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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...