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Screaming during a match

1143 commentsu/theroyal19881w ago

Maybe an unpopular opinion, but i maybe there are more people who think the same. Last week we had a match and i was playing baf, very bad. I got into my own head and was basically losing to myself, maybe some of you relate. But the thing that stood out to me is the loud obnoctious screaming when winning a point by the opponents. Even when they were fat ahead they still scream YEAH/BAM/LETSGO. I played tennis a lot back in the day and there it was always very sportive. No screaming or shouting. You could sometimes hear a needle fall during a match, and to be honest i loved it. It also made you focus on the game. How do you guys feel about that. I know they reached their goal by getting in my head, but my point is; is it something that should excist?

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u/krustyDC1w ago

Nothing wrong with celebrating a winner. Celebrating opponent mistakes is ultra bad etiquette though.

u/eggplantpot1w ago

Padel it's a sport rooted in Spain. We (Spanish) shout a lot (I know I do) and I think that's a bit of the general culture of this sport. That said, I mostly just shout when I myself make a mistake, or when a really important/difficult point is won. I think doing it on every point, and when you're comfortably ahead is quite bad ettiquete.

u/BritInBim1w ago

I thought it was originally from Mexico? Totally wrong there I guess!

u/eggplantpot1w ago

You are right, and it's always been big all over South America, but Spain overtook both argentina and Mexico already in the 1990's on player numbers and since then has been the country with the largest playerbase. It has also been the foothold to bring padel to the rest of Europe and many parts of the world. In any case Spaniards, Mexicans, Argentinians I think are all "shouters". I am normally the one shouting the most in my matches (I am Spanish playing in the Netherlands).

u/theroyal1988OP1w ago

We won the first games and then they started shouting at every win. I think its just a matter of respect. You basically sheer because the other person made a mistake. Maybe im just old.

u/eggplantpot1w ago

Yeah that's not it. Unless you're playing for money or something where that boost of morale may be needed albeit being disrespectful. But cheering and going crazy for a point to win 0.1 ELO on Playtomic is just degenerate

u/srs961w ago

Screaming repeatedly during points - bad etiquette because it's distracting and you'll probably get warned / DQed in a tournament. Screaming / celebrating after the point - completely fine. Maybe showboaty at worst. But if this affects your play, it's something that you need to work on.

u/theroyal1988OP1w ago

Yeah they also did it during point, but youre right i need to control my disappointment.

u/ntwadumelo1w ago

Maybe you need to work on your mental game. From your point of view they are cheering your error but from their side they are just cheering their shot the forces the error. Most people are not cheering your failure but their success.

u/zemvpferreira1w ago

I don't mean this as criticism but rather as something we all do to a degree: that is your psyche grasping at an external justification to having given up on the match. Outside of extreme circumstances like cheating or actual verbal abuse/name calling nothing your opponents do should impact your performance and I bet if you were comfortably ahead it wouldn't have phased you for a minute. Your emotions are your responsibility, not your opponents'.

u/theroyal1988OP1w ago

I think youre 100% right.

u/zemvpferreira1w ago

I'm glad you didn't take it as an insult. I don't know one player who can't improve this aspect of their competitive play. It's very challenging but extremely productive to insulate your emotions from how the match is going.

u/Minimum_Background301w ago

One thing I'm finding pretty annoying is the tendancy for people to loudly shout or cuss themselves for hitting a bad lob as I'm about to smash it. Whilst I'd never blame a missed smash on it, I find it pretty off-putting. Unsure if region specific, I play in the UK.

u/aeneasawooga1w ago

One hundred percent this, it’s on the cusp of hindrance and is really annoying but you’d look terrible calling it out

u/xAeroMonkeyx1w ago

Maybe my hot take, but unless you’re playing in a tournament, calling it out is unnecessary

u/BeardedRhino031w ago

I hold my self admonishment until the point is won or lost. Then i tear i to myself.

u/HairyCallahan1w ago

Yeah, very annoying indeed

u/dandaka1w ago

This is against the rules, you can call a hindrance . Players can talk/shout, when ball is heading their way only.

u/mudpieduck1w ago

there’s a guy at my club who yells a lot on court, often on an opponents mistake. everyone gives him a wide berth because he’s a nob.

u/Kommanderson11w ago

Doesn’t bother me on winners. But celebrating opponents *unforced* errors is a bad look. That said, it motivates me to play better. 🤷🏽‍♂️

u/Cold-Lie41761w ago

Agree with you OP, can’t stand people screaming.

