

      <h2 id="chapter_30511554">Local League Coordinator&#39;s Responsibilities and Stories</h2>


        <cite>Carolyn</cite>
      <time>0:07</time>
      <p>
          Hi ,   this   is   Carolyn ,   and   I&#39;m   here   with   Erin   and   we   are   really   excited   because   today   we   have   on   a   local   league   coordinator   that   is   doing   this   anonymously .   Erin ,   aren&#39;t   you   really   excited   to   have   on   someone   anonymously   so   we   can   finally   hear   the   truth ?   Yes ,   to   have   on   someone   anonymously   so   we   can   finally   hear   the   truth .   Yes ,   yes ,   and   her   real   name   is   not   Sarah ,   but   her   fake   name   today   is   going   to   be   Sarah .   I   don&#39;t   know   if   she&#39;s   going   to   use   a   British   accent   or   what   she&#39;s   going   to   do ,   but ,   erin ,   do   you   want   to   start ?   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>0:36</time>
      <p>
          with   the   first   question .   Yes ,   I   would   love   to   Thanks   for   being   on   with   us .   We   want   to   know   what   your   responsibilities   are   as   a   local   league   coordinator ,   because   a   lot ,   because   some   people   don&#39;t   know   what   that   means .   So   can   you   give   us   some   of   the   things   that   you&#39;re   in   charge   of ?   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>0:48</time>
      <p>
          Sure ,   I&#39;m   in   charge   of   all   things   league   in   my   area ,   communicating   with   facilities   regarding   available   courts .   The   biggest   thing   I   do   is   scheduling   league   matches .   I   am   the   mediator   between   captains   on   any   situation .   I&#39;m   the   teacher   people   tattle   to   is   a   lot   of   what   my   job   is   and   basically   I   facilitate   leagues .   I   get   people   on   the   court   and   I   get   them   playing   and   I   keep   the   play   moving   through   the   seasons   and   keep   people   informed   of   the   next   season   coming   and   the   next   play   opportunity .   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>1:28</time>
      <p>
          So   I&#39;m   a   facilitator   is ,   I   guess ,   the   best   way   to   describe   it   Gotcha ,   and   we   want   to   hear   about   the   crazy   stories   because   that&#39;s   what   everybody&#39;s   going   to   be   interested   in .   But   do   you   have   people   that   get   upset   with   you   about   their   schedule ?   Because   we   know   that   people ,   even   though   we   know   that ,   like   going   to   states   now   to ,   or   you   know ,   to   your   state   tournament ,   a   lot   of   times   is   a   draw   of   a   hat ,   draw   of   a   ball ,   whatever   you   want   to   do   it ,   and   so   it   really   is ,   you   know   just   luck   of   who   you   play .   But   some   people   swear ,   you   know ,   oh ,   we   always   have   to   play   that   team   in   our   flight ,   or   I   think   people   think   there&#39;s   just   a   conspiracy   against   their   teams   A   lot   of   times .   Do   you   feel   that   way   with   even   scheduling ?   I   do ?   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>2:05</time>
      <p>
          I   get   a   lot   of   people   who   swear   they&#39;re   super   teams   in   our   leagues   and   I   know   you&#39;ve   mentioned   it   before   on   your   podcast   and   people   will   say   you   know   you   always   give   the   super   teams   more   home   of   what   matches   versus   away ,   and   that&#39;s   not   the   case .   There&#39;s   a   system   we   hit ,   generate   schedule   and   we   have   to   go   in   and   modify ,   via   blackout   dates ,   dates .   Courts   just   aren&#39;t   available .   Or   you   know ,   I   have   some   facilities   that   will   only   let   me   schedule   so   many   courts   at   a   time .   So   I&#39;m   not   giving   anybody   preferential   scheduling ,   I&#39;m   just   getting   you   on   the   court   and   if   it   happens   that   the   super   team   has   five   home   matches   and   you   have   four ,   it&#39;m   just   getting   you   on   the   court .   And   if   it   happens   that   the   super   team   has   five   home   matches   and   you   have   four ,   it&#39;s   just   a   luck   of   the   draw .   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>2:50</time>
      <p>
          Right ,   that   super   team   is   just   super   lucky .   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>2:53</time>
      <p>
          Yes ,   exactly ,   and   I   get   a   lot   of   schedule   requests   I   would   like   for   our   7-5   combo   team   to   only   play   on   Saturdays   at   nine   o&#39;clock .   Yes ,   I   would   like   to   be   110   pounds ,   just   not   happening .   Right ,   right ,   exactly .   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>3:13</time>
      <p>
          That&#39;s   funny .   Okay ,   so   give   us   some   good   crazy   stories .   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>3:15</time>
      <p>
          I&#39;m   sure   you   have   a   bunch   of   them ,   oh ,   I   do ,   or   silly ,   oh   that&#39;s   silly   situations .   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>3:20</time>
      <p>
          Silly   situations ,   yes ,   silly   situations   from   Sarah .   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>3:24</time>
