Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q & A
By Barry Faguy
HEY REF! I was getting out of trouble in the front left corner with a high lob right over myself. My opponent called ‘Let’ as the ball was fourteen or fifteen feet...
Local Call: Stay on Court!
Have you ever stepped off court to argue a call with the officials? Or decided that what you thought was your lucky racquet is no longer your lucky racquet—so you open the door to go grab a new one?
For those...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q & A
By Barry Faguy
HEY REF! I made a good drop shot (admittedly not a winner) from the T because my opponent’s previous poor shot set me up there—and then my opponent came up against me...
Local Call: Secure Your Stuff
Let’s take this time to clarify a common misconception in the game at all levels. Many players aren’t aware that if they drop an accessory—their eyewear or anything other than their racquet—that they automatically...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy
HEY REF! I heard that there are new rules as of January 2014. Is that true—and will that cause any changes to the way we play?
It’s not so much new rules as it...
US Squash Revamps Rating Algorithm and Officiating Program
By Molly Davidson
US Squash started 2014 by introducing some major changes to both the rating and ranking system as well as the refereeing and officiating program. In early January a new ratings algorithm was implemented and age-targeted...
Local Call: Mandatory Eye Protection
How many of you have heard the story where a friend of a friend got hit in the eye during a squash match? Sometimes we get lucky and escape with minor injuries; other times...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
By Barry Faguy
HEY REF! What happens if I was given time to fix a bleeding cut in the first game—but in the second game it starts to bleed again?
You are out of luck and...
Local Call: Play it Safe, Play a Let!
The turning rule is one of the most talked about rules in squash. This is most likely because of the ambiguity in which the rule is currently written, but a message to all avid...
Hey Ref! An ‘Official’ Q&A
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 on questions we’ve received over the years.
HEY REF! My opponent’s...