Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
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.” Well, with ‘playing through,’ the ‘cake’ is the striker’s right...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
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, or to receive serve—especially if they obviously need to catch...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
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 receiver to receive serve. However, common sense would suggest that...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy
HEY REF! I’m now pretty confused hearing different refs calling all kinds of things like “Down”, “Carry”, “Not up”, “Scoop”, “Double, etc—for all kinds of different things, and sometimes for the same...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
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 the rules required us to actually say “Let”. If not,...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
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 feel for it—but my opponent refused and insisted we play...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q & A
By Barry Faguy
HEY REF! I was reading the new 2014 rules and was having a tough time figuring out the difference between ‘excessive’ and ‘exaggerated’ swings. Help!?
Welcome to the club. Most rules deal with...
Local Call: Top Back Wall Out
With the continued introduction of glass back courts has come some confusion about the ‘out line’ across the top of the glass. In a step to clarify this ruling it can be confirmed that...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy
HEY REF! After I’d won a long rally, my opponent asked the Referee: “Were all balls good?” The ref hesitated for a moment and said that he wasn’t sure about one return early on that...
Local Call: Prescription to Safety
Are you a squash player who wears prescription glasses while playing squash? Are prescription glasses your substitute for wearing protective eyewear? Please be aware that you should still be wearing ASTM-F803 approved eyewear over...