General Rules for Tennis and Pickleball Play

(Please be aware that the updated rules incorporating our resurfaced courts and online booking system are temporary, pending final board approval)

General Rules

1.     Court shoes with non-marking soles shall be required footwear on the courts.
2.     Tennis attire is preferred. Shirts must be worn at all times on the courts.
3.     Courts should be reserved for all play.
4.     Tennis may be played on the courts 1 and 2 and 3.
5.     Pickle Ball may be played on courts 3 & 2.
6.     The Pickle Ball Net on Court 2 is available and may be converted for Badminton by members.
7.     Pickle Ball players are asked to only reserve court 2 for pickle ball if court 3 is unavailable.
8.     Walking through courts during play or instruction is not permitted.
9.     Gates should be closed when entering or leaving the courts.
10. Courts 1 & 2 are to be considered equal for court play.
11. Court 3 may be reserved for tennis or pickle ball clinics.

Guest

1.     All members must sign in and register their guests by name.
2.     Members sponsoring guests must be present when their guests are on the property.
3.     Guest fees apply for USTA and other HYC sanctioned league matches or practices. All non-members attending or participating in USTA or other HYC sanctioned league matches, or practices are considered guest and the sponsoring member(s) will be assessed the usual guest fees unless otherwise approved by Club Management.

Groups

As pertains to any activity on the HYC premises, the member(s) that sponsor(s) a group of ten or more must notify the business office and provide the office with a list of all members and guests that will participate in or observe the activity. Note that the office is closed on the weekend; hence for weekend events notification must be provided in advance. With respect to the tennis and pickleball facilities, any number of members and guests that have specifically convened to play together or observe each other play is considered a group, regardless of number of members. For example, 2 members and 6 guests (non-members) with the intent of playing with each other or observing each other play is considered one group regardless of how the two members choose to share the sponsorship of the six non-members.

Guests include players and non-players.

Junior Play

1.     Juniors are defined as players less than 15 years of age.
2.     Juniors will have equal status with adults except after 4:00 pm on weekdays.
3.     During the exception period, juniors shall give immediate access to waiting adults, unless playing with an adult member.

Tournaments

1.     Tennis and Pickleball Tournaments shall be held under the direction of the Club Operations management.
2.     Courts may be reserved for tournament play by management.

Instruction

1.     The day and time (start and stop) for all scheduled lessons must be posted weekly in advance on the bulletin board in the pavilion by the respective instructor.
2.     Instruction schedules should also be listed on HYC web site and newsletter.
3.     Instructors must register with the business office prior to giving instruction. If the instructor is a non-member, the sponsoring member will register the instructor with the business office.
4.     All instructors must meet the HYC Approved Tennis Instructor (ATI) rules.
5.     All instructors must be accompanied by their sponsoring member.
6.     No solicitation allowed.
7.     Non-member instructors are not subject to guest fees.
8.     Personal use by a non-member instructor of the tennis courts or any other HYC facility is prohibited unless signed in as a guest of a sponsoring member.
9.     The Athletic Committee can make decisions regarding tennis lessons/clinic schedules without trustees’ approval.