Juniors deemed by club coaches to be at a suitable level of tennis and maturity will be eligible to enter the adult competitions. Before completing an application, parents/guardians should familiarise themselves with:

1. Our policy on junior play
2. The rules with regard to junior play

How to apply 

Application and Eligibility for Junior member to play against Adult members
Juniors deemed by club coaches to be at a suitable level of tennis and maturity will be eligible to enter the adult ladder competition when:

• Recommended by club coaches
• Confirmed by Committee AND Competitions Co-ordinators

Communication
A contact number of an ADULT must be provided for communication with opposition adult players. All contact must go through this designated adult. Adult players should NEVER contact junior players directly and vice versa. If this occurs please report it to any of our safeguarding officers or any committee member.
If coaches have stated that your child is eligible for adult tennis and you want to apply, please use the contact form on the website and include the following information.

Name of Junior Player

Responsible Adult: This is 1 person (Parent or Guardian) that accepts to be point of contact for the junior member and to ensure the below conditions are met.

In signing this application, as Responsible Adult, I agree to:

Act as point of contact for organising matches with adult members. This includes providing your contact number (NEVER the junior members) when signing the junior player up for online systems e.g. Ladder Competition or Club Championships using Gorey Tennis Clubs Website Application.

Set up an account for my junior on the baseliners web application to monitor matches to be played, get phone numbers of opponents for which I, the responsible adult will contact the players and organise. Once registered, I will sign my junior up to the appropriate ladder e.g., mixed singles, ladies’ doubles etc.

1. Baseliners Registration Page

2. Ensure that any matches the junior I am responsible for are booked correctly at the courts on the club website using the correct names and booked in the right timeslots.

   Ensure there is an adult representative of junior player stated above accompanying at all times when playing against adults.

NOTE: The role of the accompanying adult representative is strictly to mitigate safeguarding issues and to ensure that the junior player adheres to the code of conduct. It is NOT as an umpire or line judge.

Name of Responsible Adult

Contact Number for Responsible Adult

Please include a statement that "I have read and agree to fulfil the conditions described for my child to join the adult ladder"