Youth Tennis Regulations

These regulations, together with the Club’s Rules and Byelaws, prescribe the conditions under which Youths may play Tennis at the Club.

TIMES OF PLAY

The courts are open for play from 8:00 a.m.
Youth members must leave the Club by dusk or 9. p.m. whichever is the earlier.

On weekends, no youths may play before 1pm (winter) and 2pm (summer) other than in bookings made on the Short-notice court booking system.

COURTS FOR YOUTHS

Youth members are normally allowed to use only courts 7 & 8.  When empty, courts 4,5,& 6 may be used BUT MUST BE VACATED IMMEDIATELY when needed by Senior members.

When both courts 7 & 8 are in use for coaching, court 6 becomes the youth court. YOUTHS MAY NOT USE  courts 1,2 & 3.

COURTS UNFIT

The Managing Committee may, when conditions require it, close or open all or any of the courts.  In this circumstance no member shall use the court or courts which have been closed.

DRESS

Anyone playing at the Club must wear proper tennis clothing.

Proper Tennis Clothing

•    A tennis shirt or blouse with tennis shorts or skirt (and a tennis slip-over or sweater if desired), or a tennis dress.

•    Tennis shoes (without heels and without studs or ribbing on the soles); socks, if worn must be tennis socks; track suit top and/or bottom may be worn instead throughout play, if designed for tennis.

Improper Tennis Clothing

•    Garments wholly or mainly covered in stripes, floral patterns or other such designs, or which are predominantly black in colour; rugby shirts.

•    Garments which bear more than 2 square inches of advertising or promotional material (except logos etc. identifying a supplier of tennis clothing – e.g. Prince, Reebock – or a tennis club or venue).

•    Garments made of denim.

•    Beach or jogging shorts; leg warmers or leggings.

•    Trainers are not permitted.

MATCHES

Youths who wish to play matches at the Club are subject to the limitations displayed  at the Club from time to time.  Matches must be entered on the Court Booking System and signed by a member of the Committee.

BALLS

Members must provide their own tennis balls except for Club events, tournament finals, and matches, when they are provided by the Club.

Members should not try to retrieve balls from neighbours’ gardens.

VISITORS

Youths may introduce a playing visitor on weekdays only, but the same visitor may not play more than four times in any twelve month period.  The member shall be responsible for the charge of £3 per half-hour playing slot, paid in advance through the booking system, and each guest must be named on the system prior to play.

(See boking page for full details of Visitors regulations)

ELEVATION OF PLAYING RIGHTS

Youths may apply to the Managing Committee for enhanced playing rights.  This will be permitted provided that a sufficiently high standard of play has been demonstrated and fees will be those of the next higher full rights age-group category for the year.  Youths so elevated will be entitled to play as adults subject to the Senior regulations.

BEHAVIOUR

All Youths are expected to behave responsibly and to keep noise to a minimum.

CYCLING

Riding a bicycle or bringing it anywhere into the Club beyond the cycle parking area inside the main gate (i.e. the area bound by the stop netting of courts 1 & 2, and by the gate across the footpath at the corner of the changing room building) is strictly prohibited.

SKATE BOARDS & SCOOTERS

Riding skate boards and scooters anywhere in Club premises is prohibited.