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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...

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...

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'....

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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....