BCTC Activity Program

BCTC offers the following programs for beginner, intermediate,
and advanced players:

Monday, Thursday & Friday Nights & Sunday Mornings – Additional Play
Friday Evenings – Socials and Clinics
Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings – Doubles and Mixed Doubles Club Play
Saturday Mornings, July and August – Weekly Mini-Tournaments
Singles Play – Monday to Thursday evenings, 10:30-11:00 p.m, Friday evenings, 9:00-11:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday morning, 7:00-8:00 a.m.
New! Junior Play – Monday evenings, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Singles ladders

Please scroll down or click on the links above for details about each of the activities.

BCTC reserves the right to withdraw, amend, change, postpone, or combine any programs, classes, and camps that are listed on this website. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. Make sure to provide us with your email address on the registration forms so we may communicate important information to you should the need arise.

Monday, Thursday & Friday Nights & Sunday Mornings

Activity Name: ADDITIONAL PLAY

Activity Time: Monday, Thursday and Friday Nights 6:00-10:00 p.m. and
Sunday Morning 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Activity Goals:

This program offers players of all levels an opportunity to improve their game.
Participants can form their own groups or play with groups organized by the club executive according to level.
As the season progresses, players may switch and re-organize groups depending on team needs or evolving play.
This program is also designed to provide an opportunity for members to get to know other members within the framework of friendly and enjoyable competition.
The weekly schedule runs for the season and teams can be adjusted to ensure equal play levels.
Members supply their own balls – players are advised to set up a rotation so that all take regular turns to supply fresh balls.
Additional play is scheduled only during the season. For post-season play (after club championships) members may organize their own groups.
Members are to find spares from the list and let their group know if they are not able to attend one week.

Activity Organization:

Players are welcome to form their own teams, but the executive may add players to ensure that all members have a group.
Each group will have a group leader chosen by the group or executive whose role is to make sure that players are available to play at their scheduled time.
Courts will be assigned in advance and posted on the website and clubhouse activity board.
Groups may request court time with other groups for the opportunity to play with different club members, and matches among teams can also be arranged.

Group Leaders' Responsibilities

To ensure that players are available when the group is scheduled.
To facilitate matches with other groups.
To set up roster of turn-taking for ball supply.

Group Members' Responsibilities

To provide their group leader with phone numbers and email addresses to ensure that a full complement can play when scheduled.
To call a spare or the group leader 24 hours in advance if unable to play as scheduled.

Tuesday & Wednesday Nights

Activity Name: Mixed Doubles CLUB PLAY

Activity Time: TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 6:00–10:30 p.m. *New Start Time!

Activity Description:

This program is open for club members that are looking for social play with a competitive edge at their own playing levels.
This is group play. Groups will be comprised of both men and women for mixed doubles play.
Groups will have 4-6 players, all at roughly the same level.
Each group will have a designated Group Leader to be responsible for their groups rotation.
Club play is the most popular and most attended event for the BCTC. Signing up represents a commitment – participants will be limited, so register early!
Members who sign up for Club Play must be willing to play EITHER Tuesday or Wednesday.
NEW: The only member restrictions that will be accommodated in scheduling requests are: commuters can request late start, couples who travel may request same day as their partner, couples with young children may request opposite day/time as their partner.
The BCTC supplies tennis balls for this event.
This program offers an excellent opportunity to meet a wide variety of members and an opportunity to socialize afterwards.
NEW: Format: Groups will be scheduled for mixed doubles play for 90mins. 6-7:30, 7:30-9 and 9-10:30pm. Group leaders to mix up teams for variety of play. If groups have more than 4 please ensure a fair rotation.

Group Leaders' Responsibilities

To make sure a full group is ready to play at the scheduled time, and to arrange play within group/with other groups as required.

Players' Responsibilities

To play weekly at the scheduled time or find a spare from their group or the club list at roughly the same level if unable to make a match and to notify the Group Leader 24 hours in advance.
MEMBERS MUST FIND THEIR OWN REPLACEMENTS it is not the Group Leaders or
the Executive's responsibility.

Friday Nights

Activity Name: SOCIALS & CLINICS

Activity Time: As posted on the website and clubhouse activity board. Most clinics will run from
6:00 - 8:00 p.m., and most socials will run from 6:30-10:00 p.m.. Friday night special events will occur about once a month. Members will be able to sign up for events via email or on posted sign-up
sheets in the clubhouse.

Socials Description:

A fun night for all levels.
These are organized events. Various formats will be used. A sign-up sheet will be posted
prior to the event and the event will be limited to the first 32 sign-ups.
Participants will be mixed and matched throughout the night.
Light refreshments will be served.

During socials/clinics Friday's scheduled Additional Play will be suspended. However, if courts are available either during or after the clinic/socials, regularly scheduled Additional Team play may take place. Additional Play members should check with their group.

