#1 Junior Taylor Townsend "Benched" by the USTA

[andfor]

Originally Posted by klu375

So why do you think PMAC did not tell WSJ journalist that doctors did not allow her to play National and US Open for health reasons? Then there probably would be no article at all. But instead we are learning this 3 days later from some news outfit associated with USTA?

The shooter in the knoll.

Originally Posted by Tennishacker

Ironic, you want her to be happy, yet you question her truthfulness.

I'm not questioning the kid or mothers truthfulness. I'll speak for Chalk and bet he feels the same. I do question the totality of a newspaper article. It's an article, not a transcript or interview.

Something is missing here. Likely the full story from both parties.

[andfor]

Originally Posted by Tennishacker

Let's be objective here, you culling your facts from the Tennis.com article, which is owned by the USTA.

And how are they playing favorites with the number 1 ITF junior player in the world?

By overruling a doctors advice to play for a player under their program.

Dang you have a hard head.

Are you a truther? If so that would explain a lot. Ha ha. Just having fun with you.

[tenniscp]

Originally Posted by chalkflewup

And that's why I'm done with this thread. I just want the kid to be happy.

It s ok. You will be back once there will be another thread where your pro bono defense of USTA will be required.

It s a little sad that even on this issue where USTA certainly went overboard and crossed the line you still fail to be objective. I m not the one who bashes USTA just for the sake of doing it (like others on these boards) but as far as this case goes, they screwed up. And most of all I don t understand why PMAC even decided to speak on this matter. The more he spoke and wiggled and went back and forth with different versions, the worse it got.

But knowing Partrick he probably wanted to respond and be the big fish, much like he did when he responded to Wayne s letter. No tweets from him on this subject either. He is usually very "twitter happy".

[10ismom]

Originally Posted by superfittennis

I understand what you are saying about anemia. I seriously doubt that she had it prior to allowing her to do the 2 a day workouts. Hopefully!

You most certainly can blame the fitness training as a cause of anemia! Absolutely! I am not saying that is the case in this instance, but anemia can be a symptom and marker of overtraining.

please explain pathophysiology of excessive fitness training causing iron def anemia. Just never heard of it before.

Below is Pubmed reference on iron def anemia. Publication from the National Library of Medicine, pretty reliable source.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001610/
sorry for getting off thread here....just curious.

[arche3]

I think p mac is posting here lol...

[tball2day]

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[10ismom]

Originally Posted by Tennishacker

Or she could be suffering from sickle-cell anaemia.

Sorry Hacker.....we should stop speculating here. Sickel cell is very different from low iron.

[Tcbtennis]

Originally Posted by Tennishacker

Or she could be suffering from sickle-cell anaemia.

I can most emphatically say that she is not suffering from sickle cell anemia. That is a chronic disease in which those children afflicted are in and out of the hospital quite frequently because of the sporadic and very painful crises that they go through. It is exacerbated by dehydration which as an athlete training in the hot conditions of Florida woud be a very common occurrence.

Anemia in a menstruating female coupled with a diet not sufficient in iron is not uncommon. It can be serious if the blood loss is occurs over a short period of time but more often in young girls it is a chronic anema that the body compensates for. Oral iron is the treatment.

[andfor]

Originally Posted by arche3

I think p mac is posting here lol...

Funny. They certainly have mishandled the entire situation. Sadly a sweet kid who is a great junior tennis player with great promise is in the middle.
Maybe you missed it, I don't believe either side. It's not their truthfulness I doubt, it's only because what we know is from a couple of articles and a little from Lindsay Davenport. And please don't mistake Lindsay's comments for an exposé on the matter either.

Hope the kid is happy, healthy (appears that way now) and reaches all her dreams.

[tball2day]

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[tennis5]

I posted the article to show another point of view, although as a person who is not African American, I do not believe there is racism involved in this case.
For me. the article shows how this story is starting to spin out of control, and the USTA needed to do a better job of shaping the story.
That's my view.

But, listen to what Taylor's mom says -

"Serena doesn’t look like Sharapova,” she said.

Wonder what the mom thinks?

[sundaypunch]

Originally Posted by andfor

By overruling a doctors advice to play for a player under their program.

Dang you have a hard head.

Are you a truther? If so that would explain a lot. Ha ha. Just having fun with you.

This coming from the person that has posted 28 times in the thread, lol.

[andfor]

Originally Posted by sundaypunch

This coming from the person that has posted 28 times in the thread, lol.

Funny. Entertaining subject to me in that so many are so quick to jump to conclusions based on so little information.

[hcb0804]

She's too fat.

[arche3]

Originally Posted by andfor

Funny. Entertaining subject to me in that so many are so quick to jump to conclusions based on so little information.

There was enough information based on p macs own words. What do you mean?

[andfor]

Originally Posted by arche3

There was enough information based on p macs own words. What do you mean?

Do you bekieve everything you read in the papers?

[arche3]

Originally Posted by andfor

Do you bekieve everything you read in the papers?

That is a cowardly way to answer a question. Typical.
The original article was the wsj. I hope they have some sort of integrity. P mac did not dispute what was printed.

[andfor]

Originally Posted by arche3

That is a cowardly way to answer a question. Typical.
The original article was the wsj. I hope they have some sort of integrity. P mac did not dispute what was printed.

If that's enough information for you that's fine. It's not for me, from either side.

[t135]

Originally Posted by Tcbtennis

The article is the claiming racism not Taylor. So do not attribute a "sense of entitlement" to Taylor that doesn't exist. That's why I said that this article just muddies up the story. Because now people like you and andfor and chalkflewup can use article to dismiss the real culprits in this whole affair. The USTA PD punishing the #1 junior in the world because of her weight. And after all the bad publicity, the USTA running around in circles to cover their butts.

Trying to pull the old bait and switch routine.

Sense of entitlement would mean that she can do whatever she wants and the people paying the tab can't do anything about it...she still gets to play. Everything I've read so far says that's what the Townsends think. And then the 2nd article implies it as well. I this were not the case then there would be no debate here.

Kids in the PD program have to commit to the requirements of the program. If not, they don't get to play. It's a choice the player makes.

Saying this is about WEIGHT is only a small part of the story. It's about fitness and conditioning...weight is a component of that. I assume her conditioning level is what's lacking. Weight usually follows good conditioning but body type and sex can influence body fat %.

There is only one way to find out and that's for her to compete and see if she can win at the pro level. She's talented for sure. Maybe it'll all pan out for her and she can pull it off without a hardcore conditioning program.

[TCF]

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