Code of Conduct FULL

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CODE OF CONDUCT FOR

 COMPETITION AND SOCIAL PLAY

GENERAL BEHAVIOUR:

• ALWAYS compete to the best of your abilities
• ALWAYS apologise immediately if you hit an opposition player
• ALWAYS halt play and offer immediate assistance if a player is injured
• NEVER swear loudly, make obscene gestures or use intimidatory behaviour
• NEVER abuse balls, racquets or other equipment
• NEVER play in a dangerous or reckless manner
• NEVER ask or allow spectators to interfere

SCORING, LINE CALLS, ETC.

• ALWAYS call out the score loudly before serving to start a game or point
• ALWAYS take responsibility for line calls on your side of the net
• ALWAYS make ‘fault’, ‘let’, ‘out’ or other calls immediately and loudly
• ALWAYS give the benefit of the doubt to your opponent(s)
• NEVER go to your opponent’s side of the net to check a mark unless invited
• ALWAYS halt play immediately if you are genuinely interrupted by a ball from another court

GOOD ETIQUETTE

• DO NOT return the first service if it is an obvious fault
• DO NOT yell out regularly, stall, sulk, celebrate or complain too much
• DO NOT walk behind another court when a point is in progress
• DO return balls directly and without delay to the server at the completion of each point
• DO wait for a gap between points before retrieving or returning a ball from or to another court
• DO shake hands (or, in COVID times, touch racquets) with your opponent(s) at the end of a match

[1] See the GPTC website for the full Code of Conduct or talk to a member of the Management Committee if you have any concerns