Court Allocation
There are several different court user groups: those who would like available courts for normal bookings, those who want courts available for instructional and development opportunities, those who want to participate with their peers in leagues or regular weekly bookings, and those who participate in our social events and tournaments. We strive to balance and meet the needs of all playing members. The following court usage and reservations policies have been adopted by the North Shore Winter Club Tennis Committee, approved by the Board of Directors, and are intended to support all tennis players. We want all players to enjoy their playing time with equal respect and fairness for junior, adult, recreational and competitive participants and balance the demand for open play, lessons, clinics, teams, and tournament usage.
Court Schedules
The Club has seven (7) indoor courts (4 downstairs, 3 upstairs on level 2) and four (4) floodlit rooftop outdoor hard courts (April 1 – September 30). Tennis Court operating hours are 6:00am – 10:00pm, Monday through Sunday. Please see the updated Tennis Policies & Procedures for more detail.
Court Procedures
Tennis court bookings are open to all NSWC registered tennis members in good standing and who have paid their annual activity fee. Court reservations may be done online through Gametime, over the phone by calling Member Services, or in person at the Front Desk. If you are not a tennis member, please stop by the Front Desk and fill out a tennis membership application form. Alternatively, a tennis trial of four court bookings is available for non-tennis Club members. If you’re having trouble booking courts, please contact Member Services at 604-985-4135 x 0.
Tennis Court Booking Procedures
The NSWC presently has over 500 tennis members and therefore the need to ensure the booking of courts is fair and with equal respect to all members. The Racquets Committee has allocated specific ‘prime times’ when court usage is highest, and non-prime times, and a policy allowing tennis members to only book/play a maximum of 5 times a week, with 2 times of those being in prime time during indoor season (Oct. 1 – May 31). The maximum increases to 6 times a week, with 3 of those times being in prime time during outdoor season (June 1 – Sept. 30).
Other policies are in place to restrict, singles play in prime time, as well as to reduce no shows, late cancellations, guests and people not adding all names to a court booking, to help relieve court pressure.
The policy of non-compliant players is primarily overseen by Member Services. To assist with this the Racquets Committee has deemed it necessary to establish a sub-committee to oversee policing and recommend and enforce any disciplinary action of tennis members contravening these rules.
TENNIS COURT BOOKING DISCIPLINARY SUB-COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE PDF