FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. Why didn't I receive a reply to my email (or phone call) to the Club ?
2. Paying Membership Dues via Interac e-Transfer to [email protected]
3. Forwarding your bank's e-Transfer receipt to [email protected]
The Club suspends all its programs and activities, including its online court reservation system.
The Clubhouse and Clubhouse washrooms are closed.
Two of our four nets are taken down.
- Before asking, please read very carefully: This website provides answers to most questions !
- If you'd rather engage with us face-to-face, you're welcome to drop by the Club any weekend morning for a chat.
- No. Only YWTC members may take private lessons.
- No.
- No.
- Sorry, you're out of luck.
- If you're patient and like to plan ahead, join the 2024 waiting list by:
2. Paying Membership Dues via Interac e-Transfer to [email protected]
3. Forwarding your bank's e-Transfer receipt to [email protected]
- Upon receiving payment, we'll send you a confirmation email with your wait list number.
- Applications will not be acknowledged if dues are not paid, and you won't get a wait list number.
- Look for a full explanation of our Refund Policy under the 'About Us' tab.
- Attractively priced, this Plan is for parents with children under 18y of age
- The purpose of the Plan is to promote youth participation in tennis, and family tennis fun.
- The Plan is not meant for childless couples, couples with infants or children who are too young (under 5y).
- Yes, our Student membership fee is a fantastic deal but is restricted to full-time students.
- Student applicants should submit proof of full-time enrollment in a post-secondary educational institution (a recently dated tuition invoice, letter or certificate from the Registrar).
- pdfs of the supporting documents mentioned above should be emailed to [email protected] at the same time as the Membership Application Form is submitted.
- We reserve the right to decline Student applications that do not meet our eligibility standards.
- The Membership Fee gets you:
- Court booking privileges
- Invitations to our Opening & Closing Day BBQs
- Voting privileges at our Annual General Meeting (Adult members only)
- The right to bring one or more guests ($12. per person guest fee applies)
- Extra activities are offered a la carte — at extra cost — Giving members the choice to opt in or out.
- These include House League, Ladder, Tournaments, Round-Robin Socials, Intercounty, and private lessons from our Head Pro.
- Activity fees cover new ball costs, food/refreshments, prizes, and administrative expenses.
- To be eligible for the renewal rate, you must renew your membership each year.
- If you skip renewing one year or more, then you must apply as a New Member and pay the Admin Fee again.
- Yes, and no.
- Yes — The limit is six hours of court time per week when using the online court reservation system.
- No — You can play as long as you want on courts that have not been reserved (are 'open') as a 'walk-on' (no reservation).
- Court 4, our teaching court, is always 'open' and available for 'walk-ons' if not reserved by the Head Pro.
- However, if you see members on the patio waiting for an open court, you should respect the automatic hourly changeover rule, and vacate the court so others can have a turn to play.
- Our Saturday Newbie Clinic is expressly for our beginner Adult & Junior teen members.
- The Clinic spans four consecutive Saturdays (8 hrs total), and promises a 4:1 student-to-instructor ratio.
- It's a cost-effective way of getting an introduction to tennis fundamentals.
- Prepayment is required: Check the Newbie Clinic registration form for details.
- We'll even loan you a racquet, if you don't already have one.
- YWTC's Junior Program caters to both the recreational player and the more serious-minded Junior looking to compete in tournaments.
- A great starting point is our After-School Program: 5y of age is the minimum and 17 is the maximum.
- The After-School Program runs weekdays 4pm ~ 6pm from mid-May to late June.
- There is some flexibility in tailoring the hours to suit parents' schedules.
- Second Option: Our Summer Day Camp teaches the full variety of strokes, and the rules of the game.
- Camp runs 9am ~ 3pm weekdays throughout July & August. Attendance can be tailored to your schedule, but 2h-long daily sessions are the norm. You can opt for 4h or even 6h per day, and choose all five weekdays, or less, if you'd prefer.
- Juniors aspiring to enter tournaments will require private lessons from our Head Pro who has over 20 years of experience in coaching high-performance Juniors who compete in Ontario Tennis Association, Tennis Canada, USTA, and International Tennis Federation tournaments.
