As a Member of Ladywell Community Tennis Club, you are expected to abide by the following ‘Code of Practice’.

• All Members must play within the rules and respect Officials and their decisions.
• All Members must respect the rights, dignity and worth of all participants.
• Members are expected to keep to agreed timings for training and competitions or inform their Coach or Team Manager if they are going to be late.
• Members must wear suitable kit for training and match sessions as agreed with the Coach.
• Members must pay any fees for training or events promptly.
• Members are not allowed to smoke, consume alcohol or drugs of any kind on club premises or whilst representing the club.   Coaching Staff, Event Organisers, Committee Members or other Club Members are specifically not authorised to administer prescribed medical drugs to any person participating with the Club, at any event.   Members are responsible for ensuring proper arrangements are in place for such assistance, should it be required.
• Access the courts through the correct gates and do not cross occupied courts.
• Do not walk behind the courts whilst others are playing but must wait for a suitable break in play.
• Do not run across courts to retrieve balls whilst others are playing but must wait for a suitable break in play.
• Do not take sweets/food on to the court.   Only drinks in plastic bottles are allowed.
• Any visitors you bring to play tennis must be suitably dressed.   They must ‘sign in’ and pay the relevant fee.   It is not acceptable to bring friends to just ‘hang around’.

Additional notifications for junior players:

• As a participant, under no circumstances must you leave an organised event without informing the person in charge and receiving permission.   This rule also applies to ‘comfort breaks’.
• Always ensure you have adequate adult supervision at all times whilst on the club’s premises.   Other adult players are not there to supervise you.

FAIR PLAY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Ladywell Community Tennis Club to ensure that all participants, volunteers, coaches and parents promote fair play at all times.   Players are encouraged to be ‘good sports’ and to co-operate with and respect their team mates, opponents, coaches and officials at all times.   The aim is for all participants to enjoy the sport, improve their skills and have –