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3/20/05 - 5:17 PM CDT - Totally revised the "Maps to Clubs" page - all of the Maps linked to a popular web-site reverted to National maps - so the Staff re-did ALL map links, only to find that two of the clubs' maps were not loading properly, so these TWO were re-done to load slightly different maps.
11/19/02 - 5:38 PM CDT - The move to a totally dynamic website has begun. We are getting into heavy PHP Scripting and editing.
11/11/02 - 6:26 AM CDT - Four teams were awarded a Double Forfeit for not posting scores the week after the last notice was publicized. But it was down to two teams the following week. If you need clarification on this, Click Here for Additional Information..
10/21/02 - 2:09 PM CDT - IMPORTANT NOTICE - New philosophy in Scores Posting is announced! In response to requests from several captains, the RESPONSIBILITY FOR POSTING SCORES IS NO LONGER ASSIGNED TO THE HOME TEAM! The WINNING TEAM BEARS PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY, as the Winning team has the most to lose if the scores are not posted. That does not mean that the losing team bears no responsibility - BOTH teams are responsible for posting scores - so both captains should verify that the scores are posted. If the scores are not posted by the stated deadline, ONE of the captains must take action. Otherwise both teams will receive a forfeit for the match.
9/23/02 - 6:19 AM CDT - BIG NEWS - JCCA TENNIS PLAYER WINS MAJOR INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT! MELISSA MANG of Metairie WON the INTERNATIONAL TENNIS FEDERATION'S Atlanta Tournament hosted by Chandra Rubin. Melissa, 15, is the daughter of Margaret (Peggy) and Fabien Mang, who plays for The Beach Club's White team. Melissa is currently ranked #1 in USTA Girls 16s, and played JCCA Juniors tennis for Chateau Estates. (See related story)
9/23/02 - 6:19 AM CDT (Continued) - This was a bumper weekend in JCCA Tennis - as Joe Gyan and Ana Marie Brown also won a major tournament - the Green Acres NTRP Tournament. Joe and Ana won the top 8.5 Division, defeating Chuck Harrington and Dawn Ledet. Joe plays for Green Acres Red Team#2; Chuck plays for the Bissonet Red Team, winners of the 2001 Red Championship.

9/23/02 - 4:19 PM CDT - JCCA.net was updated with Links to Maps of Each Club. The link (shows above - "Map Links" - takes the user to a map which shows the of the location of the club.)

9/16/02 - 1:25 PM CDT - There was yet another, although subtle, change in CCC#2 Blue Captain. Bill James is to now captain this team. However, the man was given NO instructions on WHAT to do, or HOW to do it. Discussed how to Edit Players with him. "Walk"ed him through the downloading and initial use of JCCA Scoreboard.

9/07/02 8:25 PM CDT - There was yet another, although subtle, change in CCC#3 Green Captain. Apparently Glenn Garaudy is to captain this team. However, the man was given NO instructions on WHAT to do, or HOW to do it. Discussed how to Edit Players with his wife, who is the main pc operator at home. Wife is to call back tomorrow for JCCA.net to "walk" her through the downloading and initial use of JCCA Scoreboard.

9/07/02 8:25 PM CDT - Apparently, Captains do not understand their duties, so am contemplating a new page with instructions - linked from the Home Page.

8/09/02 3:45 AM CDT - There were changes in Green Acres Team Captains during the meeting. Sunrise was not represented in the meeting, and it now appears that the Blue Captain will be Don Watts. Attempts to contact Sean King as Red Captain, have been unsuccessful. The new schedules will be posted to the web as soon as they are updated. We now have e-mail addresses for every captain except Beach Club White and Riverside Green. Capitano White/Gold Captain's e-mail is incorrect, but an alternate was provided.

8/06/02 5:45 AM CDT - Red, White, Gold, Blue and Green Schedules posted to the web. These will be updated after the Captains meeting, to reflect changes in Captains. Beach Club Gold is not firmed, and Riverside Gold and Green just firmed up last night.

8/03/02 9:00 PM CDT - Barry Breaux called to talk about "over-the-web" scoring and software rules for player eligibility. It doesn't look like "over-the-web" will be available this season. "JCCA Scoreboard" remains an option, and has been tailored to support the "over-the-web" effort. After a score has been input, via JCCA Scoreboard, the results are available from the web. Also, as the result of changes for this year, players are eligible to play at specific LEVELS - not by club. Available options are the players listed, or "Rainout," or "Forfeit." The options "Not_on_Roster," and "Didn't Get Name" are to be removed. Players must be identified on the roster the Monday before the match in order to be eligible for play.

7/31/02 9:56 AM CDT - Introduced automatic time-stamping of updates (see left) Also REMOVED LINKS from Left-Hand Navigation, to Score Input Forms. Changed the Link to the 02/03 Schedule Composite to the one proposed after Boh Capitano and Ski Chelchowski offered to field additional teams. Those additional teams were the key to making the current schedule work. Also updated the Team Design page to reflect new teams, and deleted those forms from the web

July 30, 2002 - Barry called to say that the matches and the Rosters may now be viewed from JCCA.net. Note to All Captains: An e-mail will be sent to all prospective captains/scorekeepers how to update their rosters "over-the-web.".

