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I am an LTA registered tennis coach who operated social distancing outdoors in the West End of Glasgow pre-Lockdown with predominantly singles play but a maximum of 4 per court. The clubhouse remained closed apart from toilet use although most were advised only in an emergency and one person at a time.
Players were required to change sides if at all at opposite sides of the court and hand sanitiser as well as wipes were available to use before and after play. No sharing of rackets and no hand shaking at any stage. All Club handles were wiped by me with bacterial wipes and players arrived and left individually unless from the same household. Coach had to be present to supervise and if no courts players were not allowed to queue and advised to return when a court was free. Gates would now be secured by padlock if no coach was present. I have always felt this was an entirely safe form of exercise with the balls being replaced or indeed
washed after each session. All players were from the Glasgow area so no unnecesary travel required.
I feel this is well worth considering both physically and mentally for all concerned.
Players were required to change sides if at all at opposite sides of the court and hand sanitiser as well as wipes were available to use before and after play. No sharing of rackets and no hand shaking at any stage. All Club handles were wiped by me with bacterial wipes and players arrived and left individually unless from the same household. Coach had to be present to supervise and if no courts players were not allowed to queue and advised to return when a court was free. Gates would now be secured by padlock if no coach was present. I have always felt this was an entirely safe form of exercise with the balls being replaced or indeed
washed after each session. All players were from the Glasgow area so no unnecesary travel required.
I feel this is well worth considering both physically and mentally for all concerned.
Why the contribution is important
Really allows players to get more time from home and as a player myself a great release mentally formerly from my daily work routine and even more so from these difficult rules in place. I think generally this would make all those participating more likely to adhere to all other restrictions as they will have had the chance to get to play their hobby and likely quite tired after the exercise.
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