Here are some guidelines to help make club nights enjoyable: KBTC Court Etiquette.

The KTBC is a social tennis league and we value “Courtesy, Respect, and Fairness”

Please:

• Observe court etiquette at all times. Always use good judgement and common sense

• Limit the warm up to 5 minutes if players are waiting

• Move off the courts completely to avoid congestion and allow the players coming on
the court to enjoy their game especially when club nights are busy and many players
are waiting

• Play only on courts 1 to 5 as they have been reserved for KBTC. Respect the rights of
the regular public courts and do not play on them during club nights

• Do not interrupt a game by running across or behind a court while a game is in
progress. Please wait until the point is completed and the players give you the OK
to pass

• Play only with three balls

• Pick up the balls around your own court immediately. They are a hazard. Safety first!

• Call a “Let” and replay the point with a first service if a ball rolls onto your court

• Return the ball to the other court when their play is completed and they are ready to
receive the ball

• Remember the server should announce the set/game score at the start of each game
and the game point score for each subsequent point in a game, in a loud clear voice

• Work out a compromise if you cannot agree on the score

• Remember that players are responsible for all line calls on their end of the court; this
call stands regardless of the opponent’s opinion

• Call “It’s in” if you are not sure whether your opponent’s shot is in or out

• Call “It’s in” if you and your partner disagree on a call

• Allow your partner to make the call if you are the receiver and your partner is near the
service receiving line. If in doubt, replay the point

• Call “It’s in” if a player incorrectly calls a ball “Out” and corrects it later and calls the ball
“In”. Replay the point. If you’re having trouble seeing the ball have your partner make
the calls.

• Allow either side to call a service “Let”

• Shake hands at the completion of the match

• Members check-in at registration table and will be assigned an appropriate court according to ability
• The courts will be assigned according to player ratings – 3.0, 3.5, 4; this will ensure that members are playing with others of similar experience
• At 6pm, after the courts have been cleared of the public, the whistle will sound the start of club play
• Each court time is 25 minutes in length – Eg. 6:00-6:25pm, 6:25-6:50pm, etc
• When members move off the courts at rotation they will return to the registration table to sign up for next court time
• Members waiting to play in the next rotation are asked to wait outside of the courts with their tennis gear. This will allow players on the court to enjoy their game unencumbered and without distractions

The 2022 KTBC season will begin on May 10 to September 9. Club Nights are on Tuesday and Friday evenings from 6:00pm to 8:30pm.

• Members check-in at registration table and will be assigned an appropriate court according to ability
• The courts will be assigned according to player ratings – 3.0, 3.5, 4; this will ensure that members are playing with others of similar experience
• At 6pm, after the courts have been cleared of the public, the whistle will sound the start of club play
• Each court time is 25 minutes in length – Eg. 6:00-6:25pm, 6:25-6:50pm, etc
• When members move off the courts at rotation they will return to the registration table to sign up for next court time
• Members waiting to play in the next rotation are asked to wait outside of the courts with their tennis gear. This will allow players on the court to enjoy their game unencumbered and without distractions

The level is 3.0 or higher

It is normally doubles but it depends on how many members show up.

The KBTC is a friendly, social, community-minded club. The number of players on a Club Night depends on how many attend.

Yes! A canister of balls will be provided for each court.

Be sure to bring your KBTC membership card (so we can identify you as a member), gear, water and your game!

KBTC members have informally organized après tennis activities at local restaurants/pubs.

Kitsilano Beach, known as “Kits” Beach, is located on Cornwall Ave at the north end of Yew Street. There is paid parking beside the tennis courts as well as free parking on the streets. There are also bike racks beside the tennis courts.

We usually have great attendance at the beginning of the season, but usually we are starting to see smaller numbers as the summer progresses. And as a general rule of thumb, Friday evenings usually have smaller attendance numbers than Tuesdays, so do the later time slots of the evening.
6pm
6:25pm
6:50pm
7:15pm
7:40pm
8:05pm