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shodbyed
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 Posted - 12/17/2009 : 12:30:37 AM
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i am not happy to bring this up because the people i am talking about i consider friends (although most TO apa people i consider friends) but what happened tonight bothers me. 3 weeks ago we played the same team we did tonight and one of the players on the team played extremely slow. well over a minute per shot. i said something to the captain and he said something to her and she did speed up a bit but still on the slow side. he said it was something they were working on. (they were the first match and it was over at 8:40)
i talked to people from other teams and the agreed and had the same things to say. but i figured if they were working on it i will leave it be, not cause too much strife.
tonight again she was the first to play, and again she played slowly. even slower at a minute and a half for some shots. mind you i am giving thought to tough shots and time outs. alot of these are simple shots and its still almost a minute. i said something (again) to the captain, he told me that i have to remember when i was a 3. he didnt say anything to his player and the slow play continued. a division rep was there and i said something to him and he explained to them about the slow play and the captain then finally said something to his player and she sped up slightly. (the match ended at 8:50)
at the end of the night i apologized and thanked her for speeding up a bit explaining most of my teammates needed to wake up early. i got the response that they both wake up early too.
we only played 4 matches and finished after 1130. i thought i was being polite, but they are mad at me for asking them to play within the rules. what else should i have done? any suggestions?
p.s. sorry for the novel
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Casey
USA
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Posted - 12/17/2009 : 09:19:10 AM
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HI Ed, this subject has been brought to the attention of this players team Captians before and with the same results. Granted the player is new and is doing quite well, if you look at the stats. If it an onging problem and effecting the team , then use the form titled Sportsmanship Incident Report located in your Captains Folder to document the problem.
The League office reacts to valid complaints submitted in WRITING and will take the complaint to the next level. As a team Captain, you are doing two things by submitting this to the League Office.
A. You are promoting good Sportsmanship by tyring to maintain a level playing field for all in the match.
B. You are helping the player understand the rules of play and why they are there.
We all play pool for the same reason, we enjoy it. Don't let a resovable problem undermine this enjoyment.
Wed. League Rep. Casey Jones
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Jeff Burkhammer
USA
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Posted - 12/17/2009 : 11:41:14 AM
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I know this player. And this is very tough for you to address this I know. We were wondering how to address this too.She is amazingly slow. But she is an amazingly goooood person too. as well as the rest of the team. Ive observed her playing, and its not a technique of hers to get her opponent "cold". Its just how she analizes her shots, and adjusts her confidence to make the shot. Rules are rules however, and I have wondered myself what to do. It seems like more than we would want to do to write up someone for sportsmanship.. Is there any way there can be a 3 strike rule and foul someone who goes over 1 minute 3 times? This seems fair.
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shodbyed
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Posted - 12/17/2009 : 2:54:57 PM
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hi casey. while she is a 3, she has over 80 matches and her player number is in the 2000s. that is by no means a new player. it wouldnt have bothered me so much if they acknowledged that it was a problem! they acted as if i was asking something unreasonable. i know she isnt doing it maliciously, but i DOES affect the way people play her! it is VERY frustrating watching her take a full minute or more for EVERY shot. even to the point that people keeping score are frustrated! and again, if i saw improvement from week to week, or even if they were apologetic about it i wouldn't have been so frustrated. but that is not the case. like i said, they acted as if I was being a jerk. i suppose i will have to write her up, but i really do wish i didnt have to. i agree she is a very good person. i like her. but i joined the apa to have fun. i have fun playing pool, i have fun watching people play pool. i dont however enjoy watching someone stare at a table. maybe it just me.
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