Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
HEY REF! My opponent asked for a let because she got hit by my follow-through as she was moving in. I thought that she can't do that...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
HEY REF! My opponent often has her father attending her games, and he's always shouting advice to her from the benches. This is really irritating. Can I...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
HEY REF!: Often, when there is no real interference, my opponent asks for a let, claiming 'safety'. I figure if I'm not in the way, then he...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
HEY REF!: What happens if my opponent often pushes off of me when it's his turn to play the ball? It's distracting and sometimes throws me off...
Will’s World Collaborative Calls
By Will Carlin
On a cold, crisp Thursday evening thirty-one years ago, numerous vans started arriving at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts. A light snowfall muffled the town, but most of the vehicles were filled...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
This is the 2nd part of our 'official' series of questions—many of which have likely come up for you at one time or other. These are necessarily brief, so if you want further clarifications,...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
"Ask me no questions, and I'll tell you no lies." Hmmm! I'll make an exception for the next few editions that will feature questions that have piled...
Contact on the Follow-Through
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Preamble
In the past, we featured a basic article about interference to the swing. Here, we get a bit more specific and deal only with the follow-through—the third...
Let’s Talk ‘Exceptions’
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
The rules are often very categorical, and there are enough of them that it is quite natural for folks to try to simplify them to avoid confusion. However,...
Poor Behavior
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Unfortunately, many sports contain an element of poor behavior in their practice-and Squash is one of them. You have no doubt seen some officials take an emotional...