Please be advised that the clubhouse and courts are monitored remotely by CCTV 24/7 for security and safeguarding purposes.

• Both club members and the public can book a court at any time via our Booking Courts page or the Clubspark Booker Mobile App. 
• Club members who have joined / renewed via Clubspark can book Courts 1-4 at no charge as part of their membership.
• Non members may book Courts 1-4 on a Pay & Play basis. 
• The Multi-Sport Court (incorporating Courts 5 and 6) costs £10 per hour for all bookers, although members forced to book Courts 5 and 6 for tennis due to Courts 1-4 being full at busy periods may apply to the Membership Secretary for a refund.

Before Booking - Create your LTA Advantage Play account

To book a court for free, members need to have an LTA Advantage Play account that is affiliated with your RLTC membership. If you do not already have an LTA Advantage Play account, you will need to create one here.

Instructions on how to create your Advantage Play account were provided with your Welcome Email when you joined the club.

Once registered, those members that are affiliated to Rhondda Lawn Tennis Club through their LTA Advantage Play Username (not Clubspark email address) will see "FREE" in the booking slots.

Booking Instructions

• To book a court via this website or the Booker app, click on any available time slot, and select from the drop down menu the duration of your booking (in 60 minute intervals).
• You will need to be logged in to book.
• When logging in, make sure to click on the BLUE LTA BOX first to log in with your LTA Advantage Play Username and Password. Do NOT use your Clubspark email address and password.
• For detailed instructions on how to book a court you can watch the Booking Courts Video.

Floodlights

• Floodlights will be activated 15 minutes before the booking start time and remain on until 8 minutes after the session.
• With floodlit bookings, if you leave before the end of your booking time, please cancel your booking as this will switch off the floodlights about 8 minutes later and consequently save electricity.
• Floodlights are activated for all bookings made after dusk and before daybreak. These times will be adjusted throughout the year as appropriate.
• On Courts 1-4 Members use of the floodlights is FREE.
• On Courts 1-4 and the Multi-Sport courts floodlight fees for both Members and Non-Members are £2 per hour which are added on your booking. 
• The floodlights on the Multi-Sport court are currently of poor quality as some of the lamps are not working. These are awaiting upgrade to new LED lamps which we hope to complete the installation of over the summer months.

Booking Rules

• Members can book courts up to 14 days in advance and can make up to 14 bookings within this period.
• Non-Members have 7 days advance booking access and can make 7 bookings within this time period.
• Booking slots are set at 60 minute intervals, with members able to book a maximum of 3 slots per booking (3 hours). Non-members can book 2 slots per booking (2 hours).
• Junior Access - Anyone 11 years and under must be supervised by a ClubSpark registered responsible adult. This includes access to the MUGA. Clubhouse access is restricted to members aged 16 and over, unless supervised by a responsible adult.

Guest Fees (Member bookings)

• When booking a court as a member, you are required to add the names of who you are playing with (participants), and also pay guest fees if you are playing with someone who is not a member.
• There will be a charge allocated to the guest of £5 per hour for the booking which the member pays when booking the court. This will ensure all guests pay for utilising the courts and helps the club monitor court usage.
• Failure to comply with guest booking rules is deemed as defrauding the Club of legitimate income and may result in your membership being cancelled and you being refused member access to the courts. 

After Booking

• On completion of your booking, you will be sent an email booking confirmation to your Clubspark registered email address which will include your SmartAccess Gate PIN Code.
• The code will only allow you access to the courts up to 15 minutes before and during the date and time of your booking.
• If, on booking, you find that you are no longer able to play, please cancel your booking so that others may use the courts. Failure to cancel booking on unused courts may result in booking rights of the member concerned being temporary suspended.

Codes of Conduct

It is the responsibility of the person booking the court to ensure that the conduct and behaviour of all participants on their booking is appropriate and courteous at all times.

This includes the following rules and points of etiquette:

• Do not walk behind players whilst they are playing a point on the court. 
• Please wait until their point has completed before quickly crossing at the back of the courts.
• At Mix-In Nights (Wednesdays) players must rotate as instructed by the coach or volunteer running the session
• On Club Nights (Tuesdays and Thursdays) members are expected to give way to other members waiting after playing a maximum of ONE SET to enable everyone to play. This is to encourage inclusion.
• At all other times when a person books the courts for a tennis session, players are not obligated to give way to any other players who wishes to use the court they have booked until their booked session has ended. However, as we are a social club that encourages inclusion, members are encouraged to invite others to join in their booking at their discretion, especially if no other courts are available.
• Any inappropriate actions or damage to club property will be dealt with severely, with future bookings of the responsible member refused, and/or termination of their membership.
• In severe cases (e.g. vandalism resulting in damage to property such as nets, fencing or court surfaces, gates or floodlights) the club will not hesitate to prosecute to recover any losses incurred as a result of those actions.

Safeguarding

Rhondda Lawn Tennis Club acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults at risk.  The club is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice and LTA requirements.  A copy of the club’s full safeguarding policy is available in the clubhouse and on the Safeguarding page on the club's websiteweb site.

The club’s safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children and adults at risk are paramount in all circumstances. It aims to ensure that regardless of age, ability or disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, socio-economic background, all children.