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Dress Code
The Club dress code is not strict but we do ask that
members keep to recognised and suitable standards of sporting
attire. In order to protect the surface of the all-weather court,
footwear must be rubber soled (not black), without cleats, spikes,
raised heels or ribbing.
Playing
Etiquette
1.
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Never walk
behind or go on to another court whilst a point is in play. Please enter Courts 3 and 4 via the garden
when there is
play on courts 1 and 2. If a
ball from an adjoining court strays onto your court, wait until play
has stopped on that court before you return it. Similarly, do not
retrieve one of your balls that has gone onto another court if play is
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2.
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The server
should call the score after every point and after every game. All
tennis at the club is self-umpiring. If there is a dispute, for
example about a line call, it is usually best to play the point
again. If a ball from another court may have interfered with play
on your court, it is better to immediately take the point again than
argue whether or not it affected the outcome of that point.
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3.
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Always ensure
that the server is kept supplied with balls and be ready to play when
the server is ready |
4.
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Do not
practice returns on long serves or hit the ball aggressively when a
point is not in play |
5.
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Be
accommodating of each player's needs in 'warm ups'. Don't have a
lengthy warm up if there will be people waiting for you to finish your
game before they can play - keep to 5 minutes or less. |
Most
importantly, try to make the game as enjoyable for everyone on court as
possible.
And finally, PLEASE TURN OFF THE FLOODLIGHTS when
play has finished! (see notice in clubhouse)
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Bringing Guests to the Club
If you bring
a visitor to play tennis at the
club, please enter the details in the Visitors
Book and follow the
instructions on the front of the book regarding payment of the fee
(£2.00 per visit). This is a special arrangement for infrequent
visitors only (no more than 6 visits per individual per year).
Club
Security
The clubhouse is protected by a security alarm. Please ensure you
are
aware of the procedure for entering and leaving the club - a committee member will be happy to go over
this with you if necessary. It is important that you know the alarm
code before unlocking the Club House. On leaving the Club House,
make sure the bar is locked up, the garden door closed and the kitchen
door locked before setting the alarm and locking the main entrance door
behind you. As you walk down towards the gate, ensure the
changing room and disabled toilet doors are all locked.
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Club Play sessions
The 'peg' system for selecting sets may be in
operation - if you are not sure how this works ask another member for
advice. Play one set in the selected four and then come off and
allow the next set to start their game. On busy evenings you may
find you have to wait a short time between sets but the break gives you
valuable socialising and drinking time! If there are only a few
people at club play and you decide that it is not worth using the peg
system, please ensure that you mix in so that everybody gets a game and
the same people don't always play together.
Balls
The club provides balls for club play and matches. When you have
finished the set please make sure you have left the three balls on
court for use by the next players. If no one is waiting to play, or at
the end of the evening, bring the balls in and put them back into their
container. If no one is left to lock the balls away please either give
them to the person on bar duty, or if the bar isn't open, put them in
one of the drawers in the kitchen. Balls for use when organising your
own games can be purchased from the bar.
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