Are You Appealing?
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Depends what I’m wearing! Badda- boom! OK, old joke; couldn’t resist. Nonetheless, it’s a common question from the Referee. Something happens, play stops, and we assume an...
The ‘Interrupted Winning Return’
By Barry Faguy
There are a whole bunch of places where the concept of ‘winning return’ appears in the rules. We don’t have the space to deal with all of them, but we’ll clear up...
Crossing The Flight (CTF)
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
You’ve seen it a million times. The non-striker, having just hit the ball, now moves across from the side towards center, crossing either the ball’s return path...
Using the “No Let”
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
I suppose we could quip that the reason so few ‘No Lets’ are given is because so few players actually ask for one! It is, of course, the...
Watch Your Language! Part 2
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
We now move to our second and final contribution regarding ‘Explanations’—essentially dealing with what you should or should not say to players to explain your decisions when you’re officiating a...
Watch Your Language! Part 1
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Nope—we ain’t talkin’ ‘bout cussin’ this time round. We’re talking about what you should or should not say to players to explain your decisions when you’re in the...
Referee Hand Signals To Be Phased Out
From the start of 2012, the PSA and WISPA World Tours—along with WSF World Championships—are mandating that referee decision cards and electronic consoles are used at major events, rather than hand signals.
The events covered initially will...
All About ‘Turning’!
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Here’s another well-known action in the sport that we have often referred to only incidentally in other articles. However, if you a half-decent job when it’s your turn...
Wanna Change Some Rules?!
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
How about allowing two bounces?! OK—not a good idea; but surely there are some things you would like to see different in the game? What’s been bugging you about...