Sure Is A Lot of Quacking Going On

Someone once said that when there is a lot of discussion about anything it eventually ends up sounding like a bunch of ducks quacking--and that sure seems to be the case with the discussion about the USTA and Texas Section "Recovery Rule."

In order not to further quack, here are the things we know (and don't know):

* The first issuance of the rule was fairly generic and somewhat specific.

* Then an email was sent out from the Texas Section office saying this rule was for juniors only and that the proper tennis committees were working on the rule for adults and seniors.

* Then word was out that the rule for adults and seniors contained no heat rule provision and that all matches would be 2 out of 3 sets. Of course, the word "Recovery Rule" lends itself to a different interpretation.

* In a personal phone conversation with committee chairman, Jerry Thomas, on 3-30-12, he assured me that no vote had been taken on the new rule and that the vote should take place sometime in the next couple of days. He then assured me that he would email me a copy of the new rule as it applies in Texas.

* Then there is the email from the Texas Section office in the previous post (on the same day) which details everything about the "Recovery Rule" in Texas. My question is that if the new rule has not been voted on then how in the world do they have all these details?

Sounds like a whole lot of quacking is going on these days...