July 30, 2002 - Continued clean-up of the site. Note the links across the top. Provided a clean copy of the New Schedule Composite - in Microsoft Word. The Excel file was creating problems on the web. This Word format seems to work well. Note that with the scoring routine being developed by Barry and Ryan, the current input forms will not work, so will remove those links and pages. Published an e-mail to all interested parties that the Juniors results are posted.

July 28, 2002 - Competition Committee, minus Gay Fourroux, met to confer on the proposed schedule, proposed JCCA Rules & Regulations amendments, Scoring Rules, and Agenda for August 6 Captains' Meeting at Green Acres. Ski Chelchowski provided results of the Juniors Tennis Meet Of Champions which finished last week.

July 24, 2002 - Met with Barry and his nephew Ryan for progress check & additional ground rules on scoring routines. Plan is now to allow players to move up and down one division from their playing level. Of course, Red may only move down one. Green may move up any number of levels.

July 23, 2002 - Gave Barry Breaux the UserID and password to access the current host's SQL Server.

July 16, 2002 - Barry Breaux got the go-ahead from Gay Fourroux to have his nephew write the routines.

July 14, 2002 - Barry Breaux called and we talked about putting the JCCA database on SQL. He wants to have his nephew re-structure JCCA Scoreboard to write to the same database the new system writes to, on a paid basis. I told him about the offer from San Diego to do it for $300, but he said that was low. I told him I would let him know, after hearing from Gay Fourroux . I want any changes to JCCA Scoreboard to reflect the number before the team initials, and I want the SQL database on the same server as the website.

July 14, 2002 - Established Test Score Input form for Captain input practice.

July 12, 2002 - General revision and link cleanup. Found several bad links that had resulted from the general changes of July 9. Revised the Score Input Help page, added two pages of example screens. Established a Test directory, and will set up Test Score Input forms for Captain input practice. Am still going to move the site before August 1, as the current host is not very supportive. Will retire on Monday, August 15.

July 9, 2002 - Changed the Front Page Themes on each Score Input page - Red changed to a distinctive theme; White was changed to a distinctive theme; Gold was left as the already golden "Romanesque" theme (i.e., this page); Blue was changed to a blue theme, and Green was change to a green them - to help cue users as to which Division the scores would be entered to.

