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Coaching is permitted during an authorized rest period under Rule 30
and during any other authorized suspension of play under either USTA
Regulation III.D.1. or Rule 30. A temporary interruption of play during
which the players do not leave the playing area is not a “suspension” of play
for these purposes. Coaching is not permitted during any warm-up.
10. No abuse of players or officials.
a. No person shall abuse official or player. The Chair Umpire, Referee,
and any other official responsible for ensuring that a match is played
under conditions which are fair to all players shall make certain that
no parent, relative, coach, or other person associated with a player
abuses an official or player.
b. Official may request abusive person to desist or leave tournament
area. A player who enters a sanctioned tournament or match
consents to being penalized under the Point Penalty System for
abusive conduct by a person who appears to be associated with the
player. If the official observes the conduct, the official shall suspend
play and request that the person desist. If the abuse continues, the
official may direct the person to leave the tournament area. In a
flagrant case the official may immediately direct the person to leave
without requesting the person to desist.
c. Point Penalty System applies to abuse. If the person refuses to
follow the instructions to leave, then the official may penalize the
player associated with the person under the Point Penalty System.
(USTA Regulation IV.D.8. outlines the right to appeal.)
11. Player shall not enter two tournaments at same time. When entries close,
a player shall not be entered in two or more sanctioned tournaments, if any
part of the tournaments overlap unless each Tournament Committee
involved understands the situation and concurs in writing. After a player
has been eliminated from a tournament whose schedule of play partially
overlaps with that of a second tournament, the player may enter the
second tournament. See USTA Regulations IX.A.9.a.ii., and
IX.A.10.a.ii., which establish a special procedure that allows multiple
entries into USTA National Championships and USTA National Opens.
12. Player shall not enter a tournament intending to withdraw if the player’s entry
is accepted in another tournament. A player shall not enter a tournament
with the intention of withdrawing if the player’s entry is accepted in another
tournament, unless the Tournament Committee for the tournament in which
the player has entered understands the situation and concurs with the
contemplated action.
13. Player shall not enter tournament player cannot finish. Player shall not enter
a tournament (including mandatory consolation) knowing the player will
be unable to finish.
14. Player shall not transfer entry. Player shall not transfer entry in a tournament
to another player.
15. Player shall not withdraw from tournament after entries close except for
illness, injury, personal emergency, or previously authorized entry into
another tournament. A player shall not withdraw from a tournament after
entries close except for illness, injury, personal emergency, or previously
authorized entry into another tournament. If the player withdraws for other
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