u/theroyal1988OP1w ago

Thanks, nice to know im not the only one

u/theroyal1988OP1w ago

Yeah. Im also new so i should just suck it up and get good 😂

u/morningcoff3e1w ago

Have you watched the pros play? Galan, for example, is talking/yelling almost nonstop, because he is telling Chingotto the positions of the opposing team during the point. If you're not doing the same, you should be. While a padel match should never be silent, loudly celebrating your opponents' mistakes is unsportsmanlike. Can happen to anyone after a tense, key point, buy if you're doing it all the time, you're probably an asshole.

u/Tamurlane-26-8781w ago

An interesting point am always saying team communication is key this is the essence of the sport - its part of the game but should be respectful - watch and learn from the pros just ignore Lebron 😎😎😎

u/theroyal1988OP1w ago

Yeah maybe i should just be celebrating my own points more as well to boost morale and not focus on the others so much. Good point

u/SjakosPolakos1w ago

For me it is all a bit in the head of the moment. When i make a mistake or when me and partner are in the zone on a difficult point.

u/Ok-Buddy-91941w ago

I’d encourage you to watch the 2nd set between Coello & Tapia vs Aguirre & Arroyo, it was a day ago 😂 But the point is that Tolito and Ale were major underdogs. In a friendly match and you’re way ahead, screaming is bad etiquette and should be called out. I’ve had the opposite, my opponents are kicking my ass and I’ve hyped myself up over some good points, and they’ve whined at me. I told them where to shove it

u/mahtimakkara1w ago

I don't mind shouting myself. I come from team sport background where shouting, trash talking etc is part of the game. Personally I don't do it myself but if my opponents do it provocatively then I might give them back when I get the opportunity. I would love that padel culture resembled more football than tennis or golf. I find it more entertaining to play and watch when the atmosphere is not like you would sit in a church.

u/theroyal1988OP1w ago

Maybe its just my mistake of comparing padel too much with tennis. I hear the shouting a lot on others courts too. Its just distracting for me, but i guess its a me problem.

u/mahtimakkara1w ago

I haven't played much tennis but I would think that the overall culture is different. Padel being a team (pair) sport it already means that you must be more open to your partner. Talking during points and celebrating together creates more connected environment.

u/Acceptable_Month48251w ago

There's a lot of mental and psychological aspect to padel. Shouting can therefore be part of the strategy. Personally, I rarely use it. But I think it can turn a match around if it affects you.

u/cmc_9201w ago

I played against a a team who celebrated every point like a goal in a world cup final. It was pretty ridiculous and over the top, especially as they weren't that good and it was not a tournament or anything. Celebrate big or difficult points sure, but have some humility as well.

u/Gagatron921w ago

If you played tennis 1v1, that’s of course a very different experience. In padel you have a teammate and it’s more understandable that you hype each other up. We do it a lot, but mostly when the other team are also our friends, so we have that kind of banter between us. I also understand it can get annoying if the purpose of it is to get in the opponent’s head.

u/theroyal1988OP1w ago

I think you have a point. Its good to see others point of view and i can conclude i should focus on my own (bad) game and the rest is not so important. Tennis and padel are just games that i can get very competitive and annoyed if i lose.

u/MarokkosFavPerson1w ago

I played tennis on a good national level. and it was never quiet 🤫. if you did not play garros, you look with your post for excuses. you played shitty and if you played tennis competitive you know that technique and all is the smaller part of the game. mentality is all. same roots for padel.

u/theroyal1988OP1w ago

Well countries may be different then but in my region all the tennis clubs were quiet during a rally and on the sidelines for sure youd be sshhht if someone would talk or shout too loud. I think its a sign of respect to let the other player focus on the game and not cheer when someone else looses a point.

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u/otherwiseofficial1w ago

Sometimes you have really tight matches, where adrenaline is high, you're doubting sometimes, and there's need to have extreme focus to not make mistakes. If you then win an important point, I feel like celebrating is justified.

u/theroyal1988OP1w ago

There are also other people playing in the arena, perhaps a tournament. Dont they deserve quiet as well?

u/otherwiseofficial1w ago

Why would a sporting arena or padel court need to be quiet? We're not playing chess. There's people coaching and celebrating everywhere

u/Greg199311w ago

I myself don't shout or w/e but I do play with people sometimes who do. I guess it's just something that happens in the heat of passion Jimbo.