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BYE-LAWS & GENERAL
INFORMATION
CLUB
DAYS Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays from 5.30pm (except during League home matches – April to June; see below); Saturdays 2.00 – 5.00pm;
Sundays 2.00 – 5.00pm (until league matches finish and if no official
club coaching is taking place). On
Mondays and Wednesdays, Court 1 is available for Club tennis.
Court 2 will be available for normal play but cannot be booked. Club days are for social tennis (mainly doubles). Members do not need to arrange with someone else to play as the board system in the clubhouse operates at these times. This ensures that everybody gets their turn to play and mix in. Club days are an ideal way to get to know more of the other members. CLUB
HOUSE AND COURTS: CARE AND MAINTENANCE A CLEANER HAS BEEN BE HIRED THIS SEASON BUT MEMBERS SHOULD STILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TAKING CARE OF THE COURTS AND THE CLUB HOUSE. You
will need your key to enter or leave the club.
Your clubhouse key lets you into the building where the key for
the courts hangs beside the notice boards.
ALWAYS REPLACE THIS KEY AND LOCK UP (COURTS, CLUBHOUSE &
GATE) WHEN YOU LEAVE. ALL
MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE COURT THEY HAVE USED AFTER THEY HAVE
FINISHED PLAYING. This is
done with the large brushes to be found at the courtside, and is a very
important part of maintaining the good playing characteristics of the
surface. During
hot weather, spraying the surface with water will keep down the dust and
make playing conditions generally more pleasant.
During wet weather, large pieces of foam rubber can be used to
mop up puddles from the court. DRESS Players
should wear appropriate sports clothing except JT who can play in any
old stuff. SHOES Shoes
must be of a type which will not damage the courts ie flat soled.
Running shoes can severely damage the courts. TEAMS;
MATCHES &
PRACTICE The
club has men’s (2) and ladies’ (2) teams competing in the East of
Scotland Leagues. Weekly
team practices are organized by the team captains to enable people
interested in competitive doubles to gain experience.
They are open to those people who are available to play in the
matches and teams will often be selected on the basis of performances at
the practices. Men’s team
practice is on Saturdays 11am – 2pm and Ladies’ team practice is on
Sundays 11am – 1pm. Once
the matches are finished, these sessions will be renamed Gents’ and
Ladies’ ‘Competitive Tennis’ and all members will be welcome. Notice
will be given for the dates of home matches.
No other play will be possible after 5.30pm on match nights. ANNUAL
TOURNAMENT The annual tournament will take place during the period August 03rd - 22nd 2009. BEGINNERS Beginners,
or people who are not confident enough in their standard of tennis to
take part in the club nights etc, will find a list of similar minded
people on the notice board to which they can add their own names and
telephone numbers. They
should use this list to contact and arrange games with each other. COACHING Fiona
Shivas is LTA qualified and acts
as the club coach. Details of coaching for both juniors and adults will
be put up on the notice board. Please do take the time to read the
information on what coaching is available and get in touch with Fiona if
you have any questions or queries. Her telephone number is: 0131 556
9438. JUNIORS Juniors
have priority on Court 2 at the following times: Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, 3.30 – 5.30pm. During
school holidays, junior priority will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
10.00am – 12 noon. They
may use the courts at other times if adult members are not waiting for
that court. FREE
COURT TIME/ARRANGED PLAY At
all other times arranged play with specific people is possible.
When others are waiting for a court you may play one set, come
off and then wait in turn to play again.
Common sense and consideration will avoid most problems during
free court time. VISITORS All
visitors must sign the visitors’ book and pay in accordance with the
instructions in the book. Only one visitor will be permitted per member
per visit. The same person may only be a visitor a maximum of 4 times
per season. A visitors’ book is located in the clubhouse. This must be
completed before play. TENNIS
BALLS Balls
can be purchased from the Club at a price, which is usually far cheaper
than any of the shops. Contact
any committee member to purchase balls. CLUB
POLICY Smoking is permitted in designated areas of the club grounds. No smoking is permitted on the courts or in front of the clubhouse. MEMBERS
ARE EXPECTED TO BEHAVE WITH DUE REGARD AND SHOW CONSIDERATION TO OTHER
MEMBERS AND NEIGHBORS
OF THE TENNIS CLUB. THERE
WILL BE NO PLAY FOR ANY MEMBER PRIOR TO 9.00AM ON WEEKDAYS AND
SATURDAYS, AND 10.00AM ON SUNDAYS. PREPARATION
AND MAINTENANCE OF COURTS Preparation
of the courts will take place during the weekends in March.
All members are invited to come along and help in the preparation
work. Play should commence on Saturday 04th of April 2009, weather permitting. SOCIAL
EVENTS Please
keep your eye on the notice board in the clubhouse for any up and coming
social events. Following from the success of last year’s midsummer
night party, we will be organizing a similar event again this year. |