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wwishie t1_j5l6w06 wrote

But you can't play tennis without LOVE!

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Right_Wright_Writes t1_j5la6zv wrote

If you got banned it would SERVE you right.

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brownsfan760 t1_j5lce46 wrote

Well, we will just see you in COURT!!!

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speculatrix t1_j5lk9r3 wrote

But I'll have the advantage

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Burstar1 t1_j5loeai wrote

Not for this racket

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speculatrix t1_j5luxy9 wrote

I know the Umpire Strikes Back

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dash47 t1_j5l3mu5 wrote

COACHES CALL FOR Pam Shriver to be banned from tennis

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Delanorix t1_j5lcejt wrote

Why? Not up to date on my tennis news.

Unless you are just being funny

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uchman365 t1_j5lwc2s wrote

Same in athletics, a lot of the coaches sleep with their athletes some get married

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Odaecom t1_j5mp9vl wrote

Looks like I picked the wrong week to start coaching tennis.

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t2guns t1_j5msdu5 wrote

That's Ozzy

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Rosy2020Derek t1_j5luybk wrote

How she know who’s sleeping with who????

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Smyley12345 t1_j5oah48 wrote

If you can think a better way to motivate your players I'd love to hear about it.

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Crumbdizzle t1_j5rp33p wrote

Ladies banging their tennis coach...you don't say

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PupperMartin74 t1_j5nr0js wrote

Just the opposite. The athlete hires and fires the coach. Of course we're all assuming female tennis player and male coach. I suppose the power dynamic would be in place if male athlete says to female coach "screw or lose your job" then it would be problematical.

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Y34rZer0 t1_j5nwu27 wrote

Then you’d probably get me too’ed by your own coach lol

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series_hybrid t1_j5n18ly wrote

Caitlyn Jenner wrote about this in her new book, "Tennis without balls"

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PupperMartin74 t1_j5mi5hr wrote

Ain't none of anyone's business except the player and coach, provided the player is of the age of consent.x

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RandomActsOfKidneys t1_j5miqru wrote

Na. Power dynamic. It's like saying managers should be able to sleep with their employees

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Y34rZer0 t1_j5nwqow wrote

but don’t players selected their coaches? It’s not the same power dynamic really

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GreatAndPowerfulNixy t1_j5o4vhd wrote

Not usually, no

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SpicyUnicornBrittle t1_j5onltp wrote

Actually sort of, the dynamics between a tennis coach and player are different than the usual coach of a sports team. A basketball coach can take you off the team, a tennis coach can't stop you from a joining a tennis tournament(unless he was running it). To your point, The dynamics are more similar when it's the coach of a college tennis or highschool(eww) team. For younger athletes you'd probably see more sexual favors passed from parent to coach.

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BroForceOne t1_j5n892q wrote

Honest question, but how is the power dynamic in favor of the coach? The athlete makes the money and is the employer, the coach is hired staff.

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TheWoodsman42 t1_j5n9m77 wrote

It’s heavily in favor of the coach when the athlete is underaged, which is what this is about:

“Shriver, who revealed last year that she had an inappropriate relationship with her coach Don Candy when she was a teenager, told The Age in an interview published Sunday that bringing the hammer down on coaches who sleep with players is as important as cleansing the sport of those who use performance-enhancing drugs or attempt to fix matches.”

That’s literally the first sentence of the article.

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Y34rZer0 t1_j5nws16 wrote

oh ok, if it applies to junior athletes or under age ones that get groomed then I totally agree, it should be like with teachers and students.

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Vic_Hedges t1_j5mn513 wrote

If they’re consenting adults, mind your business.

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TheWoodsman42 t1_j5n9otc wrote

Except they’re not, which you’d know if you read the article:

“Shriver, who revealed last year that she had an inappropriate relationship with her coach Don Candy when she was a teenager, told The Age in an interview published Sunday that bringing the hammer down on coaches who sleep with players is as important as cleansing the sport of those who use performance-enhancing drugs or attempt to fix matches.”

That’s literally the first sentence of the article.

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QuantumTea t1_j5nrri5 wrote

If they’re not consenting adults, then it’s rape which is already illegal right? Or is she just saying that statutory rape often happens in tennis?

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Brewing_Tea t1_j5oy61r wrote

I like how this person thinks Pam Shriver wants to step in and break up a healthy, consensual relationship between two people just because they met learning tennis.

And not... you know... the rape

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