Had a league match last week where the opposing team's captain comes up to me (I'm the other captain) and says my singles guy is foot faulting every serve and can I give him a warning. So I go over and watch a bit of the match and my guy does do a foot fault, barely half a finger's width into the line, but it's a foot fault. The other captain says "see, please give him a warning", so I'm thinking ok whatever, and between points I tell my guy.
A little later, he says my guy just did it again and it should be a penalty. I say "first of all, I didn't see him cross that time, and secondly it's not under our authority to start roaming courts and penalizing foot faults, and thirdly your player hasn't even complained about anything or requested a line judge".
We left it at that...but upon reflection I don't think I should have even given my guy a warning, I think this captain may have been trying a brad gilbert'esk maneuver. If so I should have replied "no beer for you!" like the soup ****.
A little later, he says my guy just did it again and it should be a penalty. I say "first of all, I didn't see him cross that time, and secondly it's not under our authority to start roaming courts and penalizing foot faults, and thirdly your player hasn't even complained about anything or requested a line judge".
We left it at that...but upon reflection I don't think I should have even given my guy a warning, I think this captain may have been trying a brad gilbert'esk maneuver. If so I should have replied "no beer for you!" like the soup ****.