Drama Meltdown: Female VS Male Pro Players
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Total agreement here. It's never the equipment's fault. People who abuse their equipment should be banned from the sport.
Scott Lee
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Scott Lee
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I agree Scott. Although I have bumped chalk off the table and it has cracked:embarrassed2:
Banned from the sport? ...Banned from the sport?
Do you have even a single example of a professional athlete damaging their own equipment and being banned from the sport for that reason?
The women hold in the drama till after the match to complain to their friends, and for about 3 years longer.
maybe women are just more adept at staying composed in an adverse situation, as they are confronted with many more adverse situations than men throughout their lives.
adios, almost every "A" and above player in the world who isn't smiling for the camera or putting up some "emotionless" facade, or doesn't buy and sell cues for a good part of their living.
i would argue that at the highest level, they have to believe it's the equipment's fault, or they simply wouldn't be where they are.
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Part of the explanation is that the ladies have done more to police themselves. For example, WPBA (meaning the pro tour and all the regional tours) has always had a code of conduct and there are fines for code of conduct violations with which most of the ladies are familiar. The top women, for this reason, have always had greater incentive to take their conduct seriously. In contrast, the current generation of male players have never played on a tour (unless bonus ball is counted), were never subject to fines for misconduct, and consequently are rarely held accountable for behavioral indiscretions when they compete.
call me a skeptic... call me an idiot, but where's the proof that "good" behavior is better than than "poor" behavior publicity/interest wise at the pro-level, in pool or any sport? (within reason, of course)
Point well taken.
My observation is that sports fighting for attention and respect have to police themselves greatly until they have earned enough of both to solidify their fan base and make their business model work. Once they have done so, however, the formula is different and, as the saying goes, bad publicity is still publicity.
PoolChump
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Interesting question. I don't believe I have ever seen a female pool player get mad
Women are not men. At least most of them aren't.
Women are not men. At least most of them aren't.
Well if one wants to appeal to heathens then it's acceptable to act like a reality tv tool. Is that how we want pool to be perceived?
Tiger Woods lost sponsors before his very public breakup.
Allen Iverson imprisoned, former NBA player now plays in Euro league.
Chuck Knoblauch baseball player denied entry to Hall of Fame for beating girlfriend.
2016 Most Russian Olympic athletes banned for doping.
If athletes are ambassadors for brands, behavior counts.
If athletes are just good players, they get a slap on the wrist.
If athletes clearly violate codes of conduct, they get banned.
Does the WPA need to get involved and update sharking situations?
Right now there is no public demand for it. But few writers are making it a point of discussion.
I view the matter a bit differently:
As pool players, our default status in the eyes of others is "a bum". The highest possible status that can be attained is "someone who for inexplicable reasons enjoys the company of bums". It hurts, but it's the truth. Even bums have unwritten rules they must follow, the standards are low, but when they break them, the consequences are dire!
When a person breaks his stick and act like a complete lunatic in public, he now gets degraded to "clown" status. Everything he touches, everyone he knows and associate with, are is similarly degraded. His shoes are now clowns shoes, his car is a clowns car and his friends are friends of a clown. I don't care if they are Nobel prize winners with multi-page Wikipedia entries, the first sentence will be "friend of a clown".
People laugh at him behind his back, or even to his face, depending on how scary he is. Being scary doesn't make you any less of a clown, nor does being skilled. A clown playing the violin, is still a clown more than a musician. They draw straws about who gets the first crack at his wife, when she finally realizes what a clown he is. If operas have taught us anything, it's that clowns wifes are not faithful, and that clowns can be sad. People will either feel sorry for you or laugh, those are the choices they have.
The most such a person can hope from from here on out is that the legend "He was a clown" not be included on their tombstone.
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That was a little much.
Pool is a sport, people do get emotional. Thankfully there are no over-eager parents raising their children to be pool players.
No pressure friends forcing people to take steroids to get bigger or other substances to get an edge. No public image to make people bulimic or anorexic, to make them better at pool.
I am not calling people bad for acting up. I am concerned more about players that have to deal with an opponent that is an emotional volcano waiting to erupt.
As for those impulsive players, people grow. I will not make them regret challenges they face.
I will blame institutions like the WPA for failing to address these issues or even tournament directors for ignoring those sharking situations. Situations which happen more frequently and more specific to the men.
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Dude, it was a joke (but sadly not entirely untrue).
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I am man-tecting this thread. The quality of posts matter.
It was funny, the timing was off.
Because Earl Strickland is not a woman...
