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of Play
All KIDSPORTS games are played under the rules of each sports association, except as modified by KIDSPORTS' Advisory committees. Each Coach receives a list of modifications and minimum player participation requirements before the beginning of each season.
Playing Time Requirements
KIDSPORTS encourages maximum playing time for all participants regardless of skill or experience level. KIDSPORTS policy establishes minimum playing time for each sports and age level.
6- 11 Years ALL PARTICIPANTS 50% MINIMUM
12-18 years ALL PARTICIPANTS 33% MINIMUM
Tournaments ALL PARTICIPANTS 100% MINIMUM
KIDSPORTS takes violation of player substitution, practice and training rules seriously. Games could be forfeited, causing teams to be eliminated or unable to advance in or to attend KIDSPORTS championship tournaments
Practices
While attending practices and games, only the child who is playing in KIDSPORTS may be dropped off without parental supervision.
Games
Games in all sports are played are played at various times depending on the playing site. Games in outdoor sports are also played on weekday evenings. KIDSPORTS makes every effort to schedule half of your child’s games within your local community. There are occasions, due to availability of facilities and scheduling conflicts may cause teams to play in other communities. All players are expected to get to the game sites early enough to allow for adequate warm up time.
Discipline
A coach has the authority to establish reasonable disciplinary guidelines and penalties. This may include disciplinary actions against players who will not follow instructions or who willfully disrupt practices, etc. Such action cannot be more severe than seven (7) days suspension from team activities. If a coach desires more severe action, he/she must petition KIDSPORTS' Executive Director.
ON-COURT RULES*
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If you have any doubt as to whether a ball is out or good, you must give your opponent the benefit of the doubt and play the ball as go
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it is your obligation to call all balls on your side, to help your opponent make calls when the opponent requests it, and to call against yourself (with the exception of first service) any ball that you clearly see out on your opponent’s side of the net.
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Any "out" or "let" call must be made instantaneously (i.e., made before either an opponent has hit the return or the return has gone out of play); otherwise, the ball continues in play.
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Do NOT enlist the aid of spectators in making line calls.
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If you call a ball out of bounds and then realize it was good, you should correct your call.
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To avoid controversy over the score, the Server should announce the set score (e.g., 5-4) before starting a game and the game score (e.g., thirty-forty) prior to serving each point.
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If players cannot agree on the score, they may go back to the last score on which there was agreement and resume play from that point, or they may spin a racket.
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Foot faults are NOT allowed. If an opponent persists in foot-faulting after being warned not to do so, the Referee should be informed.
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Do not stall, sulk, complain or practice gamesmanship.
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WAIT until the players on another court have completed a point before retrieving or returning a ball.
*Excerpted from the
official USTA publication. “The Code,” whose principles and guidelines shall
apply in any match conducted without officials.
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