Crossing The Flight (CTF)
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
You’ve seen it a million times. The non-striker, having just hit the ball, now moves across from the side towards center, crossing either the ball’s return path...
Using the “No Let”
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
I suppose we could quip that the reason so few ‘No Lets’ are given is because so few players actually ask for one! It is, of course, the...
Watch Your Language! Part 2
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
We now move to our second and final contribution regarding ‘Explanations’—essentially dealing with what you should or should not say to players to explain your decisions when you’re officiating a...
Watch Your Language! Part 1
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Nope—we ain’t talkin’ ‘bout cussin’ this time round. We’re talking about what you should or should not say to players to explain your decisions when you’re in the...
All About ‘Turning’!
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Here’s another well-known action in the sport that we have often referred to only incidentally in other articles. However, if you a half-decent job when it’s your turn...
Wanna Change Some Rules?!
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
How about allowing two bounces?! OK—not a good idea; but surely there are some things you would like to see different in the game? What’s been bugging you about...
Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink #4
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Here’s the fourth (and last) in this short series dealing with what can be called ‘conventions’—used here in the sense of ‘under- standings’ where we don’t necessarily follow...
Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink! #3
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Here’s the third in a short series of short articles dealing with what can be called ‘conventions’—used here in the sense of ‘understandings’ where we don’t necessarily follow...
Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink! #2
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Here’s the second in a short series of short articles dealing with what can be called ‘conventions’—used here in the sense of ‘understandings’ where we don’t necessarily follow...