Thursday, March 28, 2013

And Out Comes The Sexist Card...


In our world of diversity and tolerance we sometimes hear stories that amuse us in this area.  Here is one for you...

In an ITA men's match a female official was standing at the net officiating a heated singles match.  One of the coaches came up to her and said, "this is a crucial match, please be sure to watch carefully."

At this point the female official glared at the coach and said, "Are you saying that to me because I'm a female official?"

And then, who says sexism is dead!

After the insult from the official the coach then called the referee to the court and said, "Get this woman off of my court!"

I guess we sometimes get what we ask for...

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

At What Point Do You Intervene?


SCENARIO

In an ITA dual match the coach was irate over the lack of overrules by the chair official.  During a changeover he approached the chair and began to verbally abuse and chastise the chair official.

The referee for the match was standing close to the chair and could hear the confrontation between the coach and the chair official.  As the REFEREE, at what point do you intervene or do you intervene at all?