1. Player Code of Conduct

The Ottawa Racquet Sports Association (ORSA) will operate within a positive atmosphere of respect, fair play and good sportsmanship. Regular board selection play will be offered to permit challenging games at appropriate levels for all members, at the same time as providing an opportunity for social play among all members.

• Respect the court time allowed for games. Leave your court promptly for rotation.
• Be aware and respectful to games and players that are on other courts. For example: players leaving or entering the court should do so as quickly and with as little disruption as possible to the games that are in progress. Whenever possible, wait until action on the courts has stopped, or make your way to or from the court through the hallway rather than through the gym.
• Zero tolerance for loud, abusive, or profane language.
• Zero tolerance for racquet throwing or indiscriminately hitting the shuttle.
• Zero tolerance for harassment of any form, including but not limited to physical or psychological abuse.
• Keep positive whether you win or lose, whether you are having a good day or not.
• Develop a consistent habit of good sportsmanship and fair play, for example:
  • Keep the score correctly and state the score clearly after each rally.
  • Call the lines fairly (remember it is the lines on your own side of the net for which you are responsible).
  • Shake hands after each match.
  • Congratulate your opponent politely if you lose.
  • Acknowledge a strength, good shot, or good rally of your opponent when you win.
  • Accept congratulations graciously from your opponent.
• Proper badminton attire is required, for example, indoor court shoes, shorts, and a t-shirt.
• Chewing gum or candy is not allowed while on the court.
• Protective glasses are strongly recommended.
• Guests will be limited to allow maximum playtime for members.

2. Club Regulations

• Members and any persons attending any ORSA affiliated programs must comply with all rules and regulations posted in the facility and/or on the property, and with all directions given by John McCrae School and/or Woodroffe School representatives.
• Any ORSA affiliated programs members and any persons attending the club shall only have access to the gymnasium, male & female change rooms, and washrooms.
• Any ORSA affiliated programs members and any persons attending the club must change into appropriate athletic footwear and must not enter the gymnasium in shoes that have been worn outside. The use of shoes marking the surfaces is strictly prohibited.
• Smoking, alcoholic beverages, gambling, or illicit substances are strictly prohibited within the facility or otherwise on the property.
• Any member or guest attending the club will be asked to leave if they are intoxicated and/or causing a disturbance.
• Aisles, fire exits, lobbies, passageways, stairways, or doorways are not to be blocked by members or anyone attending an event or activity.
• Members agree not to use, store, or permit to be used or stored in or on any part of the premises any flammable, combustible, or explosive material, chemical, or substance prohibited by law or policy.
• Members shall not permit garbage or debris to accumulate at the facility or within the premises. The schools provide waste receptacles in or near the gymnasium.
• Members are solely responsible for their own safety and the safety of their guests attending the club. Protective eyewear is strongly recommended for all players.
• Members must comply with all laws, orders, and regulations of any level of government and with any school policy or procedure.
• Members shall not do or permit to be done any act that might subject the school or any ORSA affiliated programs to any liability for injury to persons or property.
• The member shall indemnify the school and any ORSA affiliated programs against any loss, damage, injury, or death suffered from the use of the facility or premises and for any loss or damage to property caused by the negligence of the member.
• Any ORSA affiliated programs reserve the right to hold members responsible for any damages caused by the member and their guests to the facility, property, or equipment. Members agree to cover repair or replacement costs. Any such damage may be repaired or replaced by the school or any ORSA affiliated programs, with costs payable by the member on demand.
• The school and any ORSA affiliated programs shall not be responsible for any loss, damage, theft, or destruction of the member's property.
• At the end of each evening, members agree to leave the facility in a clean state.