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Is shouting disrespectful or rude during a social tournament?

1123 commentsu/Turbulent_Host_14361d ago

I played my first tournament and during group stages I didnt shout or scream during tough rallies or long points, however in this video I played the round of 16, where the match was super tense (at least for me) and the points were longer and I was maybe more nervous, after some important points or long rallies in which we won the point I screamed e.g. in portuguese "lets go" In a friendly social tournament is this seen as rude or disrespectful to the other team? Filming myself and seeing me react like this in a point is a bit embarrassing, I mightve gotten influenced in shouting also cause my partner sometimes shouts aswell but to me its seems a bit much I see during pro tournaments that they do and quite a lot but they are the best in the world and they have money, ranking and all the hard work they put in on the line so I get it Am I overthinking? I even apoligised after the match for shouting cause I really thought it was unnecessary and I usually dont do this LOL

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u/Creative_Election2881d ago

I think it is totally fine and very normal! I see this a lot on the court. It doesn't show disrespect to the opponent at all, unless you look at them in a bad way or try to make fun of them However, there is only one case where it might be annoying, If the other team is already losing by a lot and the match is basically over, screaming on every point might make them angry. When someone is losing badly, they are already frustrated, so celebrating too much is not the best thing to do lol. But for a tough point and long rallies? Go ahead and celebrate!

u/Turbulent_Host_1436OP1d ago

Understood, I think its not my personality anyways to do that but its good to know that its acceptable thanks!

u/m_art_ras1d ago

It certainly depends when and what you are shouting. I would find a "let's go" after a long rally fine. I often shout if I make a mistake that loses the point (those shouts are quite a bit worse than "let's go"), never had complaints.

u/Turbulent_Host_1436OP1d ago

Yes mostly its after a good point or important points like saving break points or golden points and I always just say something along the lines of lets go

u/Percevaul1d ago

It's completely normal. Some etiquette: don't scream when the other team is losing badly, don't scream to their face (turn around or look at the fence), and don't celebrate their mistakes (celebrate your winners).

u/FlatulistMaster1d ago

The last point does make sense, but if there's a lot of pressure people will break that "code". I wouldn't take it personally.

u/Percevaul1d ago

Yes, I think that would be understandable but I can also see sore losers making a scene over "provocation". Ultimately, there's no official guide and we're each responsible for our own conduct in the court. I personally avoid getting into any theatrics that can be misconstrued as provocation because I'm there to compete and have fun. I'm not a pro.

u/Turbulent_Host_1436OP1d ago

Yeah there was a point where my partner to catch a smash hit the opponent I was just happy he caught it and we won the point so I screamed cause it was the last game for us to win the match, but it hit him so we should be saying sorry, I probably had so much adrenaline and just wanted to win that I screamed, not sure if that was disrespectful

u/Dyarkulus1d ago

Qual era o nível do torneio?

u/Turbulent_Host_1436OP22h ago

M4 Social no Norte

u/padelfyi23h ago

what’s the etiquette for shouting “f**k” when you do a short lob? asking for a friend 😒

u/Turbulent_Host_1436OP22h ago

hahahhaha I say short but in my head I do think that

u/playPADLR1d ago

Not at all! We think it shows passion and competitiveness. As long as it’s not during the rally then anything goes!

u/bachaterol1d ago

It's acceptable as long as it doesn't classify as "voluntary interference," i.e., you shout at the opponent with the intention of distracting them so that you win the point, or you insult them with your shout. The same goes against the umpire or any other staff in a tournament.The penalty is a warning, point loss, or disqualification, depending on how many offenses your team committed during the match.

u/turbo7971d ago

Just curious what playtomic level are you guys?

u/Optimal-Pudding-Suzz1d ago

I’d guess 2-2.5s

u/andon_15h ago

lol in germany this would be like 3-4

u/Turbulent_Host_1436OP1d ago

Not sure the playtomic level but we played an M4 Social tournament

u/Available_Animator354h ago

I watched some Minutes and didnt See any excessive Shouting. Tbh i think Shouting in a Tournament when you win Points is totally fine. What i find Bad mannered ist Shouting in the face of the opponents after they made a easy mistake

u/o_Paivinha1d ago

It's absolutely fine to shout after a long rally. Btw, I mean no harm by saying this, but I was completely dumbfounded when you mentioned the category was M4. Here around my area you wouldn't reach an M5 semi final playing like the game I saw. Once again I mean no harm, maybe it's a regional thing.

u/Turbulent_Host_1436OP1d ago

I have played in some clubs and I would say my level is M4 social, federation level is another story and I would maybe even struggle in M6 but I also wanted to mention that watching gameplay footage it does seem that the level is lower and also we are playing a tournament so we play safer, we are more tense and technique and strat sometimes doesnt really look "good" I like criticism so would be curious to understand what makes you think that. Might be a region thing too, im from Porto. Padel in Portugal is quite strong too and maybe I havent frequented enough clubs but at least in the few social tournaments ive played I tend to pass groups and lose between round of 16 to semis which imo tells me this is my level. However, im still a beginner and so my judgement doesnt hold a lot of weight! Lmk your thoughts and I didnt take it the wrong way :)

u/o_Paivinha1d ago

No worries mate! I'm from Guimarães, or what people usually call, "A cidade do padel". I have a lot of tournaments on my shoulders, maybe yeah, it's just stress and playing in a tournament is definitely something else but the level, from all four, hell, I am safe to say you were the best of all 4, is quite low. I see no tense balls, no heavy viboras, no damaging volleys, just look at your partner's bandeja, we usually say "Tá a bater de frente com a panela" because it seems he's holding a frying pan and just hitting flat to the middle with no agression, no placement, just to get the ball over, which, don't get me wrong, you win tournaments by passing one more ball to the other side than the opponents, but at an M4 level those "passing balls" are barely visible where I play, the bandejas are good, the viboras are strong, people have a massive grasp of what they're doing. This is why in my area M6 socials have already opened, because the M5 from before are not the same as today.. Sorry this is long, I got carried away, but yeah, if I had to sit down and watch your game without knowing what it is, I would say it was M5 110% of the times. Feel free to DM me if you want to chat or something EDIT: typo