# Law 30: Coaching (ITF Rules of Tennis)

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What coaching is and when it is allowed: off-court coaching where the sanctioning body permits it, on-court coaching only by a team captain in team events, how it may be given, and never during a point.

## 30.301 Coaching

What counts as coaching, off-court and on-court coaching, and how and when it may be given.

### Test 1: Coaching

- Coaching covers any advice or instruction, however it is given. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 30)
- Off-court coaching may be permitted by the sanctioning body concerned. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 30)
- Outside team events with an on-court captain, on-court coaching is not permitted. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 30)
- Coaching is never allowed during the playing of a point. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 30)
- Spoken coaching needs coach and player at the same end; signals may be used whenever coaching is allowed. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Appendix IV)
- Outside breaks in play, coaching must be brief and discreet. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Appendix IV)
- Breaks in play, such as a medical time-out, lift the 'brief' requirement. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Appendix IV)
- Breaks allow fuller coaching, between points it must be brief, and during a point there is none. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Appendix IV)
- Coaching fits into the time between points. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Appendix IV)
- Spoken coaching needs both at the same end; signals work from anywhere. (Source: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Appendix IV)

Sources: ITF Rules of Tennis 2026, Rule 30 with Appendix IV (paraphrased in original wording; original questions authored from the Rules, not reproduced)

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