Where Would You Like To Sit? The Ideal Refereeing Position

By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee According to the Rules of Squash (18.2): “The correct location for the Referee and Marker is at the center of the back wall, as close to that...

Getting On With The Game

By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee This month’s column results from yet another reader’s question: The server hits a ball from right box, ball hits the left side wall, then the back wall, and...

A New Era Dawning?

By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee As I write this, I have just returned from hosting the 10th World Refereeing Conference in Odense, Denmark, and one of the most interesting and valuable sessions involved...

A Kick in the Butt

By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee Right now, all over the USA—and, in fact, all over the world—squash players are throwing their rackets in disgust, dissent, or protest. And all over the world...

They Also Block Who Only Stand and Wait

By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee While I was delivering several refereeing clinics recently that were attended by local coaches, something interesting emerged: the coaches realized that they needed to instruct their players...

Rule 21: The Unwritten Rule of Squash

By Rod Symington, WSF Senior Referee Assessor It has long been a mystery to me why so many players do not bother to read the Rules of Squash: there are only twenty of them and...

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not: The Wonders on the Squash Court Never Cease

By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee This month we have yet another amazing story from the Wonderful World of Squash. Admittedly, squash is a very complex game, with arcane terminology and eccentric rules....

It’s A Let. No, It’s A Stroke—Aw, Take Your Pick!

By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee One of my regular correspondents supplies me with material to make my life as a monthly columnist much easier: his matches frequently produce scenarios that are useful...

Be a Referee: Take Charge!

By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee A recent e-mail brought up two issues that have been addressed before in this column, but the correct outcome has clearly not taken root everywhere. The correspondent...

A Timely Call

By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee A simple question this month has sparked some thoughts that might prove useful to players at all levels. I received the following e-mail: How long does a player...