Duties of the Venue Supervisor are as follows

• Ensure that the club facilities are open, that courts are ready to commence play at the official starting time, and that scoresheets have been provided.
• The Venue Supervisor must be wearing the orange Venue Supervisor vest for the duration of all matches at each home venue used by a club. Keep a visible presence near the courts you are supervising for the duration of the match.
• Introduce themselves to visiting teams.
• Allocate courts for all teams to be playing at the venue.
• Ensure all scoresheets are filled in prior to play commencing. 
• Provide balls to teams before they go onto court (after filling in player names and order of play on scoresheets).
• To assist players in the resolution of scoring disputes as per the Rules for Non-Umpired Matches.
• Where there are persistent issues relating to line calls, scoring, and other on-court behaviours, the Venue Supervisor can nominate a suitable person (preferably not a parent of a player on court), at the venue to stand on court to oversight the rubber/set in question.
• To ensure that off court disturbances are kept to a minimum without interfering in smooth flowing matches.
• Assist teams to accurately complete the match scorecard with all necessary details, prior to both team captains signing the scorecard as a true record. Particular attention should be given to details of any emergency (E) players, and explanation of any matches that are not completed, and ensuring the away team takes a photo fo the completed scorecard.
• Always be approachable, calm, consistent and fair.
• Allocate Venue Supervision responsibility to a suitable alternative person for any period of time where they leave the venue (ensuring the alternative person is wearing the orange Venue Supervisor vest and is clearly identifiable as the Venue Supervisor).
• If in any doubt about any issue, please use the "Hotline" for further advice and assistance.
• For breaches of the Waverley Tennis Code of Conduct, the Venue Supervisor may attempt to address issues or may attempt to discuss issues with relevant parties and may also issue warnings to relevant player and also suspend play and only resume on the cessation of any disruptions or interferences. The Venue Supervisor should then liaise with their club officials to submit a complaint providing details of what has occurred.
• The Venue Supervisor also has the authority to contact police where the safety of anyone at the venue is at risk. 

Venue Supervisors should know and apply the Waverley Tennis By-laws, Rules of Tennis, Correct Dress Regulations and the Code of Conduct and be able to make decisions, while maintaining a commonsense approach.

Rules for Non-Umpired Matches and Correct Tennis Attire are detailed in the current Handbook and on the Tennis Rules and Etiquette page.

If in any doubt about any issue, please use the "Hotline" for further advice and assistance.

Trevor Smyth: 0468 958 927