Emergency call during match

[crystal_clear]

We won 6:2 1st set and lost 3:6 the 2nd set. Just played one point in the 3rd set, my partner got a phone call from wife the kid had nose bleeding and wanted him to come home right away to send the kid to the hospital. My partner told wife we were going to finish the match soon and we continued to play. We lost 1:6 quickly.

I feel we shouldn't continue and should retire instead. I appreciate partner committed to the match but we can't win without focusing on the game and we will be sorry if anything goes wrong with the kid due to the delay.

[ProgressoR]

He probably had an idea from the call and tone of his wife as to how serious it was and he acted accordingly. I would trust him to be able to gauge the seriousness and balance it against finishing the match.

Unless he is a complete tennis nut and would continue with a game even if hsi house was burning down....

[Cindysphinx]

In our league, cell phones must be turned off. If a cell phone vibrates or rings during the match, it is automatic loss of point. So this wouldn't have happened in our league.

My own family knows they can't reach me during a match, so they don't even try. I tend to get a lot of calls as soon as the 2-hour block of time is over, though.

[BullDogTennis]

Originally Posted by Cindysphinx

In our league, cell phones must be turned off. If a cell phone vibrates or rings during the match, it is automatic loss of point. So this wouldn't have happened in our league.

My own family knows they can't reach me during a match, so they don't even try. I tend to get a lot of calls as soon as the 2-hour block of time is over, though.

there shoudl be a way to reach people in case of emergencys....and who the heck could hear a cell phone vibrate if its in someones bag....

[polski]

What is more important...life or tennis?

Granted, I turn my phone off during matches too. But if my wife called or showed up at the court stating there was an emergency with my child, I'm defaulting - Sorry captain. I put my family #2 in my life behind only God. Everything else is a distant third.

[AR15]

Originally Posted by polski

What is more important...life or tennis?

Granted, I turn my phone off during matches too. But if my wife called or showed up at the court stating there was an emergency with my child, I'm defaulting - Sorry captain. I put my family #2 in my life behind only God. Everything else is a distant third.

What would you do, in the same situation, if it happened before cell phones were available?

[J_R_B]

Originally Posted by polski

What is more important...life or tennis?

Granted, I turn my phone off during matches too. But if my wife called or showed up at the court stating there was an emergency with my child, I'm defaulting - Sorry captain. I put my family #2 in my life behind only God. Everything else is a distant third.

So, if your child was dying and needed to go to the hospital, but it was Sunday morning and you needed to get to church, then it's just too bad for the child?

[Cindysphinx]

Originally Posted by J_R_B

So, if your child was dying and needed to go to the hospital, but it was Sunday morning and you needed to get to church, then it's just too bad for the child?

Um . . . that's not a very deep understanding of religion . . .

[r2473]

Originally Posted by polski

What is more important...life or tennis?

Granted, I turn my phone off during matches too. But if my wife called or showed up at the court stating there was an emergency with my child, I'm defaulting - Sorry captain. I put my family #2 in my life behind only God. Everything else is a distant third.

Originally Posted by J_R_B

So, if your child was dying and needed to go to the hospital, but it was Sunday morning and you needed to get to church, then it's just too bad for the child?

I think what Polski was trying to say is that he would first sacrifice his child on an alter, put the blood on the doorpost, ensure his loins were girded, sandals on his feet, staff in his hand hand, grab a few slices of unleavened bread (eaten in haste of course), and then head off to church.

On the way home, he would grab some cortisone cream.

[Falloutjr]

Originally Posted by polski

What is more important...life or tennis?

Uhmm...uhh...

[Gemini]

Originally Posted by BullDogTennis

there shoudl be a way to reach people in case of emergencys....and who the heck could hear a cell phone vibrate if its in someones bag....

Believe me. Some cell phones are quite aggressive in the way they vibrate and if it happens to be sitting up against something rigid, that can amplify the sound.