      <p>
          Well ,   this   season   has   been   really   fun   because   people   I   don&#39;t   know   people   have   gotten   kind   of   bold   this   year .   I   was   on   a   vacation   recently   and   I   got   an   email   that   people   were   leaning   on   the   fence   during   play   and   it   distracted   the   players ,   and   so   one   of   the   players   on   the   court   got   really   upset   and   fired   a   ball   off   into   the   crowd   because   he   was   like   they   were   leaning   on   the   fence .   They   were   heckling   me .   I   did   what   I   had   to   do ,   so   yeah ,   so   how   do   you   handle   that ?   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>4:02</time>
      <p>
          I&#39;m   still   in   the   process .   Do   you   have   to   go   to   a   grievance   committee ?   Well ,   and   that&#39;s   the   thing .   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>4:04</time>
      <p>
          The   captains   have   to   file   agreements .   So   if   the   captain   chooses   to   file   agreements ,   then   we   go   from   there .   I   really   don&#39;t   want   to   facilitate   agreements ,   but   right   now   I&#39;m   the   teacher   going   around   to   the   parties   who   weren&#39;t   involved   and   talking   to   the   classroom   and   saying   all   right ,   what   did   you   see ?   What   did   you   see ?   So   that&#39;s   what   I&#39;m   in   the   midst   of   right   now ,   and   these   are   grown   adults .   Yes ,   they   are .   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>4:30</time>
      <p>
          I   was   going   to   say   this   is   an   adult   league .   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>4:31</time>
      <p>
          Yes ,   and   then   you   know   I&#39;m   constantly   having   people   trying   to   force   full   team   forfeits .   You   know ,   things   happen .   Schedules   break   down ,   especially   in   spring   league   or   adult   league .   When   you   have   five   courts   you   have   to   play .   That&#39;s   a   lot   and   things   happen ,   and   especially   18   and   over ,   because   we   have   a   lot   of   young   parents .   A   babysitter   falls   through ,   a   kid   gets   sick ,   your   singles   player ,   your   court   two ,   she   just   can&#39;t   come .   And   it&#39;s   a   last-minute   thing .   Things   fall   apart .   Well ,   I   encourage   players   all   the   time   work   together .   You&#39;ll   have   your   serial   reschedulers .   You&#39;ll   have   those   that   you&#39;ll   know   immediately .   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>5:14</time>
      <p>
          Jane   has   rescheduled   yet   another   match .   Well ,   she&#39;s   doing   that   in   a   strategic   manner   because   she   doesn&#39;t   have   her   best   players   available .   But   if   Susie ,   who   is   a   great   captain ,   and   she&#39;s   doing   it   because   her   lineup   fell   apart   at   the   last   minute ,   we&#39;re   not   forcing   a   full-team   forfeit   on   her .   We&#39;re   not   Sorry ,   jane ,   but   Susie ,   you   know   she   had ,   you   know ,   her   singles   court   and   two   doubles   courts   fell   apart .   That&#39;s   not   her   fault .   If   it&#39;s   a   serial   issue ,   I   address   it .   If   it&#39;s   not ,   I   say   we&#39;re   not   forcing   a   full   team   forfeit .   We&#39;re   going   to   work   together   and   find   new   dates   to   play   this   match .   And   it&#39;s   easier   during   mixed   and   combo   because   we   have   only   three   courts .   So   it&#39;s   easier   not   to   have   that   situation .   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>5:55</time>
      <p>
          Question   about   grievances .   In   our   area   it   costs   $100   for   a   captain   to   file   a   grievance   $100 .   Yeah ,   so   I&#39;m   assuming   that&#39;s   different   everywhere .   Like ,   does   it   cost   in   your   area   not   to   like ?   It   does   have   people   figure   out   where   you   are ,   sarah ,   and   but   does   it   cost   money   to ?   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>6:15</time>
      <p>
          file   a   grievance ,   it&#39;s   less   than   a   hundred   dollars .   You   send   us   a   check   for   the   fee   and   if   we ,   if   the   grievance   is   upheld ,   we   don&#39;t   cash   the   check ,   but   if   it   is   um   not   upheld ,   we   keep   the   money   and   um ,   it&#39;s   a   way   to   kind   of   deter   people   from   useless   grievances .   People   get   real   petty ,   real   quick   and   you   know ,   I&#39;m   sorry ,   but   not   always   the   nicest   thing   to   do   to   say   a   four   letter   word   on   the   court ,   but   people   get   frustrated   and   will   once   in   a   while   do   that .   If   you   do   it   every   time ,   yeah ,   but   if   somebody   does   it   in   one   match ,   I   don&#39;t   think   it&#39;s   a   grievable   offense   in   my   opinion .   Now ,   if   they   do   it   all   the   time ,   yes ,   but   as   an   LLC   I&#39;ve   been   known   to   say   a   word   and   have   to ,   you   know ,   bite   my   tongue   and   pray .   Nobody   heard   it .   But   so   you   have   the   fees .   I   like   the   fees   because   they   discourage   useless   grievances   in   my   opinion .   

