Court Etiquette
- Spectators are not allowed on court and they should remain behind the fences.
- If you do need to walk behind or alongside a court whilst a match is in progress, wait until the point is finished and then move as quickly as possible.
- Do not walk on court or behind people playing as this is both dangerous and distracting to players.
- Do not attempt to retrieve balls from an adjacent court if the players are in the middle of a point.
- Foul language and racket abuse will NOT be tolerated.
- Please show respect to visitors and new members who may not be as aware of any distractions their presence around court might cause.
Court Care
It is important that we ALL take some responsibility for the care and maintenance of the courts; this will extend their playing life.
- Glasses and glass bottles should NOT be taken onto court at any time.
- Please do not leave empty cans and other rubbish on the courts, please use the bins provided.
Footwear:
- Playing surfaces can be quickly damaged by inappropriate footwear, so Proper tennis shoes must be worn.
- Tennis shoes have a fine (e.g. herringbone) pattern without a tread that is too deep or heavily patterned.
- Running, gym and general street trainers will damage the courts.
Clay Courts
- Clay courts should be dragged at the end of play. Please use the line brush to clear the lines if necessary.
- Clay courts should be watered before use in dry weather (ask if you are unsure of how to do this).
- Clay courts should not be used if very wet.
- If the line tapes come up or the courts get uneven or rutted, even after dragging, please report this to a member of the Main Committee as soon as possible.
Court Availability
Leverstock Green Tennis Club is a very active club with a high number of matches (inter-club, tournament, box and friendly), managed through our booking system, ClubSpark.
- At all times it is necessary for all players (members and non-members) to book the courts they wish to use to guarantee a court. There is no charge for members to book a court unless using floodlights.
- Court booking through ClubSpark can be found here.
The Playing Committee regularly reviews court allocation with the aim of ensuring that the availability of courts is fairly spread across all areas of the membership. The ClubSpark system is used to allocate time for inter-club matches, internal tournaments and coaching sessions, leaving all other times available for booking as described above.
Additionally, each spring, planned maintenance of the clay courts takes place. We try to schedule this maintenance to cause the least amount of disruption, but with such an active and busy club, inevitably there is some impact on court availability during this time.