This spring will be my first experience with USTA local league play. What's the general protocol for selecting a team on which to play?
Here's my dilemma:
One of the instructors in my group tennis lessons (works mainly with another group, not mine) asked if I would be interested in joining their league team. I'm scheduled to meet and hit with the team captain next week.
I've also received e-mails from two other teams asking if I'd like to join their 3.0 teams -- nothing about meeting the team captain or first hitting with someone from the team though. Just an invitation to join. It would be nice to at least meet the captain, meet/hit with some team members before committing.
On the other hand, being asked to meet the captain and hit with her before being invited to join a team sounds as if I'm auditioning. I'm already feeling pressure to really work on my serve and overhead before I'm scheduled to hit with the team captain.
So, is it considered tacky to "try out" various league teams before accepting an invitation to join. I don't want to start off by offending 1/3 of the league teams, but don't want to get stuck with a team that isn't a good fit for us both.
Thanks for any input/comments.
Here's my dilemma:
One of the instructors in my group tennis lessons (works mainly with another group, not mine) asked if I would be interested in joining their league team. I'm scheduled to meet and hit with the team captain next week.
I've also received e-mails from two other teams asking if I'd like to join their 3.0 teams -- nothing about meeting the team captain or first hitting with someone from the team though. Just an invitation to join. It would be nice to at least meet the captain, meet/hit with some team members before committing.
On the other hand, being asked to meet the captain and hit with her before being invited to join a team sounds as if I'm auditioning. I'm already feeling pressure to really work on my serve and overhead before I'm scheduled to hit with the team captain.
So, is it considered tacky to "try out" various league teams before accepting an invitation to join. I don't want to start off by offending 1/3 of the league teams, but don't want to get stuck with a team that isn't a good fit for us both.
Thanks for any input/comments.