Coach grabbed my balls

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sureshs

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Hey coaches, what would you have done in this situation?

I was getting ready to play and had two balls on the far side of the court for my partner to start with. A coach was finishing his lesson in the adjacent court and thought that they were his balls which had rolled over. As me and my partner were warming up with mini-tennis, he picked up those balls. I assumed that he had picked up one of his own balls. Then as we started regular play, I realized my balls were missing. I told the coach and he said they were now mixed up in his cart with a hundred other balls and offered me a free lesson instead (jokingly).
 
sureshs said:
Hey coaches, what would you have done in this situation?

I was getting ready to play and had two balls on the far side of the court for my partner to start with. A coach was finishing his lesson in the adjacent court and thought that they were his balls which had rolled over. As me and my partner were warming up with mini-tennis, he picked up those balls. I assumed that he had picked up one of his own balls. Then as we started regular play, I realized my balls were missing. I told the coach and he said they were now mixed up in his cart with a hundred other balls and offered me a free lesson instead (jokingly).
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Hah!

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Why do you think those trainers always have a full basket of balls?

:D
 
sureshs said:
Hey coaches, what would you have done in this situation?

I was getting ready to play and had two balls on the far side of the court for my partner to start with. A coach was finishing his lesson in the adjacent court and thought that they were his balls which had rolled over. As me and my partner were warming up with mini-tennis, he picked up those balls. I assumed that he had picked up one of his own balls. Then as we started regular play, I realized my balls were missing. I told the coach and he said they were now mixed up in his cart with a hundred other balls and offered me a free lesson instead (jokingly).
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Get back at him by telling everyone at the club he gives you lessons.
 
I have a marker and usually when the next court has a lesson with many balls I mark ours on two sides.

We had blocktime doubles on a court next to one with a ladies group lesson. Balls covered that court. If our ball went on that court the male instructor had the policy of completely ignoring it and us as we addressed him and asked for the ball back. This was awkward and irritating. Eventually we began having audible discussions on our court about teaching courtesy in tennis. I don't know if our discussions or stepping on his court made any difference but the situation ended maybe because the season ended. ?
 
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Chas Tennis said:
I have a marker and when the next court has a lesson with many balls I mark ours on two sides.

We had doubles on a court next to one with a ladies group lesson. Balls covered that court. If our ball went on that court the male instructor had the policy of completely ignoring it and us as we stood and asked for the ball back. This was awkward and irritating. Eventually we began having audible discussions on our court about teaching courtesy in tennis. I don't know if our discussions or stepping on his court made any difference but the situation ended maybe because the season ended. ?
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This coach uses ProPenn balls but sometimes other balls too. It is also probably painful for him to inspect every ball on the ground to verify if it is a Propenn.

This problem will go away once RFID becomes extremely cheap and ubiquitous. Each ball will have a chip and the cart will beep when a strange ball shows up.

In some countries where balls are expensive, coaches are very possessive about their balls. They write their name on them and fight for their balls.
 
sureshs said:
Isn't that considered child labor?

But tournaments are using unpaid kids to pick up balls and handle sweaty towels, so we can overlook this.
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Yes, child labor is rampant in my household.
I drive them into the ground with child labor activities such as:
  • cleaning/vacuuming their room
  • cleaning out their own bathrooms
  • taking out the trash
  • unloading and loading the dishwasher
  • setting the table for dinner
  • cleaning up the table after dinner
  • taking their dirty clothes to the laundry room
  • loading their clothes into the washer and wash their clothes,
  • drying their clothes
  • folding, hanging and putting away clothes
  • practice their tennis
  • practice their violin
  • practice their piano
  • and also they better get straight A's or ELSE!
I rule it with an iron fist!

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sureshs said:
Hey coaches, what would you have done in this situation?

