| 1 |
CHILDREN |
| 1.1 |
The supervision, and
therefore the conduct, of all children within the Club's
grounds is the responsibility of their parents or
guardians.
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| 1.2 |
No children (other than
junior members) are allowed on court or in the tennis
hut.
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| 2 |
GUESTS |
| 2.1 |
Members are permitted to
bring a guest for a fee to be determined from time to
time by the Committee, payable to the Treasurer of the
section.
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| 2.2 |
The visitors must be signed
in the book located in the tennis hut.
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| 2.3 |
All visitors must adhere to
the rules of the Club.
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| 2.4 |
The number of visits is
strictly limited to three visits per guest per year.
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| 2.5 |
Junior members are not
permitted to invite guests to play without the prior
consent of a senior member.
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| 3 |
COACHING |
| 3.1 |
The section employs a
contracted professional coach. No other form of
professional coaching is permitted without the prior
agreement of the coach currently under contract to the
Club.
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| 4 |
WIMBLEDON TICKETS |
| 4.1 |
The Tennis
Section receives an annual allocation of tickets for Wimbledon, which
are distributed to members by means of a draw. Full
details are posted in the tennis hut when notification
of the section's allocation is received from the LTA.
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| 4.2 |
Members who are allocated
tickets via the draw must pay for the said tickets upon
receipt.
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| 4.3 |
Under
no
circumstances can tickets be re-sold to a third party
without the prior consent of the Chairman or Honorary
Secretary. Failure to comply with this ruling may cause
the section to be disallowed form the future allocation
by the LTA.
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| 5 |
GENERAL |
| 5.1 |
All members, both senior
and junior, are required to keep all areas free from
litter.
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| 5.2 |
Smoking is not permitted
either in the tennis hut, Club pavilion or on court.
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| 6 |
USE OF COURTS |
| 6.1 |
All
tennis played at the Club is subject to the application
of the playing rules as specified by the Lawn Tennis
Association of which the section is an affiliated
member.
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| 6.2 |
The best
principles of accepted tennis etiquette and codes of
conduct must be applied at all times. The Committee
believes that the best spirits of the game of tennis
should apply and that argumentative or unsporting
conduct is not acceptable.
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| 6.3 |
Members are requested to
wear
recognised tennis clothing when on court. The wearing of
casual/swim or beachwear is not acceptable.
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| 6.4 |
Tennis
shoes only must be worn on court. The soles of such
tennis footwear must not be of a type which could cause
damage or excessive wear to the court surfaces. Trainers
and other forms of casual footwear are not
permitted on court.
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| 6.5 |
Tennis balls,
net tapes, net sticks and chairs must be returned to their
proper location in the hut after use.
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| 6.6 |
Under
no
circumstances can club tennis balls be taken off the
club premises unless authorised to do so by a member of
the tennis section management committee.
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| 6.7 |
The
grass courts must not be played upon when damp or wet
and/or when a member of the Committee or the Club's Head
Groundsman deems them unfit for play.
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| 6.8 |
Junior
members are only permitted to play on the grass courts
designated for junior play. Junior members have priority
use of the junior grass courts. Juniors may only play on
the senior grass courts upon invitation by a member of
the Committee.
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| 6.9 |
The
Club tournaments for men's and ladies' singles/doubles
and mixed doubles are held annually in June/July.
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| 6.10 |
Team matches and club
tournaments have priority over social tennis.
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| 6.11 |
If a
member(s) is waiting to play then the players already on
court are required to finish after one set and make way
for those waiting. In such circumstances sets should be
concluded by tiebreak.
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| 6.12 |
Doubles play has precedence
over singles play.
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| 6.13 |
Failure
to
comply with these Byelaws may subject the transgressor
to action being taken under Rules 6.4 to 6.9.
The Rules of the Tennis Section are located on the Club
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