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Club Etiquette-Do's and Don'ts

Bring a table out of the storage room for your own use if none are available in the playing area at the time. PUT TABLES AWAY WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED PLAYING UNLESS THERE ARE OTHER PLAYERS WAITING TO USE YOUR TABLE
Bring barriers out (AND HELP PUT THEM AWAY) when needed.
When going to and from a table, walk as close as possible to the wall, barriers or curtain, to avoid entering other playing courts…and do this quickly.
Do not be LOUD and distracting when playing. It disturbs other player's concentration. The person next to you may be "training."
Do not walk through, watch friends or stand within a player’s playing court while there is a game going on. (It is distracting and annoying for the players in the next court and it will cause a delay in neighboring games.) PLEASE SIT IN THE BLEACHERS.
Call a "LET" if your ball enters another player's court or space. (Players will be glad to retrieve your ball and you won’t be at risk of getting hit during a stroke or ran into physically.)
If other players call a "LET" and their ball is near you, please retrieve their ball so they won’t have to walk through other courts and disrupt many tables.
If you have sweats, jackets, equipment bags, etc., please keep them under the perimeter of your table - out of the way of tripping.
Keep all personal belongings and equipment with you. The SDTTA, Balboa Park and the City Parks & Recreation are NOT liable for missing or stolen items.
ABSOLUTELY NO FOOD IS ALLOWED IN THE BUILDING.
CLOSED drink containers are allowed but they must have a screw on lid. Drinks can NOT be placed on the floor at any time. Please place them inside your bag.
You may ask for "WINNERS" at any table. "Doubles" and "Singles" are both allowed.
Always keep a good attitude and be courteous to all players, members and their families.
When WARMING UP with a playing partner, PLEASE give him/her the courtesy of getting their rhythm going without blasting every ball past them. It can be frustrating to your playing partner to have to chase balls constantly and not be able to warm up properly.
Do not throw your racket.
BARRIERS:
1. Butterfly / Do not lean on, sit on, bend, kick or throw.
2. Cardboard / Do not slash or strike in any manner.
Respect the playing area and others near you.
USATT Official Rules for playing the game of Table Tennis are enforced.

Our new "BIGGIE" Andro Barriers have arrived! These high tech barriers have been in production for months via special order from Germany, created exclusively for the SDTTA. Although the new barriers took longer to arrive than anticipated, we hope you agree they were worth the wait! These are the newest, tallest barriers in the industry and have a built in "stabilizer" system to reduce the sagging, floppy effect often associated with traditional barriers. This stabilizer process helps the barriers stay fresh, 100% functional--and keeps our club looking sharp and tournament ready! (Read more.)

With the addition of our new barriers the SDTTA has also added new Hi-Qua Nets to supplement our equipment inventory.

We are continuously monitoring the condition of our nets, tables and barriers in order to assure you the best training and playing experience---assisting us all in maximizing our competitive advantage and assuring our place in the table tennis community as the #1 facility in the country.

Please use care when moving equipment to and from the storage room,

and during set-up/take down of tables, nets and barriers.

Barriers

: Our existing Butterfly barriers have taken considerable abuse since we replaced the cardboard last year. The legs and frames sometimes get bent leaving the vinyl sagging on the floor, so let's all remember to use appropriate care with our new barriers to avoid this problem. Please do not "lean" on the Barriers--or force them into place when returning to the storage room. This bends the frame and essentially ruins the barrier. Our new Biggie Barriers are expensive to replace, so if we take care of them properly they should last for years.

Tables

: Please take appropriate care when rolling the tables to and from storage. Tables get dinged up when they are bumped into the bleachers and the concrete pillars. Everybody likes a clean, smooth table top, so please do not sit on the tables and please don't throw your racquet on the table--let's keep that surface smooth and tournament ready!

Nets, Net Anchors & Net Baskets

: When setting up your table for play, the net anchor should be firm, but lightly tightened, if they are twisted and over-tightened they tend to strip the threads on the posts, causing break down and also damage the table surface. The net should be pulled firmly, but again, not over tightened to the anchor--which stretches, tears, and eventually ruins the net. The white net baskets mounted at the bottom of the tables are for the nets only….please do not put tissue, or any type of waste in the net baskets. (If you see a new member having trouble with a net or setting up a table please offer assistance).

These few simple guidelines will keep our equipment in great shape and our club lookin good. Thanks for your cooperation and assistance, everyone benefits!

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