TRADITIONS OF THE MONTEZUMA TENNIS ASSOCIATION

1.      Any tennis player regardless of skill level is welcomed.

2.      If more than a multiple of four (4) people are present, the server rotates out and the “next” person in line comes in to play in the ad court of the side the server vacated. The serve rotates to the opposite side of the net.

3.        The server that rotates out goes to the back of the line on the bench.

4.      If there are several persons in line on the “bench”, the games are played “no ad” to speed up the rotation.

5.      To prevent confusion, players should sit on the bench in order of play.

6.      When the “next” person in line leaves the bench to enter a game, everyone else on the bench slides over, leaving a vacant seat at the end of the line for the server coming out of a completed game to take.

7.      If a person leaves his place in line for rest room break or any other reason, they should leave their racket at their place in line. If he is absent when the line moves, his bench-mates move the racket to keep his place in sequence.

8.      If a person is retired from play they should generally separated themselves from “bench line” in order to prevent confusion and delay as to those still at play. Communication and courtesy are the key here. The people at play do not know you have ceased play. Some effort has to be made to inform them of this. The easiest way from the tradition was to separate yourself from the bench (those available to play).

9.      Our senior members by age or membership always are given unspoken respect for passing on this group to us. They are also given that respect, because in their prime, they could have cleaned our clocks on the court. There are a few that have broken this tradition and have lost the respect of their peers in the process.

10.  Do not finish conversations on the bench if you are “next”. Three people are waiting in the hot sun for you to get there. You also have your racket ready and drink your fluids before you are “next”. For the sake of courtesy, pass if you are not immediately ready to play.

11.  Start a second or third court only when there is someone to rotate. This is commensurate with the age and physical issues within the group.

12.  Hank Lantelme has always been a leader and spirit for the continuity of this group. I do what he says, even when he is wrong. J

dwParker

TRADITIONS OF THE MONTEZUMA TENNIS ASSOCIATION

1.      Any tennis player regardless of skill level is welcomed.

2.      If more than a multiple of four (4) people are present, the server rotates out and the “next” person in line comes in to play in the ad court of the side the server vacated. The serve rotates to the opposite side of the net.

3.        The server that rotates out goes to the back of the line on the bench.

4.      If there are several persons in line on the “bench”, the games are played “no ad” to speed up the rotation.

5.      To prevent confusion, players should sit on the bench in order of play.

6.      When the “next” person in line leaves the bench to enter a game, everyone else on the bench slides over, leaving a vacant seat at the end of the line for the server coming out of a completed game to take.

7.      If a person leaves his place in line for rest room break or any other reason, they should leave their racket at their place in line. If he is absent when the line moves, his bench-mates move the racket to keep his place in sequence.

8.      If a person is retired from play they should generally separated themselves from “bench line” in order to prevent confusion and delay as to those still at play. Communication and courtesy are the key here. The people at play do not know you have ceased play. Some effort has to be made to inform them of this. The easiest way from the tradition was to separate yourself from the bench (those available to play).

9.      Our senior members by age or membership always are given unspoken respect for passing on this group to us. They are also given that respect, because in their prime, they could have cleaned our clocks on the court. There are a few that have broken this tradition and have lost the respect of their peers in the process.

10.  Do not finish conversations on the bench if you are “next”. Three people are waiting in the hot sun for you to get there. You also have your racket ready and drink your fluids before you are “next”. For the sake of courtesy, pass if you are not immediately ready to play.

11.  Start a second or third court only when there is someone to rotate. This is commensurate with the age and physical issues within the group.

12.  Hank Lantelme has always been a leader and spirit for the continuity of this group. I do what he says, even when he is wrong. J

dwParker