The Uncertainty Principle
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Well, there’s a catchy title stolen from the lexicon of quantum physics—hinting that maybe we’ve at last found a unified field theory of officiating—and so ending all of...
Is Timing Everything?
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Well...in Squash, yes. And you won’t need a watch. Our subject here relates to the moment one of the players makes an appeal—and how you, as a referee, need...
Blocking or Trapping: What’s the difference?
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
The term ‘blocking’, as commonly used by Referees and players, is actually not specifically found in the rules. In the pejorative sense in which we usually use...
What the….!? Fair view—the neglected form of interference
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Now here’s a subject about which precious little is written but which, nonetheless, is a real part of the game—sometimes to great significance. There have been multiple...
Time For a Crackdown?!
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
Well, here we go again! Yet another bunch of calls from all over demanding that Referees “crackdown,” “get tough,” “eliminate stroke hunting,” “penalize players,” and so on....
Let’s Keep Things Rolling, Eh!
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
It’s not an exaggeration to say that there would be little continuity in a game if not for the goodwill of the striker. When you’ve got two...
The Swing of Things
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
If there’s any form of interference where decisions appear to be all over the map, and where misconceptions abound, this is it. No doubt you have sometimes (OK,...
Interference, and Stuff!
By Barry Faguy, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
A tough act to follow: Well, Rod Symington put in 13 years on this page. It’s hard to argue with the fine job he’s done—but I’ll give...
Publishers Note Rules Guru
By Jay D. Prince
Being a referee is a thankless job, something I’m sure just about all of us can relate to. If you’ve refereed just one match in your playing days, I’m sure you...
Where Would You Like To Sit? The Ideal Refereeing Position
By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee
According to the Rules of Squash (18.2): “The correct location for the Referee and Marker is at the center of the back wall, as close to that...