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December 1, 2014

By Barry Faguy HEY REF! I broke my racquet and after changing it, I wanted to hit the ball a few times to get a...

February 5, 2015

HEY REF! I’ve noticed that in so many cases, there is no audible appeal when a player is asking for a let. I thought...

May 29, 2015

By Barry Faguy HEY REF! Can I stand wherever I want to receive the serve? Sure. There are no rules mandating a particular place for the...

August 12, 2015

By Barry Faguy HEY REF! It really gets on my nerves when I have an opponent who takes too long between rallies, either to serve,...

October 14, 2015

By Barry Faguy HEY REF! What does ‘playing through’ mean? You’ve no doubt heard the old saying: “You can’t have your cake and eat it too.”...

December 1, 2015

By Barry Faguy Having originally dealt with all the key principles of decision making in treatise form, we carry on the explanations by zeroing in...

May 5, 2016

by Barry Faguy HEY REF! Sometimes I get stuck reffing a match with seemingly endless calls. Is there any way to cut down those numbers? That’s...

October 27, 2016

HEY REF I’ve heard the term “wrong footing” used with interference situations. What are we supposed to do when it happens? We often see this...

March 1, 2017

by Barry Faguy HEY REF I was told that when I’m officiating, I shouldn’t ask questions of the players. Is that right? Nope; in fact, it’s...

May 25, 2017

by Barry Faguy HEY REF Is there anything a referee can do about what seems to be dishonest play? Dishonesty has many guises, but we’ll focus...

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