On Court Conflicts
To ensure a positive match experience players are responsible for knowing the rules, enforcing them while on court and conducting themselves in a manner representative of the league's Code of Conduct
The majority of conflicts that occur during a match come down to players not understanding the basic rules and etiquette of the game. Conflicts are broken down into two categories:
- Protestable Conflicts occur when an actual rule violation happens while on court. In this case the violation may justify filing an Official Protest with the league office. The league office will only mediate disagreements between players where an Official Protest is justified and was issued to the offending player at the time of the infraction.
- Non Protestable Conflicts are disagreements between players that are subjective in nature and will not be ruled on by the League Office. While the league office will not rule on these events, we do want to be informed of all negative behavior. Players who encounter flagrant unsportsmanlike conduct are asked to report the incident to the league office so that a complaint may be logged and appropriate action taken per our Three Strike Policy.
These conflicts include:
- Bad line calls and the excessive questioning of calls
- Foot Faults
- Scoring Issues
- Rude Behavior
Because a league representative is not present during matches, we cannot take one player's word over the other. Players who encounter conflicts on court are expected to resolve them in an adult like manner on the court. The League Office will not mediate matches or settle disputes between players regarding these types of conflicts.
Resolving on Court Conflicts provides helpful information on how players can work together to solve conflicts if and when they occur.