How hard is it to be a linesman in tennis?

[beefcake]

I mean im watching these matches in zagreb,SA and im some of these linesman are like 65 with pot bellies,some are 20 year old girls..
Do you have to go to ATP linesman school or something?

So all you have to do is stand there for 2 hours and look down a line and say in or out,and then between games sit your fat ass down on a chair.

Seems like the only requirement is that you have 20/20 eyesight and have a heartbeat...

[GiveMeaBJ]

From what I heard you have to be well connected to even be considered. Don't all the courts already have their own?

[michalis]

beefcake you wanna become a linesman and fix da games dont you

if you do go ahead please inform your fellow SBR brothers of any profitable betting opportunities that may come up in the future

[GiveMeaBJ]

Too hard to fix matches as a lineman, especially with the challenge system. The amount of calls you can actually blow without coming under fire is very limited.

[beefcake]

some of these smaller tourneys have no hawkeye system..

[GiveMeaBJ]

True, true, just figured you would be reaching for the sky.

[michalis]

hey the guy has a vision, dont step on his dreams to become the tim donaghy of tennis

[Boner_18]

It's mostly by volunteer though there is minimal training/verification. I know a couple who gets to go to Pilot Pen every year because they work the lines.

[Tsonga]

i would love to do that job