[BullDogTennis]

Originally Posted by Gemini

Believe me. Some cell phones are quite aggressive in the way they vibrate and if it happens to be sitting up against something rigid, that can amplify the sound.

i've heard some loud ones, but they still most liekly wouldnt be noticable inside a bag. but i say, you have 90 seconds between changeovers, i say use it however you want...rather you wanna text someone, or play a video game on your iphone...i would say maybe calling people should be banned, but say you have a voicemail that should be okay. but after that 90 seconds, your time is up and have to go and play. and if you don't you should get point penalties. for like every 15 seconds!

[Cindysphinx]

Originally Posted by BullDogTennis

i've heard some loud ones, but they still most liekly wouldnt be noticable inside a bag. but i say, you have 90 seconds between changeovers, i say use it however you want...rather you wanna text someone, or play a video game on your iphone...i would say maybe calling people should be banned, but say you have a voicemail that should be okay. but after that 90 seconds, your time is up and have to go and play. and if you don't you should get point penalties. for like every 15 seconds!

In our league, they adopted the new cell phone ban in the middle of the season. I'm not sure what prompted this, but I heard through the grapevine that some folks were putting their cells right on the bench etc. The vibration can be heard. Also, they would call/text during the break, which could be coaching.

Now, the rule is you can only have your phone on (in silent mode) if you are an emergency worker on call. Otherwise, if your phone rings/vibrates at any time that is automatic loss of point.

That said, folks are already ignoring the rule. On account of how it is kind of extreme. I see no reason why warning and then loss of point isn't appropriate.

[crystal_clear]

The wife called our captain and the captain relayed the message. My partner called his wife back on the site.

I think the wife should call ambulance for help in case the captain was in play as well.

[tennis tom]

Originally Posted by crystal_clear

We won 6:2 1st set and lost 3:6 the 2nd set. Just played one point in the 3rd set, my partner got a phone call from wife the kid had nose bleeding and wanted him to come home right away to send the kid to the hospital. My partner told wife we were going to finish the match soon and we continued to play. We lost 1:6 quickly.

I feel we shouldn't continue and should retire instead. I appreciate partner committed to the match but we can't win without focusing on the game and we will be sorry if anything goes wrong with the kid due to the delay.

Nose bleeds are seldom serious. When I was a kid I got them frequently and some were very long and a bit fret-full but I survived them all. Today, they would have probably cauterized the damn vein and stopped the nuisance. In the old days, barbers used to bleed you.

The way the match scores were trending, you would have probably lost, no matter what. Your partner probably knows his wife, and that she's prone to hysteria.

Now, if the kid had been in a head-on car accident--and, his nose was bleeding that's a different story.

If the kid got a nose bleed from doing a face plant while skate-boarding down a stair-rail, I'd just let him bleed--Darwinism in action.

Just my $2.02 adjusted for inflation.

[r2473]

Originally Posted by Cindysphinx

If my husband called me on the court because one of our kids had a nosebleed, I would be a bit annoyed. I mean, come on. Everyone knows how to treat a nosebleed. All you need is a tourniquet.

That's a good one.

[slewisoh]

Originally Posted by tennis tom

Your partner probably knows his wife, and that she's prone to hysteria.

Women really appreciate these insightful/inciteful snippets...

My husband called me last night during our post-match hoisting of the wine to request that I drop everything and go to the drug store for cortisone cream. My son had a bug bite. It was itchy.

[tennis tom]

Originally Posted by slewisoh

Women really appreciate these insightful/inciteful snippets...

My husband called me last night during our post-match hoisting of the wine to request that I drop everything and go to the drug store for cortisone cream. My son had a bug bite. It was itchy.

I'm happy to have found the spokesperson for all women. I'm sorry to hear your husband also suffers from hysteria, maybe you could find a Freudian trained psychiatrist for him. Hope your son is less itchy. Was it Merlot or Chardonay?

[slewisoh]

Originally Posted by tennis tom

I'm happy to have found the spokesperson for all women. I'm sorry to hear your husband also suffers from hysteria, maybe you could find a Freudian trained psychiatrist for him. Hope your son is less itchy. Was it Merlot or Chardonay?

It was a bad Merlot, and my son somehow survived.

[Cindysphinx]

If my husband called me on the court because one of our kids had a nosebleed, I would be a bit annoyed. I mean, come on. Everyone knows how to treat a nosebleed. All you need is a tourniquet.