July 8, 2002 - Changed to "Romanesque" theme to help speed page loading.
July 8, 2002 - Added a "How-To" page to the web, to provide instructions on how to go about score input with the new electronic system. Oh, I cannot take credit for this innovation; I only modified the page. This came from an interested party from the Washington, DC area. So people ARE looking at this site and our ideas.
July 7/8, 2002 - Ideas on how the scoring system should work: - a database on the web for each Division. Tables in each division would include a table for each team, and one table for Rosters. Users inputting data would identify the team they wish to input. and the date of the match they wish to input. This would open that (Home) team's table, and open Rosters, with query selected to their players. The script would look at the data in the table and determine what team is the opponent for that week. Scripting would open the identified team's table, and a query selected to that team's players. User would input the data, and a script would be invoked when the "submit" button is pressed. First, the e-mail address would be compared to that on file in the table, and if it matched, data input would ensue. All of the data applicable to the Home team would be placed in that team's table, and all of the data applicable to the Visitor team would be placed in that team's table, and the transaction completed. A script would generate an e-mail to the user, to the opponent captain, and to the scorekeeper, stating that the results for the match have been input, and for the opponent to review for accuracy, and notify the scorekeeper of any disparities, within 48 hours.
July 7, 2002 - Revised "Site Map" slightly Also revised the left-hand side links to allow a quick look at the schedule if entering scores. Speaking of schedules - I cannot publish until I get confirmation of captain names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses.
July 7, 2002 - (Again, today?) Took Download JCCA Scoreboard from the top, put that link on the left side. This gives more room at the top, and now the links take only one line instead of two. (Hint: to the "A" at the top of your browser and click to see font size control - click on a smaller size for more room.) Also, changed those links to the "Romanesque" style.
July 7, 2002 - Changed "Site Navigation" to "Site Map." Also changed "JCCA Men's Tennis" to "Men's Tennis." Also changed all the Input Pages from "(Color) Score Input" to "(Color) Input" to conserve Home Page Banner space.
July 6, 2002 - (Busy day today, eh?) Corrected all the e-mail links which sent e-mail to my former Home.com address, instead of the new, correct cox.net address. Corrected a lot of links. If anyone finds a link which does not work, PLEASE let me know. A Site Report shows the current size at 30 MB, 24 MB of which is JCCA Scoreboard-related.
July 6, 2002 - Re-built the Related Sites page, restored some links on JCCA Men's Tennis Page, rebuilt yesterday (OOPS! - I didn't log it?). Placed additional links in the top border - these show up on every page now, so navigation should not be a problem. E-mailed ProHosting about the PHP Rocket - they replied that it didn't work so well....(Oh, I am supposed to give up on my scoring ideas?)
July 6, 2002 - Changed THIS very page, from a two-column format to a single column - for ease in posting.
July 5, 2002 - Have located a FrontPage 2002 add-in called "PHP Rocket" which will script the PHP4 programming - however, will have to learn to use it. Will the $300.00 be money well spent, at this time?.
July 5, 2002 - iTemp responded to the E-mailed of yesterday. The PHP4 programming will cost $300.00, but their site includes 250 MB (up from 80 MB of the previous day) and sufficient passwords.
July 4, 2002 - E-mailed an input form to a potential web host, then to JCCA men's tennis captains for feedback.
July 3, 2002 - Modified the score input forms and looked for viable web hosts. Have a spreadsheet of candidates.
July 2, 2002 - After threatening and other verbal forms of exasperation, finally ProHosting Support got the FormMail to work, but I am a LONG way from SCORE INPUT.
July 1, 2002 - FINALLY got the Guestbook (re )installed and working. What a chore!
June 29, 2002 - Continuing site cleanup. Re-directed link to Input forms from the Men's Tennis Page. Input Forms STILL DO NOT WORK AT THIS TIME. Am checking into cgi/Perl/SQL routines.
June 27, 2002 - Installed Front Page 2002 - gives additional flexibility in file management. OOOPS! Web-Master's new FrontPage2002 edited JCCA.Net Shared Borders into PMCC web and GACC web. Apologies all round. PS - GACC last update was December...
June 27, 2002 - Continued site cleanup - deleted more old files and checked on hyperlinks. "Prettied up" some pages, particularly the Men's Tennis Page. Input Forms STILL DO NOT WORK AT THIS TIME. Am checking into cgi/Perl/SQL routines.
June 23, 2002 - Continued site cleanup - deleted more old files and checked on hyperlinks. "Prettied up" some pages, particularly the Men's Tennis Page. Revised the Input Forms WHICH DO NOT WORK AT THIS TIME.
June 21, 2002 - General site cleanup - deleted a lot of old files and checked on hyperlinks.
June 20, 2002 - As of this date, the taste of crow is beginning to manifest itself. JCCA.net web host insists that it IS MS Front Page - the webmaster has ordered FP 2002 to correct the problem - and the web host is working with us to prepare the proper cgi scripts to work. So by this time next week, interactive score input may be a reality.
June 16, 2002 - As of this date, the input function of the Score Input forms do not work. The Submit Button sends the information to a file that I cannot access, and due to the phony sounding name, I doubt that the file itself exists.
Have spent the past week in putting finishing touches on the Input forms, and in trying to get them to write to an identified file. On contacting the Web Host, Tech Support had the gall to tell me that it was a Microsoft Front Page 2000 problem. However, I know people who have used Front Page 2000 for form input, and they seem to have gotten around it. And in fact, it has been used on this site. So I am SERIOUSLY considering a new Web Host, in this case, either Digital Host, or Superb Host. Both offer advantages.
June 9, 2002 - Rough Draft of Red Division Web Score input form.
June 8, 2002 - Changed the JCCA Scoreboard Update Page from Excel to Front Page, and added to Navigation.
June 6, 2002 - Additional work on Home Page to center the material.
June 1, 2002 - Applied new theme and revised web for esthetics.
July 23, 2000 - Posted Notice of USTA Men's COMBO League Captain's Meeting - Home Page
July 24, 2000 - Posted LINK to STA Community Tennis Associations - Related Sites

Historical

JCCA Tennis "On-Line"

JCCA.net came about as a result of a Men's Tennis Captains Meeting on May 2, 1999. Many players stated they had no clue as to League Standings, even though each Captain had been mailed updates of standings during the season

The JCCA Men's Tennis Scorekeeper proposed a web site, to keep players informed. The Captains agreed, but two problems remained. First, the Scorekeeper had no clue as to how to create and maintain a web site. Second, none of the Captains admitted knowing how to do this, either.
Solution? Scorekeeper had to learn fast! And here it is.

Expanded to Include Entire JCCA
Discussion of the Tennis Web Site during the next JCCA Board Meeting prompted the attention of Swimming and Diving representatives. The Webmaster had asked if Ladies' Tennis, and Juniors' Tennis should be included. One Board member cited her club's advertisement in the newsletter, for someone to set up a Web Site for the membership. A motion was made, and the vote was unanimous, that JCCA would set up a Web Site for All of JCCA. Presumably this means that each member club is entitled to have a home page on this site. Note the Special Offer which appears as a separate page on this site.

Ladies' Tennis
The Ladies' Red Team Coordinator, and the Ladies' Blue Team coordinators are invited to provide input.

The Webmaster will post articles or information received. This includes schedules, standings, news notes, and calendars.

Juniors' Tennis

All Information received by the Webmaster on JCCA Juniors Tennis will be posted