playing time. Obviously I can only play on one of them, but one of the biggest stumbling blocks is that I haven't been able to get a volunteer to captain the other team. If necessary am I allowed to captain both? I can't find a rule against it even though it seems like a bad idea.

This is why you're allowed to captain multiple teams. In some sections I dont think you can officially register as a captain on multiple teams, but that doesnt mean you cant "manage" more than one. It's possible to have the same captain and co-captain in reversed roles on two teams. If your section has "benefits" for captains, that's also a reason to get your entire family in the role. I know this one guy who is captain of a team, his wife is a captain of another team, and his two nieces are captains of to different teams. He is the real captain of all of them, but they all get the year end "rewards" for being captain, provided by the section. It's kinda silly.