local grievance, 1st time?

[3fees]

Originally Posted by catfish

League matches are not officiated. Grievances can only be filed by captains, coordinators, and championship committee members.

Oh, I dont play in leagues,,thanks for the info.

[NTRPolice]

I cant believe people are saying that grievance committee members are "unlisted" because of harassment. That's just hilarious.

Look, when someone goes to trial for something, literally everyone's who is involved has their name listed somewhere. Only in very extreme cases are names withheld. I'm talking about career criminals who have nothing to lose knowing the names of the prosecutors, judges, arresting officers, even the damn clerks.

And people on "grievance committees" are supposedly withholding their names because of potential backlash from players involved in grievances.

I mean, when you play a USTA league match, they have your first and last name as well as your captains. I suppose all of these "sore losers" are looking you up in the telephone book and calling your house about a bad line call you made a month prior.

Maybe USTA should blank out names from tennislink so people dont know your real name because they might harass you if you beat them.

LOL.

Chances are, if you cant find the names, you're looking in the wrong place. Think of it like finding the sex offenders in your area. You cant just call the local police station and expect them to start giving all this information to you. You have to look in the right place.

[goober]

Originally Posted by catfish

And believe me, more people than you think will stoop to very low levels if they don’t get their way. Physical threats, showing up on the committee member’s doorstep, calling them at work…….you name it.

If I ever found myself in a situation in league tennis that involved these types of people, I would quit the league. This is suppose to be recreation, lots of other ways to enjoy tennis without these kinds of shenanigans.

[catfish]

Originally Posted by NTRPolice

I cant believe people are saying that grievance committee members are "unlisted" because of harassment. That's just hilarious.

Look, when someone goes to trial for something, literally everyone's who is involved has their name listed somewhere. Only in very extreme cases are names withheld. I'm talking about career criminals who have nothing to lose knowing the names of the prosecutors, judges, arresting officers, even the damn clerks.

And people on "grievance committees" are supposedly withholding their names because of potential backlash from players involved in grievances.

I mean, when you play a USTA league match, they have your first and last name as well as your captains. I suppose all of these "sore losers" are looking you up in the telephone book and calling your house about a bad line call you made a month prior.

Maybe USTA should blank out names from tennislink so people dont know your real name because they might harass you if you beat them.

LOL.

Chances are, if you cant find the names, you're looking in the wrong place. Think of it like finding the sex offenders in your area. You cant just call the local police station and expect them to start giving all this information to you. You have to look in the right place.

The names of the committee members who serve on a specific grievance do list their names on the grievance decision. Their contact information is not listed. Only the chairperson's contact info is listed. However, all of the members of local grievance committees are generally not listed on league websites.

You can laugh all you want about the harassment issues. I'm not saying people are scared for their lives. But they do want to avoid confrontation so they don't want their names posted everywhere. Frankly, it's hard to find anyone to serve on grievance committees year after year. Most people won't volunteer their time for such a thankless job. You have to have a very thick skin to do any work in USTA leagues, paid or unpaid.

I never dreamed that people would confront grievance committee members, but they do. Even in a large metropolitan area, the tennis community is small and everyone knows each other.

[Spokewench]

You would be amazed about how seriously people take their grievances; they take their tennis pretty seriously too. Not everyone is willing to let bygones by bygones and not everyone is as rational and you might think.

And, yes, I am a chairperson on an appeals grievance committee

[JoelDali]

I grieved after losing Districts and our team lost 3-2. I grieved and I grieved for weeks on end. I called my Dad and grieved a little bit to him. Then I grieved to Harrison Ford when I helped him setup his wireless network. I grieve to anyone that cares to listen actually. I grieved to Dennis and he socked me in the face for being an idiot and taking league tennis so seriously. Then I woke up and realized what a jackass tennis folks make of themselves taking rec tennis so seriously after watching softball league games on 9th and 27th street and seeing grown men act like they're Derek Jeter, trying to impress me as my dog drops perfectly placed blobs on the sidewalk. No one is watching you, Mr. 4.0 tennis guy. No one. Even when you catch them looking at you when you make a decent GOAT shot. No one is admiring you. But go ahead and believe it if you want.

It's a sad cruel world.

[Pickle9]

Originally Posted by JoelDali

I grieved after losing Districts and our team lost 3-2. I grieved and I grieved for weeks on end. I called my Dad and grieved a little bit to him. Then I grieved to Harrison Ford when I helped him setup his wireless network. I grieve to anyone that cares to listen actually. I grieved to Dennis and he socked me in the face for being an idiot and taking league tennis so seriously. Then I woke up and realized what a jackass tennis folks make of themselves taking rec tennis so seriously after watching softball league games on 9th and 27th street and seeing grown men act like they're Derek Jeter, trying to impress me as my dog drops perfectly placed blobs on the sidewalk. No one is watching you, Mr. 4.0 tennis guy. No one. Even when you catch them looking at you when you make a decent GOAT shot. No one is admiring you. But go ahead and believe it if you want.

It's a sad cruel world.

You just brought my world crashing down

damn you Dali

[corbind]

Originally Posted by beernutz

Where,,,did ? you -learn,,to punctuate ?

3fees must have been some strong espresso to get all those spaces, ,,,,, , and ........ in there. Oh wait, that's the new style!

[walton123]

thanks to all for feedback, still waiting for response from committee....highstakes world of Adult USTA!

[walton123]

Originally Posted by walton123

thanks to all for feedback, still waiting for response from committee....highstakes world of Adult USTA!

[SwankPeRFection]

A prime example of why timed matches are stupid and should be against league rules. If you can't afford to play a match from beginning to end no matter how long it takes, go home!