- 1st, Join YWTC.
- 2nd, Add your name to our Hitting Partner List.
- The List shows names, contact info, playing level, and preferred times of other members looking for same.
- Reach out to others to arrange a hitting session, or wait for them to reach out to you.
- 3rd, Join our Monday Doubles House League.
- All levels of play are accommodated at House League, plus you'll meet a lot of members as a bonus.
- 4th, Attend our socials where (Doubles) round robin is the name of the game.
- 5th, Try some solo practice, by taking advantage of our hitting wall located behind the Clubhouse.
- Doubles House League is our most popular activity, and all are welcome.
- Choose Monday HL (Beginner & Intermediate), or Wednesday HL (Advanced).
- We run 2 sessions per evening: 7pm, and 830pm.
- In the interests of fairness, you'd start at 7pm some weeks , and 830pm other weeks.
- HL's tremendous popularity, (more players than spots) requires a rotation system where members may be asked to sit out one week so others can play.
- HL entails an extra fee to cover the cost of new balls used for each session and the software required for managing players, tracking scores, and schedules.
- Our Head Pro offers a HL Clinic free of charge to HL members (registration required) at 6pm Mon & Wed.
- For the competitive-minded Singles player, we offer the Ladder (a fee applies)
- The Ladder allows you to challenge others to a Singles match at a mutually convenient time.
- The fee covers the cost of software required for Ladder administration, tracking match results, and standings.
- Doubles accounts for most of the tennis played at YWTC, and is encouraged as it maximizes court usage.
- Join Community Tennis Networks (CTN) to connect with other Singles players in the GTA, and at your level.
- Invite your opponent to play at York-Weston (the YWTC guest fee applies, of course).
- Or get invited to play as a visitor at another local club (fees may apply) !
- Check out how CTN works by clicking www.communitytennisnetwork.com/networks
- CTN keeps it close to home by letting you pick your area: Toronto West, Toronto East, Mississauga, Vaughan, Brampton, or beyond.
- Playing CTN matches gives you an ITF World Tennis Number, an ITF WTN ranking you can track, and your match score history.
- Registration is free! Plus they're giving away fantastic prizes! What an amazing deal !
- But wait, it's not actually free — You've already paid for CTN!
- About 10% of your YWTC membership fee goes to the OTA each year (OTA runs CTN in conjunction with Tennis Canada).
- So thank you very much OTA for giving something back!
- During the off-season (Dec ~ Apr), our Intercounty teams hold indoor team practices at regular intervals.
- YWTC members are invited to register for these 2h-long indoor sessions (a fee applies) held Saturday evenings.
- Our Head Pro & Intercounty Team Captains will jointly evaluate your performance at these practices.
- In early May, before the ICTA roster submission deadline, the Head Pro & Team Captains will lay out your Intercounty team options.
- Note: Intercounty is exclusively for Doubles play.
- As a community Club, the Club is governed by an Executive Board elected under the Constitution and By-Laws, a copy of which is found on this site.T
- YWTC relies entirely on volunteers who contribute their time, and expertise to the operation of the Club, and the organization of events, and programs.
- There are no paid staff positions at YWTC.
- Your Membership Fees cover our operating costs. Major costs include (in descending order):
- The seasonal permit fee issued by the City of Toronto's Parks, Forestry and Recreation Department
- Membership in the Ontario Tennis Association
- Insurance
- Clubhouse maintenance and repair
- Court equipment costs (nets, windscreens, squeegees etc).
- Intercounty Tennis Association team registration fees
- Any surplus is held in a reserve fund which is used to pay for court resurfacing, a major project undertaken every 15, or so years.
- By the Club Constitution and By-Laws, the Club Treasurer is required to present the Annual Treasurer's report to the membership at the Annual General Meeting held at the conclusion of every season.
- Members cannot book Court 4: Only the Head Pro enjoys booking privileges for #4, our teaching court.
