Clinics
Introduction to Officiating
The Introduction to Officiating course is the first step on the road to becoming a certified Tennis Canada Official. This course will prepare you for work as a Roving Umpire (also known as off-court umpire) and as a Line Umpire, and give you an overview of the roles of the Chair Umpire and Referee. It covers the Rules of Tennis and Code of Conduct. The course usually takes place over one weekend and attendance on both days is mandatory. On completion of the two day course, the next step is the practical on-court evaluation at local tournaments, on successful completion of which, you will become certified.
2024 Clinics and Presentations
Clinic: TBD
Date: TBD
If you have any other questions about Officiating in BC, please contact Ute Buffotot (utebuffotot@gmail.com)
Officiating Clinic – Expression of Interest
Rulebooks
Hardcopies of the 2024 Rules of the Court – Tennis Canada’s Official Rule Book, will be available soon.
Copies can be purchased from the Tennis Canada Store.
Digital Copies:
Digital versions of the latest Rules of the Court can be downloaded below.
Summary of Changes – Rules of The Court 2024 (coming soon)
Discipline Flow charts – CoC – LWFC – Suspension
Terms of Reference Discipline and Discipline Appeal Committees
Guidelines for Unofficiated Matches
Not all matches can be played with a Chair Umpire or Roving Umpire to assist when disputes or questions arise. Below you will find the Guidelines for Un-Officiated Matches, which is the set of procedures and protocols that all players should adhere to when playing under such circumstances. League matches in BC are played under these guidelines.
While the substance of this document remains unchanged, it has been reorganized and rewritten to make it easier to use.
Guidelines for Un-Officiated Matches (Updated March 2021)
Late Withdrawal / Failure to Complete Policy
Tennis Canada and its provincial partners feel strongly that by entering a tournament a player accepts the responsibility for it. Specifically, once a commitment to playing a tournament is made, it is the player’s responsibility to follow-through and to compete in the tournament. Thus, a National policy has been created for “Late withdrawals and failure to complete required tournament events,” which has been added to the “Rules of the Court”. This policy applies to Junior events only.
Policy for Late Withdrawal and Failure to Complete Required Tournament Events – Nov 2017
