Seems that everyone everywhere is continually striving to be politically correct in everything they do--and that seems to have spilled over into tennis officiating...
Look at how we decide which format to use for an ITA dual match. We usually ask the coaches what they want and they go along with it. If one coach wants something that the other one doesn't want then we actually have to go back to the rule--but then, that's where the problems arise. Seems that the SEC women play the old format and the SEC men play the new format. The Big 12 uses the new format entirely. UTA's conference requires that they use the old format and on and on and on... At one dual match we even played where we would clinch the match when someone reached 4 matches but would play out lines 1 and 3. Try to figure that one out.
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Check out how we code coaches in dual matches. They can say damn and hell and Jesus all they want but they dare not give Jesus a last name (i.e. Christ) or we immediately issue the code. They can say God but don't add "damn" or the code will be forthcoming. Someone needs to print us up a glossary of terms that are not permitted and then maybe we will make some real progress in this touchy area.
Interesting that we let coaches deride us personally, denigrate our heritage, castigate our very existence, and question our ethics and morals but nothing is done. Maybe its time we rethink the issue.
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Note: Personally I think that if a coach or player attacks your integrity and honesty then they should be coded. But then, that's just my opinion for whatever its worth...
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In a perfect ITA world, players and coaches would never question an official's integrity or honesty. I believe if a comment regarding integrity and/or honesty is made toward an official by a player or coach or both (where the offender is looking directly at the official and speaking to them), then a at least a warning should be issued. We are willing to overlook so much in an effort to avoid being tagged "overly officious" or less than politically correct.
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