- If the Club's online court reservation system is showing Court 4 as open (not booked), then members can use Court 4 on a walk-on basis.
- Court 4 users must always respect the automatic hourly changeover rule.
- $65. per hour payable via cash or Interac e-Transfer.
- Talk to the Pro about his semi-private (2 persons) and group (3 or more) rates.
- No.
- To minimize the number of unsolicited emails the Club sends to its members, the Club maintains numerous email lists based on activity interests indicated on the membership form.
- Activity mailing lists include eg Intercounty, Ladder, Ladies Social, House League, and more.
- Members, when filling out their membership form, can choose to opt in or to opt out of these various lists.
- Unfortunately, emails are not 100% reliable (for reasons explained below)
- Status Updates is 100% reliable, and is the primary way for the Club to communicate news to its members.
- We strongly suggest that you bookmark www.ywtc.ca/status-updates.html
- Make it a habit to regularly check Status Updates to see what's going on at the Club.
- The Club sends out emails based on activity interests indicated by members on their application form.
- If you were expecting an email but didn't receive anything, it could be for one of several reasons:
- Capricious mail servers occasionally blacklist YWTC.CA's outgoing mail server (beyond our control)
- As a result, YWTC emails may land in the spam/junk folder where they remain unread
- Or even worse, YWTC emails may be rejected as undeliverable, and bounce back
- Your name is not on email list for a particular activity because you failed to check the box for that particular activity on your application form
- Emails are sent to an email address no longer used by the member, or the inbox for that account is rarely, if ever, checked by the member
- The email address is invalid because of a typo (input error) made by the member on the Application Form
- Emails are rejected, and bounce back because the mailbox is full
- www.ywtc.ca's Status Updates page is the primary way the Club communicates news to its members.
- To stay informed about Club news and upcoming events, make it a habit to check the www.ywtc.ca's Status Updates page on a regular basis.
- We strongly suggest you bookmark www.ywtc.ca/status-updates.html on your browser.
- A copy of your completed membership application form is sent to the email address provided.
- Save this copy for your records as it contains a useful link should you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from (one or all) of our many mailing lists, or to correct or update your information at a later date.
- If you did not save the copy of the form, contact [email protected] and we'll send you the link so you can edit it, and manage your mailing list preferences.
- You do not need a Google account to fill out one of YWTC's Google Forms.
- YWTC members routinely fill out our Google Forms without any problem whatsoever when logged into their Sympatico, Bellnet, Yahoo, or many other types of non-Gmail accounts.
- Make sure your browser is logged into your non-Gmail account when trying to fill out a Google Form.
- If you are experiencing difficulty with filling out one YWTC's Google Forms because you don't have a Google account, we'd advise you to humbly ask a digital native to help solve your problem.
- All guests wishing to play must be signed in by a YWTC member using YWTC's online court booking system.
- The member is also responsible for paying the $12. Guest Fee (per person).
- Guest Fees are payable only via Interac e-Transfer to [email protected] either in advance or within 24h after the booking. Cash payments are not accepted.
- Unescorted guests (guests not signed in by a member) are not permitted to play on our courts except during Public Hours (see #28).
- All are welcome to play during Public Hours: Saturdays from 2pm~4pm and Fridays from 4pm~8pm.
- No sign-in is required and no Guest Fee is applied during Public Hours.
- The Club's official season runs from early April to late November.
- Club programs and activities start in early May and conclude by late September / early October.
- Private lessons can be arranged with the Head Pro throughout the entire season, from early April until late November.
- Not much happens at YWTC during the winter months. During the Dec~Apr off-season:
The Club suspends all its programs and activities, including its online court reservation system.
The Clubhouse and Clubhouse washrooms are closed.
Two of our four nets are taken down.
- Two nets are left up for the benefit of a few of our members who enjoy playing tennis outdoors year-round.
- As winter tennis is inherently dangerous because of the danger of slipping and falling on the ice, winter tennis players are asked to sign liability waiver forms whereby they acknowledge the dangerous nature of winter tennis, accept that they are playing at their own risk, and assume all responsibility for the consequences of their actions.