Code of Conduct

Victorian Code of Conduct for Community Sport
Every person: spectator, player, club member, official, participant, administrator, coach, parent or member of the community involved with the sport, should work to ensure:

• inclusion of every person regardless of their age, gender or sexual orientation
• inclusion of every person regardless of their race, culture or religion
• opportunities for people of all abilities to participate in the sport and develop to their full potential
• respect is shown towards others, the club and the broader community
• a safe and inclusive environment for all
• elimination of violent and abusive behaviour
• protection from sexual harassment or intimidation.

Tennis Australia Code of Behaviour
Available on the Tennis Australia website

Tennis Australia Member Protection Policy
Available on the Tennis Australia website

Tennis Australia Anti-doping Policy 2010
Available on the Tennis Australia website

Tennis Australia Disciplinary Policy
Available on the Tennis Australia website

Etiquette

• When ball persons are not available, all balls on your side of the net are your responsibility, to pick up and, where appropriate, return directly to the server.
• The receiver should not return the first service if it is an obvious fault � let it go by or ground it.
• Do not enlist the aid of spectators, including parents, coaches, etc, in making line calls, or attempting to determine the score or other on-court matters.
• To avoid controversy over the score, the server should announce the game score before starting a game and the point score prior to serving for each point.
• Wait until a point is over before walking behind a court where a match is in progress.
• To retrieve a ball from another court or to return a ball to another court, wait until the players have completed a point.
• Do not stall, sulk, complain nor practice gamesmanship.
• Screaming regularly and loudly, whether in relation to winning and/or losing a point is likely to cause interference to play on nearby courts and may be considered unsportsmanlike conduct.
• Overt celebration directed at an opponent may be considered intimidation, and therefore unsportsmanlike conduct.
• In doubles, when returning service, the partner of the receiver should generally call the service line for him/her. The receiver should generally call the centre and side service lines. The call needs to be loud enough to stop their opponents/partner playing.