ii. The Chair Umpire shall immediately announce over the microphone: “Miss/Mrs. ____ has requested to see her coach.” 

iii. The Chair Umpire will monitor the timing of the change of ends, set break, change of attire/toilet break, or MTO as per normal procedure and will call “Time” at sixty (60)/ninety (90) seconds or later if on a World Feed court (change of ends/set break) or at the end of the change of attire/toilet break/MTO. If a player receiving on-court coaching is not ready to play within thirty (30) seconds of the Chair Umpire calling “Time,” the delay will be penalized in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule for a Delay of Game. 

iv. If the Extreme Weather Rule is in effect and: 

(a) One or both players want to take the ten (10) minute break after the second set, then they can only receive on-court coaching for a maximum of ninety (90) seconds, which has to be taken on-court either at the beginning of the ten (10) minute break or at the end of it (choice of the player); however, the coaching time will be included in the ten (10) minutes. The Chair Umpire shall time the ninety (90) seconds and ask the coach to leave the court at the conclusion of the allowed on-court coaching time. 

(b) If none of the players want to take the ten (10) minute break, the normal set-break procedures will apply. 

v. Only WTA-approved personnel are permitted to provide treatment on-court, any actions interpreted as treatment by a coach during the on-court coaching may be penalized in accordance with the Point Penalty Schedule for Unsportsmanlike Conduct. 

vi. Immediately after completion of a match, the Chair Umpire should return the completed On-Court Coaching Umpire Work Sheet to the WTA office. 

Any concerns about on-court coaching/personnel on-court should be communicated directly to the Supervisor/Referee. 

## 5. Television 

a. On World Feed Courts, where coaches are required to wear microphones and additional microphones (booms) are provided around the player’s chair to capture the on-court coaching, broadcasters are not required to delay the on-court coaching until play commences and may air the on-court coaching live, subject to certain limitations. 