Tournaments

During July and August, when junior lessons have finished, the Tournament Committee will run
the following tournaments. NOTE: This is a tentative schedule only and the dates may change.
Final dates and sign up information will be sent by email.

TOURNAMENTS

BCTC Pick Your Own Partners Doubles Tournament: July 22-24

2011 Club Championships Weekends:
- Singles: September 9-11
- Doubles and Mixed Doubles: September 16-18

Tournament details will be sent by email.

MINI TOURNAMENTS
8:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m on Saturdays
Tentative dates: July 9th and August 20th

Activity Description:
The BCTC Tournament committee will post sign up sheets. Members must sign up by
the posted deadline to participate.
Late entries will not be accepted unless approved by the executive to complete a doubles team.
Tournament committee will organize format and schedule of play.
Balls: participants will pay a nominal fee to cover balls and snacks.
The Club will then supply the balls on site.
Our top club priority is to ensure that members get as much play as possible and so our focus is on doubles; however, some Saturday tournament events may include singles play as well.

Singles Play

Weekday evenings courts open for singles 10:30-11pm and Fridays 9-11pm. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 7:00-8:00 a.m., members may sign up for singles play. Those who wish to play singles may arrange their own matches and sign up each week for a court.

Depending on the number of players who participate in this program, there may be some formal regulation to ensure that everyone gets an equal chance.

NEW: Singles ladders. Please sign up at the clubhouse. The executive will post ladders for singles play. It it the members' responsibility to contact the member on the next rung and arrange matches on your own time and possibility at other courts.

Junior Program

Activity Name: JUNIORS

Activity Time: Mondays 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Activity Description:

Organized Play for junior members.
Parents please note this is NOT lessons.
(please refer to lessons page for details on the instructional programs)
Junior members will have the opportunity for play with other junior members.
Play is supervised by Adult members.

Singles ladders

Ladders will be posted at the clubhouse and will run from June 4 to August 31st.
Members are responsible for arranging their own matches on their own time and reporting the results
by EMAIL to barrietennis@hotmail.com.

Balls
For each match both players supply a new can of balls – winner takes new can, loser takes used can of balls.

Challenging
You may challenge a player ranked up to 3 spots above you.
If you win your match you take the place of the person you defeated, and the defeated player moves down.

When challenging, please email or phone the person you are challenging and propose a date/time and location
for the match.
– If you are challenged you have the following options:
A) Accept the challenge as presented
B) Modify the challenge – move to a different date/time/location
C) Decline the challenge – if you cannot play due to illness/vacation etc.
NOTE: if you decline you will forfeit the match, but this will keep the ladder moving and you can
re-challenge at a later date or challenge another member above your new position.

The challenged player must play within 7 days of the challenge. If the challenged player already has
another match arranged the challenged player must play within 7 days of his/her already arranged match. If a challenged player cannot play within 7 days, as described, the challenger can report a default match and move up the ladder.

Matches
A pro set to 8 games – All challenge matches will be a pro set – first to 8 games win by 2,
with a seven point tiebreaker (win by 2) played if tied at 7-7.

No Shows
1. A player is considered to be a NO SHOW after 10 minutes of the agreed upon start time of play and if they have not contacted their opponent 12 hours in advance. (Please exchange cell numbers when arranging the match).
2. The executive may disqualify a member from the ladder if they continually 'no show' for matches
(general 3 strike rule).
3. The match is awarded to the player who shows up.
4. In the event of a 'no show', the winner (person who shows up), takes over the position of the opponent if the person is higher placed.

Rain/Incomplete matches
1. Both players may agree to make the set null and void if fewer than 4 games have been played.
2. An unfinished set must be resumed and completed within 7 calendar days,
3. If the set, for whatever reason, cannot be resumed and completed within 7 calendar days, the unfinished set will be considered completed and result reported.
4. If the time is running out and it looks like the match may not be completed, both players may agree to play 'no ad' games: At 40-40, the receiver has the right to choose which side to receive the serve, and the next point wins the games.
5. In the case of postponement, the previous score shall hold, the points scored will stand and the match resumed from there. For example, if the unfinished match is at 5-2 in games, 30-15 score in the 8th game, and the first service is a fault, the match will resume at 5-2, 30-15, but with 2 serves.

Disputes and disagreements
Please follow the court etiquette rules posted on the website.
Members are strongly encouraged to resolve disputes on their own (ie re-play the point in question).
Unless there are extraordinary circumstances the executive will have matches replayed and members
return to their position on the ladder prior to the challenge. Each member can submit 1(one) email and the decision of the executive will be final.

After every match
Within 24 hours of every challenge match, the winner must report the score by email to
barrietennis@hotmail.com (please copy your opponent when reporting).
PLEASE REPORT WITH 'SINGLES' IN THE SUBJECT LINE.

Good luck and have fun!