      </p>

        <cite>Carolyn</cite>
      <time>7:14</time>
      <p>
          What&#39;s   the   pettiest   grievance   you&#39;ve   ever   gotten ?   The ?   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>7:17</time>
      <p>
          pettiest   grievance   I   ever   got   was   somebody   showed   up   with   not   enough   players   and   did   not   tell   the   opposing   captain   that   they   weren&#39;t   bringing   a   court   and   the   person   wanted   to   grieve   the   other   captain   for   that .   And   I   can   kind   of   see   it ,   because   some   of   our   areas   are   about   an   hour   apart ,   but   this   was   two   teams   that   played   in   the   same   town   and   are   about   five   minutes   apart .   So   life&#39;s   going   on .   You   know   you&#39;re   going   to   spend   money   to   file   agreements   for   something   that   I   discourage ,   but   it&#39;s   going   to   happen .   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>7:54</time>
      <p>
          Yeah ,   and   that   happens   here   all   the   time .   Because   I   actually   found   out   as   a   captain   don&#39;t   forfeit   courts   until   you&#39;re   on   site .   Because   we   had   one   time   we   forfeited   in   the   like   early   in   the   morning ,   like   seven   o&#39;clock   or   something   before   nine   30   match ,   because   I   didn&#39;t   want   people   to   go   out ,   you   know ,   unnecessarily   get   ready   for   tennis ,   go   out   there ,   think   you&#39;re   going   to   have   a   match ,   and   then   not .   So   I   forfeited   one   court   and   then   when   we   got   there ,   one   of   my   players   didn&#39;t   show   up   and   this   was   spring .   So   we   could   have   played   four   courts   instead   of   five   by   making   two   singles   and   two   doubles ,   but   we   had   already   forfeited   whatever   it   was .   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>8:28</time>
      <p>
          Do   you   remember   the   singles   quarter ?   We   had   forfeited   something   and   the   captain   would   not   allow   me   to   rearrange   my   lineup   because   I   had   already   officially   forfeited   a   court   on   email ,   like   it   was   on   paper ,   and   so   we   had   to   play   three   doubles   instead .   So   we   didn&#39;t .   We   didn&#39;t   have   it ,   so   we   had   to   play   three ,   three   courts   to   win   five .   Well ,   luckily   we   won   all   three ,   but   you   know ,   we   would   have   had   a   better   chance   if   we   had   played   four   courts   out   of   five .   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>8:51</time>
      <p>
          Well ,   and   I&#39;ve   had   one   situation   this   year   where   there   was   a   reschedule ,   that   was   a   lot   of   rain   in   the   spring ,   lots   of   you   know .   Can   you   do   it   this   time ,   this   time ,   this   time ?   Well ,   they   agreed   upon   a   time ,   the   captains   agreed   and   the   text   thread   clearly   shows   they   agreed ,   but   there   was   some   sort   of   miscommunication   and   so ,   on   the   day   of   the   match   you   know   the   makeup   match ,   okay ,   we&#39;re   going   to   play   at   this   time   all   three   court   or   three   of   these   courts ,   and   no ,   no ,   no ,   I   said   only   had   two   available   that   day .   Well ,   via   the   text   thread ,   you   said   you   had   three ,   and   it   was   like   having   to   go   and   read   between   the   lines   and   make   sure   you   you   read   everything   correctly   and   you   know   it   was   like   having   to   go   and   read   between   the   lines   and   make   sure   you   read   everything   correctly   and   you   know   it   was   well ,   based   on   what   I&#39;m   reading .   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>9:38</time>
      <p>
          You   agreed   to   three   courts .   You   didn&#39;t   agree   to   two ,   but   you&#39;ll   see   about   three   texts   up   where   I   said   I   only   had   two   available   that   day   and   the   captain   was   smart   because   the   captain   confirmed   down   in   the   text   I   am   confirming   three   courts   with   you   for   this   date .   Yes ,   I&#39;m   confirming   three   courts .   Once   again ,   I&#39;m   confirming   three   courts .   And   she   confirmed   for   the   second   time .   So   when   it   was   brought   to   my   attention   I   said   you&#39;re   forfeiting   that   court   tonight .   We&#39;re   not   making   it   up ,   you&#39;re   forfeiting   it   because   you   agreed ,   you   confirmed .   I   understand   there   was   a   lot   of   back   and   forth   that   really   confused   everybody ,   but   the   confirmation   twice   finished .   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>10:18</time>
      <p>
          Yeah ,   do   you   feel   like   an   attorney   half   the ?   Time   in   your   job .   I   do .   

