Sunday, October 08, 2017

Good Officials Are A Blessing But Bad Officials Sure Aren't...


There is nothing that thrills the heart of a referee more than to see his troops out there on the battlefield doing a great job.  Watching them properly introduce a match, carefully guide the match, and then make correct calls in critical moments is what its all about...


In Texas, its always exciting to watch our officials in action--and you never know what colors they are going to be wearing!  Our goal is to always make officiating fun, great quality, and diverse in color combinations...


HOWEVER, there is nothing more embarrassing or frustrating than to hear about or witness an official making bad decisions and acting like a maniac out of control.  In today's world, there is always a parent or player or spectator there to video everything that is said and done--and in some cases they can prove their point about "bad officials."

Check out the report we got yesterday about an official here in America (location will be a mystery so noone will be able to point a finger at any specific official):

*  The official went from court to court lecturing young players on every aspect of tennis rules--much to the detriment of fair and continuous play.
*  At one point this same official told a young man, "Shut up and play!"
*  The culmination of an infamous day by this out-of-control official, was when parents were getting involved in a match that already had an official standing at the net.  The aforementioned official then took it upon himself to leap into action, run across four courts shouting "I'll handle this!"  Then to his total discredit, he said (loudly enough for everyone in two states to hear), "You parents shut up and get the hell out of here!"


Even in the most ludicrous levels of reasoning and comprehension should this official be permitted to work in America.  I would simply recommend a new career for him in backstreet wrestling...  What a disgrace to our profession...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

ITA Rulebook states: "Interested persons must have a current USTA certification of at least Provisional Umpire or above, which is reflected in NUCULA...take an open book test...attend a webinar...$48 membership..."

It appears that a person that who has never officiated ONE tennis match can take a couple of open book tests, listen to a webinar and pay a pair of membership fees and pesto, they are an ITA and USTA Provisional Official. Lovely.

And the beat goes on!