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Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

Yesterday, 10:33 AM

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LOL: ridiculous/absurd post-match comments from your opponent(s)

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In the playoffs of ALTA we had a team complain...

In the playoffs of ALTA we had a team complain that we dumped line 1 and were sandbagging even though we won line 1 in straight sets and took lines 1, 2, and 3. Granted our line 3, 4, and 5 guys had...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-30-2013, 04:16 AM

Replies: 276

Biggest Pet Peeve in Tennis?

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Posted By spot

Yeah- you are fussy.

Yeah- you are fussy.

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-29-2013, 01:48 PM

Replies: 14

Sportsmanship or Gamesmanship?

Views: 740

Posted By spot

Why not just play one line early if it works for...

Why not just play one line early if it works for 2 of your players? Often players would be happy to play a line early if it works better for their schedule.

FOr the first week of mixed ALTA we are...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-24-2013, 02:05 PM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

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Posted By spot

There aren't 2 bites of the apple once one team...

There aren't 2 bites of the apple once one team calls a ball out. The point is over and nothing else matters. The rules of tennis do not allow you to change your mind on a call whether it is while...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-24-2013, 02:04 PM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

In what world does that feel wrong? How is that...

In what world does that feel wrong? How is that any more wrong than asking someone if they called a let or if they called a serve back when it isn't clear? THe person admits that they were calling it...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-24-2013, 07:18 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

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Posted By spot

So "Ouuuuuuu" that fades and is not accompanied...

So "Ouuuuuuu" that fades and is not accompanied by a hand signal isn't an out call? "Noooooo" that does fade away would be a definitive out call? "Naaaaaa" would mean that it is OK to play on? To me...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-24-2013, 06:48 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

I know what I said was loud enough to hear. I...

I know what I said was loud enough to hear. I know that what I intended to do was call it out so any noise that they heard would be 100% Compatible with an out call because that is the call I...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-24-2013, 05:44 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

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Posted By spot

I made half a call that I knew was ambiguous and...

I made half a call that I knew was ambiguous and I knew that it was unfair to the other team. It was my mistake- just like it was the mistake of the net person for the situation we are talking about....

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-24-2013, 05:25 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

I have done that. I started to call a ball out....

I have done that. I started to call a ball out. Got through the "Ouuuu" of Out and because I was changing a call after I had already spoken up then the point went to the other team even though my...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-22-2013, 12:57 PM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

That isn't what they said. Loss of point. Not...

That isn't what they said.

Loss of point. Not loss of point if the hindrance is called in a timely fashion. I just think it is ridiculous that people here are falling back to the hindrdance rule...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-22-2013, 12:55 PM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

double post......

double post......

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-22-2013, 12:13 PM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

OK... I'll just to back to this quote from the...

OK... I'll just to back to this quote from the USTA when they made the rule change that changing a call from out to good means that the team that changes the call loses the point. Nothing about...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-22-2013, 11:38 AM

Replies: 24

What are the numbers lke for tennis? inc/decreasing?

Views: 1,906

Posted By spot

In ALTA they said between Winter mixed and Summer...

In ALTA they said between Winter mixed and Summer Mixed we had fewer teams competing but more players overall which meant that teams were growing in size which I found pretty interesting. (I guess in...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-22-2013, 11:35 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

Not about calling it out. Once you call it out...

Not about calling it out. Once you call it out the point is over no matter what else happens. Again- if you call out a first serve and no one else hears you and plays the point out in good faith- it...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-22-2013, 09:13 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

In this situation the receiving team explicitly...

In this situation the receiving team explicitly said that they started to call it out and changed their mind on the call. That changes everything. Once they actually speak to call it out and the...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-22-2013, 08:11 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

How do you figure that by the rules you are...

How do you figure that by the rules you are allowed to change your mind on a call without losing the point? The rules are explicitly clear that changing your call makes you lose the point. It doesn't...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-22-2013, 07:27 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

I think that this is the crux of the argument and...

I think that this is the crux of the argument and you have it 100% incorrect. If you did all of that- they hit the next shot and put it in the net then they would unquestionably still win the point....

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-22-2013, 06:18 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

How much of the call has to be made before it...

How much of the call has to be made before it counts? What about things that are just ambiguous? My rule is simple. if you start to call it out and the opponents hear you then the point is theirs....

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-22-2013, 03:18 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

Because your partner thought hte ball was going...

Because your partner thought hte ball was going out and made an auditory call that they heard. That is it- your partner called it out but changed his mind halfway through. He fully admitted this....

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-21-2013, 01:15 PM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

Its not a hindrance- it is a changed call. He...

Its not a hindrance- it is a changed call. He tried to change the call before he said anything but didn't manage it. Once the people ask if he called the serve out and the player admits that he was...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-21-2013, 03:34 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

I would absolutely give the point the opponents...

I would absolutely give the point the opponents in that situation. If I said the "Uhhhh" part of Out then I would have to offer the other team the point. It doesn't matter that you got the return in-...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-20-2013, 09:36 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

I think that if you make a noise to call it out...

I think that if you make a noise to call it out then you have made a call. You can hope that the opponents didn't hear it but if they did and you admit that you made the noise then I think the point...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-20-2013, 09:17 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

Once the partner admitted that he made noise to...

Once the partner admitted that he made noise to call the ball out I don't think it is a hindrance issue- I think it is an issue over changing the call. Once the person admitted that they did make...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-20-2013, 08:59 AM

Replies: 94

Mid-Atlantic players...Verbal hinderance rule will cost you the point

Views: 4,046

Posted By spot

In that situation where your partner admitted...

In that situation where your partner admitted that he started to call the ball long then I think playing the point over is certainly warranted. Honestly your opponents would have a very good case to...

Forum: Adult League & Tournament Talk

05-15-2013, 09:31 AM

Replies: 43

Worst. Match. Ever.

Views: 1,748

Posted By spot

You were seething with rage because he didn't...

You were seething with rage because he didn't serve the same way all the time? Seriously?

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