Courtside Coaching - Should it be Officially Allowed?
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1karenmarie
Tennis seems to be one of the few sports that doesn't allow any kind of coaching during the actual playing of the sport.
Of course, there's the unofficial coaching that goes on and makes most of us mad. And, as jargoneer pointed out in the 2008 French Open Women's thread, why is it that it is mostly women who turn to the stands for advice?
What if players were able to have their coaches somehow be able to officially communicate with them between games and/or sets?
What'cha think?
Of course, there's the unofficial coaching that goes on and makes most of us mad. And, as jargoneer pointed out in the 2008 French Open Women's thread, why is it that it is mostly women who turn to the stands for advice?
What if players were able to have their coaches somehow be able to officially communicate with them between games and/or sets?
What'cha think?
2Jargoneer
I think the WTA was discussing this but I don't know what if it is still be discussed or has been dismissed. From what I understand the three options for the coach to get involved are/were -
(1) a break after a set
(2) each player having a number of time-outs
(3) the coach to sit beside the player throughout the match.
Considering how many of the women are coached by barely sane fathers, option 3 could be hilarious.
I'm not sure what difference it would make with the men - Federer has no coach most of the time, Nadal is nominally coached by his uncle (although he should invite his other uncle instead: Miguel Angel Nadal was a excellent football (soccer) player who played at the very highest level - he also had a bit of a reputation for being a no-nonsense player, his nickname was The Beast of Barcelona).
(1) a break after a set
(2) each player having a number of time-outs
(3) the coach to sit beside the player throughout the match.
Considering how many of the women are coached by barely sane fathers, option 3 could be hilarious.
I'm not sure what difference it would make with the men - Federer has no coach most of the time, Nadal is nominally coached by his uncle (although he should invite his other uncle instead: Miguel Angel Nadal was a excellent football (soccer) player who played at the very highest level - he also had a bit of a reputation for being a no-nonsense player, his nickname was The Beast of Barcelona).
3littlegeek
Coaching would be stupid, imho. But then again, I'm one of those people who still think quarterbacks should call their own plays.
If you are a world class athelete and you can't figure out a strategy or make adjustments during a match on your own, why are you there?
If you are a world class athelete and you can't figure out a strategy or make adjustments during a match on your own, why are you there?
