Code of Conduct
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I am fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all players and believe it is important that everyone should, at all times, show respect and understanding for the safety and welfare of others.
Do
- Maximum effort is a minimum requirement
- Best effort to focus during training
- Act in a sportsman manner by acknowledging good play or shots by your partner or opponent/s
- Play by the rules and be fair in all line calls
- Wear suitable tennis attire and importantly wear tennis shoes with non marking soles
- Treat all players as they would like to be treated themselves. You must not ridicule, interfere with, bully or take unfair advantage of another player
- Accept whoever you are paired with or against in training and matches, be tolerant and understanding and never show aversion to playing with someone considered inferior
- Set an example when playing with or against junior or younger players and respond with restraint to petulance or ill-tempered behaviour
- Control your temper. Verbal abuse or deliberately distracting or provoking an opponent is not acceptable behaviour
- Co-operate with your coach, partner and opponent/s. Without them there would be no competition
- Be a fair winner and good loser
- Respect all decisions of the coaches and team captains and comply at all times with the club constitution and rules
- Be cautious when referring to the club, coaches or any of its members in social media and never use social media in a manner that will bring the club or its members into disrepute
Don't
- Cause a nuisance in communications with other members
- Distract other players during lessons
- Throw your racquet or hit balls in anger or display bad sportsmanship or act in a petulant manner when losing
- Swear or use bad language. Never argue with a partner or opponent
- Be aggressive of display intimidating behavior
- Question another person’s integrity over line calls or actions
- Cause danger to other players through your play
- Bring the club or coach into disrepute