      </p>

        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>10:21</time>
      <p>
          I&#39;ll   bet   you   do ,   I   do   and   you   know ,   and   you   won&#39;t .   How   do   I   say   it ?   You   want   everybody   to   like   you ,   but   everybody&#39;s   not   going   to   like   you   and   you   want   to   be   fair   and   you   want   to   be   fair   and   it&#39;s   hard   to   be   completely   unbiased ,   but   you   have   to ,   and   you
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      <h2 id="chapter_30511555">Friendship, Gossip, and Tennis Life</h2>


        <cite>Anonymous</cite>
      <time>10:40</time>
      <p>
            know   I   play .   I   have   dear ,   dear   friends   that   I&#39;m   very   close   to ,   but   I   have   to   say   no ,   don&#39;t   talk   to   me   about   that .   I   wish ,   I   wish   you   could   talk   to   me   about   that ,   but   you   can&#39;t   because   it&#39;s   going   to   fall   at   my   feet   and   when   it   does   it&#39;s   like   a   juror .   

      </p>

        <cite>Eriin</cite>
      <time>11:01</time>
      <p>
          I   can&#39;t   know   anything   about   it   prior   to   so   and   that&#39;s   hard   because   I   like   gossip ,   and   it&#39;s   hard   not   being   in   all   the   gossip .   That&#39;s   funny .   

      </p>

        <cite>Carolyn</cite>
      <time>11:07</time>
      <p>
          Thanks   very   much   to   our   anonymous   local   league   coordinator .   We   have   one   more   episode   where   she   tells   us   the   funniest   reasons   someone&#39;s   given   for   defaulting   a   court   and   also   what   she   would   like   adult   recreational   players   to   know .   We   hope   you   check   out   our   website ,   which   is   SecondServePodcastcom .   Thanks   so   much   for   listening   and   hope   to   see   you   on   the   court   soon .   Outro   Music .   

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