Juniors and Parents: Tennis Etiquette

Written by Devizes Tennis Club

Juniors are expected to wear sports clothing when playing tennis. There is no requirement for players to wear tennis whites; any colour is acceptable.
Tennis players may only wear sports shoes on the courts; no other shoe type should be worn.
A member may bring a guest to the Club on two occasions only. A charge of £2.50 per guest should be paid via the honesty box that is attached to the court fencing by the main sports club house.
Juniors and Parents: Tennis Etiquette

Juniors should return tennis balls that stray onto the court from another court.
It is important when Juniors walk to or from their court never to walk behind another court when the players on that court are in the middle of a point.
Juniors should not shout and should not disturb other players.

Juniors should warm up before each match for approx 5 minutes (ground strokes, volleys and serves)
Parents and friends must not coach Junior players during matches.
Parents and friends must not intervene in a match and should not make any line calls.
When there is a disputed line call, the player on whose side the ball landed makes the call.
If there is a genuine dispute on a point, the player should speak with the tournament organiser.
With regard to line calls, don’t assume your opponent will say ‘let’s play it again’
The tournament organiser will enter the results into the LTA web-site using players’ BTM numbers
Consider wearing Devizes Tennis Club kit when playing (great chance to show people how good we are!)