Pickleball Court Availability Rules

 

  1. Outdoor Court 8:
    Effective July 29th, Outdoor Court 8 will be designated for exclusive Pickleball use (court 8a and court 8b) from 6:45am to 9:45pm daily, whenever not allocated to Tennis programming or lessons.
  • Please note the following new policy details:
    • Tennis programs and lessons will continue to have advance booking privileges on court 8 from 9:00am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday.
    • Outside of these times, the courts will be available for Pickleball bookings only.
    • During these times, if not used by tennis programs or lessons, the courts will be for Pickleball bookings only. For tennis bookings, please book courts 9, 10, and 11.

    3. New Prime Time: We have added 4:45pm Monday to Thursday to the Prime Time hours during which only doubles play is allowed.

    4. Same Day Exceptions: On the same day, members can book singles during Prime Time or make a back-to-back booking by contacting Member Services.

    5. Court Length Clarification: We have removed the requirement to vacate the court 5 minutes before the court time ends. All court bookings are a full 1 hour, 15 minutes in length. Please vacate courts promptly at the end of your court time.

    5. Racquets Disciplinary Sub-Committee Terms of Reference: We have added Pickleball to the Disciplinary Sub-Committee’s Terms of Reference. The policy ensures that we have processes in place to identify members that contravene booking policies, and establish a tier of disciplinary actions to address non-compliance.

    Reservations for Court 8a and 8b must be made exclusively through the Pickleball booking option on GameTime.

 

6. Tennis Court 7: Tennis courts 7a and 7b are available exclusively for Pickleball at the following times:

  • Monday evenings from 6pm to 9:45pm
  • Friday evenings from 6pm to 9:45pm
  • Saturday afternoons from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
  • Sunday afternoons from 2:15pm to 4:45pm

Outside of these times, Tennis courts 7a and 7b may be reserved for Pickleball on the same day of the booking by contacting Member Services.

 

7.Same-Day Exception: Notwithstanding Court Availability Rules 2 and 3, Outdoor court 11 and Tennis court 7 may be reserved on the same day for Tennis by contacting Member Services.

 

8. Court closures: Courts may be closed at any time for an event or tournament.

 

9. Court Booking Length: All court bookings are 1 hour, 15 minutes in length.

 

Pickleball Booking Rules

  1. Booking Privileges: Pickleball court bookings are open to all adult Members that have paid the Pickleball activity fee. Members may bring guests to play Pickleball pursuant to the terms of the NSWC Membership Rules.

 

  1. Booking a Court: Pickleball courts may booked in GameTime 5 days in advance, starting at 8:00pm. Bookings may also be contacting Member Services after 8:30pm on the 5th day prior to the court time. Names of all players must be added to GameTime before the court start time, including full names of guests.

 

  1. Prime Time: For Pickleball court bookings Monday-Thursday at 4:45pm, 6:00pm, 7:15pm or 8:30pm (Prime Time) only doubles play is allowed. The names of all 4 players must be entered in GameTime to permit a Prime Time booking to be made.

 

  1. Back-to-Back: Back-to-back court bookings are permitted outside of Prime Time.

 

  1. Same-day Exceptions: Notwithstanding Booking Rules 3 and 4, Prime Time singles bookings and Prime Time back-to-back bookings made on the same day by contacting Member Services.

 

  1. Cancellations: Court bookings may be cancelled more than 6 hours before the court start time. Cancellations made within 6 hours of court start time, or no-shows, will result in a $25 late cancellation fee charged to each player booked on the court.

 

  1. Pickleball Nets: Members may not move the Pickleball nets on courts 1 and 2. If nets require adjustment, members should contact Member Services. Members may not play Tennis over the Pickleball nets on courts 1 and 2.

 

  1. Junior Members: Junior Members may book courts by contacting Member Junior Members under age 15 may only play Pickleball with adult supervision.

 

Pickleball Etiquette

  1. Courteous behaviour is expected on and off the court. Players waiting at the top of the stairs for their court booking must wait quietly and respectfully so as not to distract players.

 

  1. At the end of the court time, players must vacate the courts promptly and take all belongings with them.

 

  1. Pickleball courts may not be used as a viewing area.

 

  1. If a Pickleball game is in progress, wait until the point is over to walk behind the courts, and proceed quickly to your court at that time.

 

  1. Appropriate court attire and footwear is required at all times. Safety glasses are strongly recommended.