May the Lord bless all the players and touch their heart to bring this sport to the highest possible level of Professionalism and respect ... I attempted for over 30 years to give back to our youth and our community and in doing so highlighted the most talented players of all time ... Thank you Carlos thank you Justin my highest point was when I was considered relevant enough to stand on the same concrete courts with the best players this game has ever known ... Blessings to all and keep striving for a better tomorrow ...
It was great hearing you guys talk about the sport and some of the things it needs to get to the next level. One of the reason the sport doesn't move is that it doesn't seem to have a strong governing body with memberhsip fees and just one set of rules. The sport doesn't seem to have a cohesive season, big events are just spreadout throughout the year all over the place. This sport like many others is run by passionate individuals who give a tremendous amount of their time and money but go unappreciated and they eventually burnout. I've seen European events run so efficiently and organized and I believe with guys like you this can get done.
A union with paid membership (dues)? Doubt it. A lot of players cannot divert funds and time to that. Would that not cause a divide? Also, so if you're not a union member you can't attend tournament XYZ, is that correct? All this talk about players fixing themselves, what about bad ref-ing? There is no review of that bad behavior. Please don't say that ref's do not antagonize players and abuse their power at times. Goes both ways gentlemen.
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May the Lord bless all the players and touch their heart to bring this sport to the highest possible level of Professionalism and respect ... I attempted for over 30 years to give back to our youth and our community and in doing so highlighted the most talented players of all time ... Thank you Carlos thank you Justin my highest point was when I was considered relevant enough to stand on the same concrete courts with the best players this game has ever known ... Blessings to all and keep striving for a better tomorrow ...
It was great hearing you guys talk about the sport and some of the things it needs to get to the next level. One of the reason the sport doesn't move is that it doesn't seem to have a strong governing body with memberhsip fees and just one set of rules. The sport doesn't seem to have a cohesive season, big events are just spreadout throughout the year all over the place. This sport like many others is run by passionate individuals who give a tremendous amount of their time and money but go unappreciated and they eventually burnout. I've seen European events run so efficiently and organized and I believe with guys like you this can get done.
A union with paid membership (dues)? Doubt it. A lot of players cannot divert funds and time to that. Would that not cause a divide? Also, so if you're not a union member you can't attend tournament XYZ, is that correct? All this talk about players fixing themselves, what about bad ref-ing? There is no review of that bad behavior. Please don't say that ref's do not antagonize players and abuse their power at times. Goes both ways gentlemen.