False Creek Tennis Club
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Club Rules

All members are expected to treat fellow Club members with utmost respect at all times. Swearing, yelling or harassing other members is not acceptable.

Wednesday & Friday Night Club Tennis:
The Club only has courts 1 - 3 reserved on Wednesday & Friday nights. If there are no public players on courts 4 & 5, Club members may use these courts as well. However:
• If public players arrive, Club members on courts 4 & 5 must stop play and vacate these courts immediately.
• Club members playing on courts 4 & 5 must rotate play every ½ hour when court change is called, along with members playing on courts 1 – 3.

Sunday Club Tennis:
The Club has the courts reserved from 9 am to 1 pm only. At 1 pm, club play ends and members must vacate the courts immediately, to give public players an opportunity to play. If members wish to continue playing, they must sit and wait for the court to be free, as per the public court usage rules.

Finally, please...
• Bring a new can of balls every time you attend social tennis.
• Turn off your cell phone while waiting for a court and during play.
• Wear your shoe tag on your tennis shoes.
• Have fun! 		   
Tennis Etiquette

• To determine who serves first, spin your racquet. If you win the spin, the choice is yours to serve or receive first or to pick which end of the court you want to start playing on.

• The server should announce the score at the beginning of each game and at the start of each point.

• Never walk behind a court when a point is still in play. Wait until the point is over and then cross as quickly as possible.

• When sending balls back to other courts, roll then onto the back of the court. Never send them back when play is in progress.

• Do not return serves that are obviously out. Hit the ball into the net or make sure it is in a safe place behind the court.

• Shake hands at the end of each match.

Line Calls
• It is the responsibility of the receiver or their partner to call serves “out”.

• If you are unsure whether your opponent’s shot was in or out, call it in.

• Always respect the line calls of your opponent. If there is a disagreement, offer a let and replay the point.