Membership & Fees
Playing tennis at People’s Courts Tennis Club (PCTC)
All tennis players are welcome to play tennis at People’s Courts Tennis Club. You may play as a PlayCard holder or as a Non-member.
Players have access to range of programs including Adult Lessons, Doubles and Singles Clinics, a Singles Ladder and a large number of programs for junior development. Our programs are managed and coached by the Global Tennis Academy team. For more information please visit www.globaltennis.ca. We also offer weekly Socials for doubles play and are the home Club for a half-dozen League teams during the Spring League season.
What is a PlayCard?
With a PlayCard you receive a membership at People’s Courts plus either 39 or 78 sessions depending on which PlayCard you decide to purchase. Please see the table below for PlayCard options. PlayCard sessions are used instead of cash to pay for court fees.
Example: A player uses one session to play singles for one hour.
Example: A player uses one session to play doubles for one hour.
PlayCards are valid on an annual basis from the first day of September to the end of the following August. If you purchase a PlayCard after September you receive a reduction in the membership portion of the total PlayCard cost.
Membership is not sold separately.
Adults who purchase a PlayCard receive the following benefits:
- Membership at People’s Courts Tennis Club.
- Seven days in advance court booking.
- Lower court fees when paying with sessions.
- No court fees during June, July and August.
- Option to use sessions to pay for socials or ladder matches.
- No charge for their court fees for Spring League matches played at PCTC.
- No PlayCard required
- Court fees: $18 /hour
- No guest fees for parents
- Monday-Friday: 2-4 pm
- Saturdays: 7-9 am, 1-2 pm
- Sundays: all-day
- Non-members may book courts anytime after 8:00 pm on the day before they wish to play. Same day booking and drop-in are allowed.
- Non-members pay court fees. See below.
- Non-members can drop-in to play on the same day as often as they like.
- Non-members may play as a guest of a member two times per month during the prime hours between 10am and noon. In this situation the member books the court in advance and you show up to play with them. Non-members pay their portion of the court fee plus the $5 per hour Guest fee.
- Mondays to Sundays from 7am-9am: $18 per hour per court
- Monday to Fridays 99m-10pm: $22 per hour per court
- The fee for PCTC Spring league membership is $130.
- Spring League membership is valid during April, May and June only.
- Spring League members must pay their court fees for home matches AND the court fee for one opponents on the visiting team. For example: If you are playing doubles 4 people share the court and a match is played over 2 hours. Your portion of the total court fee is $11 (1/4 of the $44 total). You also pay $11 to cover the court fee for one opponent. The total cost per match to you is $22.
- Spring League members may book courts in June, July and August. They pay regular member court fees (ie: $11 for 1 hour of singles or for 2 hours of doubles).
| Adult PlayCards | Age | Total Cost | Membership portion of Total Cost | Number of pre-paid sessions | Cost per session | Extra Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlayCard A | 19-64 | $780 | $420 | 39 | $9.23 | $11 per session |
| PlayCard B | 19-64 | $1140 | $420 | 78 | $9.23 | $11 per session |
| Seniors | 65-79 | $540 | $180 | 39 | $9.23 | $11 per session |
| Seniors | 80+ | $273 | No charge | 39 | $7.00 | $7 per session |
PlayCard Terms & Conditions
PlayCards are not transferable except for medical reasons. All fees are pro-rated for memberships which have renewal dates after September 1st 2011.
Junior Players (4-18)
Junior Players may purchase a membership for $150. With this membership they receive the following benefits:
Junior members may book courts 7 days in advance during the following times:
Note: Junior Memberships are not transferable or refundable except for medical reasons.
Non-members
Non-members are welcome to play at People’s Courts Tennis Club. Non-members are those players who do not have a PlayCard. The following rules apply:
Court Fees for Non-members
| Singles: 2 Players | Court fee per hour | Fee breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Non-members | $32.00 | $16 each non-member |
| 1 Non-member and 1 member | $27.00 | $16 (NM) + $11 (M) |
| Doubles: 4 Players | Court fee for 2 hours of play | Fee breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Non-member and 3 Members | $49.00 | $16 (NM) + $11 (M) + $11 (M) + $11 (M) = $49 |
| 2 Non-members and 2 Members | $54.00 | $16 (NM) + $16 (NM) + $11 (M) + $11 (M) = $54 |
| 3 Non-members and 1 Member | $59.00 | $16 (NM) + $16(NM) + $16(NM) + $11(M) = $59 |
| 4 Non-members | $64.00 | $16 each Non-member = $64 |
NM = Non-member M = Member
Note: Members who have a PlayCard may use one session from their PlayCard or pay $11 cash. Members holding a valid membership card from the 2010-2011 year but do not have a PlayCard must pay applicable court fee.
Early Bird and late night fees for non-members:
Socials:
A Social is 2 hours of Doubles play usually on 5 courts with a total of 20 players. Our Social organizer determines who will play and what players they play with. PlayCard holders receive priority over Non-members. Socials are a good way to meet new players. Balls are provided. PlayCard holders may use their sessions to pay their portion of the court fee. Non-members pay $16 for each evening of Social play.
We run the following Socials from October 2011 to April 2011.
| Day | Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sundays | 3-5pm | Men’s Doubles Social, 5 courts |
| Mondays | 8-10pm | Mixed Doubles Social, 3 courts |
| Wednesdays | 8-10pm | Ladies Doubles Social, 5 courts |
| Fridays | 8-10pm | Mixed Doubles Social, 5 courts |
If you are interested in playing in one of these Socials please email info @ globaltennis.ca with the social(s) you are interested in.
People’s Courts Tennis Club – League teams
People’s Courts has several League teams that compete with other teams around the Lower Mainland. There is a Ladies’ League and a Men’s League. There are league teams for daytime play and teams for evening/weekend play. The League season runs from early April through June. Most teams complete once a week during this time. Each team provides players to compete on 4 courts. Ladies’ League is all doubles play. The men’s league is 1 court singles and 3 courts doubles. For more information on Lower Mainland, Vancouver League play please visit the Tennis BC website.
To play for a People’s Courts League team you must have a PlayCard or purchase a PCTC Spring League membership (see below). You also need to become a member of Tennis BC.
Spring League. Fees and terms for PlayCard and non-PlayCard holders.
Fees:
(a) PlayCard holders: PlayCard holders do not pay their court fees when playing “home” matches. They do pay court fees for the visiting team. This fee is $11 per guest per match. For each league match where 4 courts are in play there are 8 guests. Therefore total court fees for visitors per match are $88. Your team Captain will arrange to have this paid to PCTC.
(b) Non-PlayCard holders: These players must purchase a PCTC Spring league membership to be eligible for play on a People’s Courts League team.
If you would like more information about our Spring League teams please contact the front desk of speak directly to one of the Team Captains.
| Division | Day / Night | Team Name | Captain | Contact Email |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women’s Division 1 | Day | PCTC Red | Wendy Wong | wongbrat2 @ yahoo.ca |
| Women’s Division 2 | Day | Party Girlz | Kelly Metcalfe | kellyray @ shaw.ca |
| Women’s Division 2 | Day | PCTC Green | Angela Beers | jabeers @ shaw.ca |
| Women’s Division 3 | Day | Donna Timmins | donnatimmins @ telus.net | |
| Women’s Division 5 | Day | Marg Woodhouse | j-m-w @ shaw.ca | |
| Women’s Division 3 | Night | Jude Richardson | judy.richardson @ shaw.ca |
