Here are a few from today:
* In the Tennessee-Georgia men's match the chair official called a first and a second serve footfault on the Tennessee player who was serving with the team score was 3-3, and the match score was 5-6 in the final set. Can't you just imagine what the Tennessee coach did at this point...
* Seems that the tournament referee is taking a very active role in this year's tournament including checking the credentials of every player on a team before permitting them to stand a court away to cheer on their teammates. Seems that the trainers and other team members who aren't on the roster don't qualify this year...
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*I believe that the 2 foot faults were the FIRST foot fault calls in that match.
*The referee is more concerned about who is on the side on court rather than what the chair officials are doing? (Reference above)
But these are all professional chair officials so they must be the best of the best . . .
If I remember right, that particular referee is usually scoping out the crowd for available women. Maybe he has changed his perspective.
That referee thinks he is such a stud that I'm surprised he's not carrying a mirror around and only watching himself. It must be hard work carrying around an ego that big.
Wow! Some of the comments people leave here, so petty and back hitting. Is it really any wonder why so many good officials quit officiating?
Isn't that chair official the same one who did it to Baylor at the National Indoors?
I love this blog! There seems to be a WONDERFUL balance of positive and NEGATIVE comments on Pro, ITA and USTA officials. You all know the saying... If you can't stand the HEAT - get out of the kitchen - NO ONE said this was an easy job. Just get out there and TRY – you WILL make mistakes – if someone’s says something about it SO WHAT – Grin and MOVE ON!!!! We are ALL capable of making mistakes – I have seen SEASONED PRO’s and ITA officials SCREW UP!!! So what – MOVE ON!!!! But, LEARN – read this blog and enjoy the fact that YOU CAN be a part of great sport – until someone cuts you…..
Love BACO (Big A_s Chair Official)
It is the chair umpire's job to call footfaults. The player was ill and out of it and he did footfault so why is this presented on the blog as an issue?
It is presented as an "issue" because it certainly was one to the Tennessee team and their fans. Your explanation helps explain the calls since there had not been a single footfault called before this instance.
Why didn't the player call a medical timeout if he was ill?
The player already received his MTO.
He threw up in the corner. Why do you all post so many criticisms when you don't even have the facts...
Why not have neutral reporting rather than biased reporting for those who just want to give their side?
I was there and saw it all, not at all what your presented.
I think if you will simply read the blog post you will see that I said I was getting reports from people who were at the tournament. There was nothing said about the player being sick or taking an MTO--just that two footfaults were called.
Instead of being so quick to criticize, maybe you should just send in the facts about the match. I'm not sure what a player being sick has to do with two footfaults being called though.
Anon 9:06
Before you come on here with your cheap criticisms read the post. It was neutral reporting.
The only perfect calls, lines or rule interpretations, are made by coaches one to three courts away while talking to the umpire on his/her court about a a call made on the court behind him/her.
Of course, the other perfect calls are made by bystanders, fans and others who are chatting each other up and glance at the court in time to see a 'bad call' by the chair umpire.
On court umpires are the least reliable, since they are just looking at one match, and of course are biased completely for some team they never heard of.
Good officials ignore the sappiness of the congregation of casual observers.
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