Players at the Kula Tennis Courts: we have just as much right to play on courts as you do. You don’t own them, they are public courts. So please stop harassing us when we are there or asking others when we started playing. We’ll leave the courts when we’re done, just like you! You want a court? How about arriving earlier or later? And while we are at it, don’t blast your music on the courts–that’s rude to the other players. If you must have your music, invest in an iPod so no one else has to endure your rudeness.
Illustration by Ron Pitts
Tags: Eh Brah!, Kula, Ron Pitts, Tennis Courts
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June 24, 2012
Please don’t believe that the hundreds of regular players at the Kula Courts are uninformed of the Maui County Code tennis court rules. The rules are on the fence, and most all obey them, and we also try to educate others of them. 45 minutes for singles, 1 hour for doubles, if players are waiting, doubles has priority over players wanting to play singles. No one should hold a court longer than an hour, no more than one set with any others waiting. One person should not hold a court with others waiting.
It is totally appropriate to ask how much longer you will be, or what the score is, especially if you playing over an hour on the court. If you show up with a large group and take over two courts or more, still it should be no more than an hour per court. The County Parks Department would probably advise that larger groups should apply for a permit, rather than excluding the general public waiting to play. With people waiting the clock is running. If you can’t be courteous of the rules, find a private court, or rent time at a club.
Also,
No other activities are allowed besides tennis on the courts, no skateboards, no bicycles. If you don’t have tennis racquets, you should not be on the courts. No Tennis lessons unless County sponsored. We work with the County to enforce the County Code.
These are public courts, and are very popular, the rules need to be used to allow all to enjoy these beautiful courts.
Our Kula Tennis Park master plan has another two courts planned. With many new players discovering this park, USTA League matches, and the Seabury Hall tennis program, we will again soon need every player to work on getting them built.
Many of our regular players worked hard with the County to have these four courts built, and we continue to help with cutting the grass, hanging windscreens, painting over graffiti, keeping this a model public court facility on this island. Anyone that has complaints about this park should understand that we all need to work together to get along, keep it maintained, and start talking to others about adding more courts, and programs for our kids, seniors, and everyone in between.
Every Sunday’s daylight to noon for the past 12+ years many public players show at the courts to play doubles. Players waiting go right on to the next open court, Players just arriving play before others that have played already. With people waiting, and no open courts, no-add scoring is used to speed things along. If a court is open, and no doubles players waiting, Singles may play during this time slot, but limited to the 45 min rule with others waiting.
Everyone is always welcome.
As far as music on the courts, haven’t heard any. But it would hopefully to be better than a weight room blasting ghetto noise, or the early morning dojo fist strike exhale echo at other public courts.