I was getting ready to play and had two balls on the far side of the court for my partner to start with. A coach was finishing his lesson in the adjacent court and thought that they were his balls which had rolled over. As me and my partner were warming up with mini-tennis, he picked up those balls. I assumed that he had picked up one of his own balls. Then as we started regular play, I realized my balls were missing. I told the coach and he said they were now mixed up in his cart with a hundred other balls and offered me a free lesson instead (jokingly).
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Hey sureshs, i would have looked for your balls in my cart. what else is there to do? they belong to you after all.
i´ve marked all my balls, so a situation like the one you describe is highly unlikely in my case.
Nice thread title by the way.
 
Hangman said:
Yes, child labor is rampant in my household.
I drive them into the ground with child labor activities such as:
  • cleaning/vacuuming their room
  • cleaning out their own bathrooms
  • taking out the trash
  • unloading and loading the dishwasher
  • setting the table for dinner
  • cleaning up the table after dinner
  • taking their dirty clothes to the laundry room
  • loading their clothes into the washer and wash their clothes,
  • drying their clothes
  • folding, hanging and putting away clothes
  • practice their tennis
  • practice their violin
  • practice their piano
  • and also they better get straight A's or ELSE!
I rule it with an iron fist!

uWhJe6h.png
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Oh OK. So the balls were for the kids. I thought you were a professional coach who asks his kids to mark his balls which he uses for his coaching job.
 
sureshs said:
Oh OK. So the balls were for the kids. I thought you were a professional coach who asks his kids to mark his balls which he uses for his coaching job.
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Oh, no no, I don't coach.. I think I could barely play worth anything to even consider coaching.. These are just for my own kids and myself to hit, trying train the kids and improve their strokes.. We do use a lot of balls when we go hit so we mark them to make it easier to not mix up.

Sorry for the confusion
 
Suresh,

That the coach grabbed your balls was unpleasant to hear of. That your balls ended up in a cart on the next court was simply appalling. Are they even worth getting back after such treatment?
 
Hangman,

It appears from the list that no one of your children is responsible for dusting and polishing the living-room furniture each week. Was this simply an oversight in your writing of the post? As for Suresh's qualms about "child labor," I'm sure he meant to say "child improvement exercises." Volunteer ball boys and girls, I think we all realize, receive a life-long reward for their efforts, in the form of improved character and augmented tennis knowledge. It is unfortunately apparent, however, that the children in my town utterly fail to realize how much they could benefit by providing such volunteer services when I play friendly matches with my best buds. They simply don't "get it." I fear for their futures! Need I even mention what derelict parents these children have, in light of the fact that they are not actively commanding their children to offer us their services as volunteer ball kids?
 
I suggest you add some static weight to your balls with lead tape, lest Andy Murray accidentally come across them and start complaining.

Alternatively, you can drag a mattress around the courts for the next six months in protest of the lack of disciplinary action taken on that coach that grabbed your balls and emasculated you of your furry bundles of joy.
 
sureshs said:
Hey coaches, what would you have done in this situation?

I was getting ready to play and had two balls on the far side of the court for my partner to start with. A coach was finishing his lesson in the adjacent court and thought that they were his balls which had rolled over. As me and my partner were warming up with mini-tennis, he picked up those balls. I assumed that he had picked up one of his own balls. Then as we started regular play, I realized my balls were missing. I told the coach and he said they were now mixed up in his cart with a hundred other balls and offered me a free lesson instead (jokingly).
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My god
I thought you were Pete Sampras's boy coach
I think he said he would hang out with all the boys and take trips

Bill tiden works too
 
Hangman said:
Yes, child labor is rampant in my household.
I drive them into the ground with child labor activities such as:
  • cleaning/vacuuming their room
  • cleaning out their own bathrooms
  • taking out the trash
  • unloading and loading the dishwasher
  • setting the table for dinner
  • cleaning up the table after dinner
  • taking their dirty clothes to the laundry room
  • loading their clothes into the washer and wash their clothes,
  • drying their clothes
  • folding, hanging and putting away clothes
  • practice their tennis
  • practice their violin
  • practice their piano
  • and also they better get straight A's or ELSE!
I rule it with an iron fist!

uWhJe6h.png
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Your kids will grow up mature and responsible no doubt ...but kids must be kids

