WHITES RULES

Rules re tennis attire At Wicklow Tennis Club the following whites rule applies to all age-groups and at all times of the year: No member is permitted to play on the courts unless s/he is wearing clothes, including shoes, which are predominantly white, and clearly acceptable as tennis wear. Clarification: - Tracksuit bottoms of less than full-length are regarded as shorts and must be predominantly white. Predominantly white means that the garment/footwear is white apart from some decorative colour. - Non-white jumpers, cardigans, slipovers, or any rugby,   soccer or gaelic jerseys may not be worn under any circumstances.  - Tracksuits are permitted – over whites - provided they are     full length.  - Clothing sold by the club is of course acceptable. Committee Members or Junior Supervisors have the right to ask members to leave the court if they are not complying with the whites rule.

JUNIOR RULES DURING SUMMER

Junior Supervision Summer Rules   Juniors and parents/seniors should be aware that supervisors are authorised by the committee to: a)  Enforce the club rules especially in relation to safety, behaviour, fair play and dress code. (Juniors and Seniors). b)  Manage the daily running of the club, including all games, competitions and activities. c)   Take bookings and allocate courts (for Juniors and Seniors). d)   Report persistent offenders to the committee. All members should co-operate fully with supervisors and obey the rules of the club. We would like to mention the following in particular: Juniors Safety 1.     No climbing onto clubhouse, walls or fencing to retrieve balls. 2.     No cycling, skateboarding or roller-skating within club grounds. 3.     No dangerous play or games which are an injury risk. 4.     Any bullying/intimidation will not be tolerated. Courtesy Please do not walk onto or across courts where others are playing. If your ball goes onto another court wait for a break in play before requesting it back. If a ball comes onto your court, please return it, but not while play is in progress on that court. Do not make too much noise or distract  other players. Be a fair spectator. Do not applaud another’s mistakes. General Observe the whites rule. Don’t be a litter lout. There are plenty of litter bins around. Don’t damage nets or other club property. Chewing gum is not allowed. Soft drinks should not be taken on court. Juniors are not allowed to bring non-members into the club, as they are not covered by insurance. Juniors are not permitted in the clubhouse without supervision. Parents The club provides supervision only, for which there is no extra charge. It is not a crèche or childminding facility. Children under the age of 7 are to be accompanied by an adult, and are not to be left alone at the club. All supervisors are over 18 years and will have agreed and signed a code of conduct before commencement. Hours of supervision are 10.00 am to 6.00 pm and children under 10 should not be dropped at the club before 10.00 am. All juniors must leave the club before 6.00 pm (except where special exceptions have been made by the committee). Please make sure that your children are familiar with, and obey the club rules. The whites rule will be enforced. Vehicles will not be allowed into the club grounds between the hours of 10.00 am and 6.00 pm (apart from club coaches and delivery vehicles). You should be aware of this when dropping off or collecting children. Parents should not park on yellow lines or obstruct pedestrian crossing in front of club. This creates an obvious danger for all children leaving the club. Please co-operate with supervisors and do not cause unnecessary difficulties for them. If you or your child does have a problem however please let us know. The safety and enjoyment of all juniors is very important to us.

Access Cards

ACCESS CARDS     The club provides access cards to members on the following conditions:-   ·          Juniors under age 10 are not permitted to hold cards.   ·          Juniors aged 10 or over are issued with “JUNIOR” cards which permit entry through the gates but not to the clubhouse.     ·          Seniors, students and members who are included in family membership, but would otherwise qualify as seniors or students, are issued with “SENIOR” cards. “SENIOR” cards provide access to all areas except the office.       PLEASE NOTE        Juniors are not permitted in the clubhouse without adult supervision.  This restriction is in place to comply with Child Safety and Protection regulations and also because of insurance requirements.        Parents and others who hold “SENIOR” cards should not allow these to be used by junior members.  Any “SENIOR” cards found in the possession of junior members will be impounded.        Seniors who open the clubhouse to junior members are responsible for providing supervision while these juniors are using the clubhouse. They should not open the clubhouse to juniors unless they are prepared to accept this responsibility.        Seniors who do open the clubhouse are responsible for its closure.  When leaving they should either lock up or make sure that another senior is prepared to accept this responsibility.  They should not just assume that somebody else will do it.  Under no circumstances should juniors be entrusted with the responsibility for locking up.        Members should be aware that all access card usage is recorded and logged.

Rules on Court Bookings

COURT BOOKING 1.    All members have equal rights to use the courts on any day or evening, excepting any occasions when the courts are reserved by Committee for competitions or other events or activities. 2.     A booking sheet will be available in the clubhouse and should be used as follows: ·        All players must sign in on arrival. They must then sign themselves onto court when going out to play. The names of all players, the court number and time onto court must be entered. ·        Players must vacate courts after one hour if others are waiting. If there is nobody waiting they may sign on, for a further hour. ·        Waiting players, provided they have signed in will have preference over those coming off. ·        Players must be in clubhouse before they are signed in. It is not permissible for others to sign in players who are about to arrive or who are already playing. ·        Players are not allowed to swap courts or partnerships during the period of the play for which they have signed. 3.     These rules are intended to ensure that all players have equal playing rights. The Committee will be monitoring the situation and will deal with any offences. 4.    Please be courteous and mindful of the rights of other members. If you have any queries or problems please submit them in writing so that they can be discussed at committee level.

Rules for use of Flood Lights

USE OF LIGHTS 1.       Lights cost €2 per half-hour and may be paid for by using coins (€2 only) or by purchasing credit on membership/ access cards (available from Sinead Nolan). 2.     Players may insert credit or coins to the value of €4 in order to cover a maximum of one hour when first going on court. (See 5(b) below also). 3.     A warning buzzer will sound approx. 4 minutes before the credit is due to expire. If nobody is waiting a further credit not exceeding 30 minutes may be purchased. This process may be repeated as long as nobody is waiting to use the court. 4.    Any players waiting for courts should insert coins/ credit immediately when the buzzer sounds and before the lights go out (if lights go out they will need about 10 minutes to warm up again).  The waiting players should then inform the players on court when their time has expired on the meter and they should vacate that court immediately (and not “after the end of the game”) 5.     (a)  Players who have commenced playing without lights are not permitted to insert coins/ credit while others are waiting or when they see others arriving.  (b)  Similarly if players initially choose to insert coins or credit for only 30 minutes they may not insert further coins/ credit when others are waiting/ arriving.