Video at tournaments

[omega4]

Incidentally, I've seen girls in the G12 group at a USTA tournament constantly question each others lines calls to the point where an official had to stand there and call the lines.

It's sad when children that young can't trust each other to call a good, clean match.

[North]

Originally Posted by omega4

Just curious, but how would you feel if your child played pee wee football, little league baseball, or soccer and there were strangers filming your child while he/she was playing?

What are all these tennis parents worried about?

Good question. I have no objection to having matches or games filmed, per se, for teaching purposes. No reason a parent or coach should not be able to do that.

There are, however, some creepy people in the world, so I would be leery of a total stranger hanging around filming children in any setting.

[omega4]

Originally Posted by North

Good question. I have no objection to having matches or games filmed, per se, for teaching purposes. No reason a parent or coach should not be able to do that.

There are, however, some creepy people in the world, so I would be leery of a total stranger hanging around filming children in any setting.

I see your point. I just think it's difficult to discern who the creepy people are at times.

I think there are as many spectators who are genuinely interested in filming some great quality juniors tennis as there are parents/coaches who are interested in filming for their own nefarious purposes.

Just ask all those young sexually abused victims of priests who were trusted, respected pillars of their communities.

[omega4]

Another point I wanted to add is that most if not all tennis tournaments are spectator sports where filming should be allowed, UNLESS it is explicitly prohibited (e.g. professional golf tournaments).

[North]

Originally Posted by omega4

I see your point. I just think it's difficult to discern who the creepy people are at times.

I think there are as many spectators who are genuinely interested in filming some great quality juniors tennis as there are parents/coaches who are interested in filming for their own nefarious purposes.

I don't know about those proportions, but you are right in that premise. And, really, if the tournament is open to the public (different story if access is controlled in a private setting), I would think anyone has the right to film at will. It may be one of those "parent paranoia" things (don't ask who made that nifty little phrase up lol) that you can't help but think about from time to time.

[omega4]

Originally Posted by North

I don't know about those proportions, but you are right in that premise. And, really, if the tournament is open to the public (different story if access is controlled in a private setting), I would think anyone has the right to film at will. It may be one of those "parent paranoia" things (don't ask who made that nifty little phrase up lol) that you can't help but think about from time to time.

You're right. I'm not sure about those proportions as well, but I do believe in that premise.

You're also right that if a tournament is open to public spectators and filming isn't explicitly forbidden, then it's open game to film players regardless of how they or their parents feel about it.

I also think you're right about parents' objections to filming of players being a "parent paranoia" thing regarding tennis parents. I haven't come across any football, basketball, volleyball parents crying "foul" with regards to their kids being filmed.