My parents just let me play on Nintendo lol

I have never played anything musical
 
Curiosity said:
Hangman,

It appears from the list that no one of your children is responsible for dusting and polishing the living-room furniture each week. Was this simply an oversight in your writing of the post? As for Suresh's qualms about "child labor," I'm sure he meant to say "child improvement exercises." Volunteer ball boys and girls, I think we all realize, receive a life-long reward for their efforts, in the form of improved character and augmented tennis knowledge. It is unfortunately apparent, however, that the children in my town utterly fail to realize how much they could benefit by providing such volunteer services when I play friendly matches with my best buds. They simply don't "get it." I fear for their futures! Need I even mention what derelict parents these children have, in light of the fact that they are not actively commanding their children to offer us their services as volunteer ball kids?
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Aren't you disgusted that Nadal will pick his butt and with the same hand, hand over a towel to an ungloved ball kid?
 
dominikk1985 said:
Isn't child Labor allowed in india?:D
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It was banned some years ago. Though it may happen here and there, there is a lot less of it now. Of course, the law goes hand-in-hand with other programs, like free school lunches, because otherwise the kids will be back at work to earn money for their parents.
 
This happened last week. Pro grabbed our balls. She requested that we search for them. We were outnumbered and declined her offer.
 
sureshs said:
Hey coaches, what would you have done in this situation?

I was getting ready to play and had two balls on the far side of the court for my partner to start with. A coach was finishing his lesson in the adjacent court and thought that they were his balls which had rolled over. As me and my partner were warming up with mini-tennis, he picked up those balls. I assumed that he had picked up one of his own balls. Then as we started regular play, I realized my balls were missing. I told the coach and he said they were now mixed up in his cart with a hundred other balls and offered me a free lesson instead (jokingly).
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Yes, that happens once in a while. I always offer CHF 100 as compensation.
 
sureshs said:
Hey coaches, what would you have done in this situation?

I was getting ready to play and had two balls on the far side of the court for my partner to start with. A coach was finishing his lesson in the adjacent court and thought that they were his balls which had rolled over. As me and my partner were warming up with mini-tennis, he picked up those balls. I assumed that he had picked up one of his own balls. Then as we started regular play, I realized my balls were missing. I told the coach and he said they were now mixed up in his cart with a hundred other balls and offered me a free lesson instead (jokingly).
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Weren't your balls new and all his balls really old? They shouldn't have been too hard to find.
 
sureshs said:
Aren't you disgusted that Nadal will pick his butt and with the same hand, hand over a towel to an ungloved ball kid?
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His picking of his butt, then touching his face....disgusted me long before he even passed the towel. Did I mention that he does this almost every service point? That he's been doing this publicly for more that a decade?
 
sureshs said:
Hey coaches, what would you have done in this situation?

I was getting ready to play and had two balls on the far side of the court for my partner to start with. A coach was finishing his lesson in the adjacent court and thought that they were his balls which had rolled over. As me and my partner were warming up with mini-tennis, he picked up those balls. I assumed that he had picked up one of his own balls. Then as we started regular play, I realized my balls were missing. I told the coach and he said they were now mixed up in his cart with a hundred other balls and offered me a free lesson instead (jokingly).
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sureshs

Did it feel good to you? Did you tingle all over? No need to answer, the answers should be kept personal.

Aloha
 
sureshs said:
Hey coaches, what would you have done in this situation?

I was getting ready to play and had two balls on the far side of the court for my partner to start with. A coach was finishing his lesson in the adjacent court and thought that they were his balls which had rolled over. As me and my partner were warming up with mini-tennis, he picked up those balls. I assumed that he had picked up one of his own balls. Then as we started regular play, I realized my balls were missing. I told the coach and he said they were now mixed up in his cart with a hundred other balls and offered me a free lesson instead (jokingly).
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Didn't your balls go missing during your recent surgery???

You should have done the Archimedes thing...your heavy balls would displace more water when dunked!:eek:

#JustLikeFedererBallsOnlyHeavier
 
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