02-27-2008, 01:19 PM
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| Screaming: Tennis Player Banned for Grunting
It's one of everyone's favorite topics, so enjoy... Nine Year Old Australian Girl Banned from Tennis Club for Grunting
This is what happens between the end of Football season and the start of March Madness.
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02-27-2008, 02:43 PM
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| Wow. I would SO get banned from tournaments if we started enforcing something like this.
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02-27-2008, 02:49 PM
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| Yeah, saber wouldn't exist as an event, and foil competitions would be cut in half. Wow, that would pretty much leave us with the civilized folk, and we would live in a world of epee fencing. 
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02-27-2008, 02:49 PM
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| I didn't know Inquartata owned a tennis club.
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02-27-2008, 02:51 PM
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| I say they let her back in, just as long as she agrees to wear a name tag that says "Piggy" on it.
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02-27-2008, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by seven6ty  Yeah, saber wouldn't exist as an event, and foil competitions would be cut in half. Wow, that would pretty much leave us with the civilized folk, and we would live in a world of epee fencing. | That wouldn't be such a bad thing, would it?
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02-27-2008, 04:42 PM
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| Oh, man... I'd have to start teaching fencers to hold their breath during attacks. Can't you just see fencers bursting in the middle of a bout?
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02-27-2008, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by seven6ty Wow, that would pretty much leave us with the civilized folk, and we would live in a world of epee fencing. | I dunno... we have one epee fencer who screams more than our entire saber team combined. Seriously, it can be a bit embarrassing sometimes  I'd say he is almost on par with Brian Day... | |
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02-27-2008, 05:25 PM
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| I was kicked out of a planet fitness for yelling during a heavy lift.
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02-27-2008, 05:40 PM
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Wow, that would pretty much leave us with the civilized folk, and we would live in a world of epee fencing.
| Leslie Lampman is the one of the loudest fencers I've ever seen, certainly the loudest fencer per pound. Women's Epee
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02-27-2008, 08:58 PM
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| At the last Australian Open a high level female tennis player complained that her opponent's shoes were squeaking.
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02-27-2008, 10:34 PM
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| the diference is fencers grunt, shout or scream after the hit not during the fight.
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02-28-2008, 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by LordShout Leslie Lampman is the one of the loudest fencers I've ever seen, certainly the loudest fencer per pound. Women's Epee | How does she compare to Dina Bazarbayeva? Quote:
Originally Posted by mousers11 the diference is fencers grunt, shout or scream after the hit not during the fight. | Sometimes... | |
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02-29-2008, 10:48 AM
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| There is a girl in the New England Division that I have affectionately named, "The Banshee". She is a small 15yr old girl who on several occasions has made me bleed from the ears, nose and eyes. It's impressive.
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02-29-2008, 12:15 PM
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| ^Its funny because she looks so unassuming... | |
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02-29-2008, 12:20 PM
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| "Banned" is a little misleading.
It looks like they told her if she wants to play in their club to quiet down. They're certainly allowed to do that, it being a private club and the management having to worry about the majority before worrying about the individual.
She should find a club more geared towards competitive play rather than weekend play, and her grunting will probably be accepted if not encouraged. | |
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02-29-2008, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by foillion There is a girl in the New England Division that I have affectionately named, "The Banshee". She is a small 15yr old girl who on several occasions has made me bleed from the ears, nose and eyes. It's impressive.
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02-29-2008, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by foillion There is a girl in the New England Division that I have affectionately named, "The Banshee". She is a small 15yr old girl who on several occasions has made me bleed from the ears, nose and eyes. It's impressive.
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No, no fair. We have multiple Banshees here as well... we've been calling them that for a while.
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02-29-2008, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ViewtifulMisho "Banned" is a little misleading.
It looks like they told her if she wants to play in their club to quiet down. They're certainly allowed to do that, it being a private club and the management having to worry about the majority before worrying about the individual.
She should find a club more geared towards competitive play rather than weekend play, and her grunting will probably be accepted if not encouraged. | I kind of agree. I don't know how easy it is to find a competitive tennis club, but it seems she may just need to find a new club.
The day may come when my club mates get sick of my yelling, and I will be forced to find a new club. That will be a sad day. /cry
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02-29-2008, 09:17 PM
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| I think we should start putting tennis courts next to pistes. I'd love to see the results of that, hohoho~ | |
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