PRIORITY ACCESS TO COURTS POLICY

From time to time there may be more people wanting to use the courts than there are courts available. If / when this situation occurs, the normal rule is that anyone on the courts who has been playing for 45 minutes or more should offer to vacate their court in favour of people who are waiting. This means that nobody should have to wait more than 10 - 15 minutes for a court to become available.

Under certain circumstances the Club will approve priority access to a limited number of courts for a pre-arranged program / activity. In these cases the normal 45 minute rule does not apply and those with priority will be able to access their courts at the appointed time and remain on the court until their program is finished. This exception applies only up to a pre-determined maximum number of courts; for additional courts, the normal rules apply.

The list of approved priority programs / activities and the maximum number of courts in each case is given below. This is in priority order; should two programs clash, the program listed higher has priority.

  • League matches (out of courtesy to visitors from other clubs) - max 4 courts.

  • Club paid programs (e.g. ladies'/men's/junior's clinics where the club is paying the fees of the Pro) - max 4 courts

  • Other paid programs (e.g. private lessons / summer camps / St. Mark's Phys Ed. programs, where people are paying separate fees for a program) - max 3 courts.

  • Pre-scheduled club tournament matches.

  • Approved, regular organized play that does not have an additional fee associated (e.g. ladies on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, senior men on Monday & Wednesday) - max 3 courts.

In addition, no combination of priority activities should ever occupy all six courts. For example, if there is a summer camp at the same time as the senior men are playing, then the lower ranked priority (senior men) must give up their third court if people are waiting.

All other situations are handled on a first come, first served basis and subject to the 45 minute rule. If further clarification is required, please contact Phil Johnson or Eamonn Garry.