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HERE IS AN UPDATE FROM SUE WOODHOUSE

THESE ARE IMPORTANT NEW RULES TO CONCENTRATE ON

Sue runs marking and refereeing courses for  the County

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NEW SQUASH RULES MAY 2001

THREE CHANGES

  1. INTERFERENCE
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    The significant change to the interference rules is to strengthen the general philosophy of getting a result by playing the ball rather than stopping the rally and appealing to the referee. It is now written into the rules that, if interference is minor, a let should NOT be allowed. In other words if the interference does not affect the player’s attempting to play the ball, no let will be given.

     

  2. INJURY AND BLEEDING
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    The rules have not changed except for those covering the recurrence of an injury. The rules now read, for a recurrence of a previous injury or recurrence of bleeding, NO FURTHER TIME IS ALLOWED. A player may, however, concede the current game in order to take the 90 seconds interval, but this can only be done ONCE in a match. As before NO BLOOD, BLEEDING OR OPEN WOUND OR BLOOD STAINED CLOTHING is allowed at any time, so players and managers need to be prepared with first aid kit to stem bleeding and to hold bandages in place.

     

  3. TURNING

If turning is judged to be unnecessary and done only to create interference and stop the rally, A LET WILL BE REFUSED.

If a player plays the ball after turning and hits his opponent, A STROKE SHALL BE AWARDED against the player who has turned (improved safety).

While a player is turning and about to hit the ball after turning, if the opponent deliberately gets in the way to prevent the opponent playing the ball, A STROKE CAN BE AWARDED TO THE TURNING PLAYER.

 

OTHER CHANGES

These include ‘Duties of the Players’ and a much expanded ‘line of thinking’ for referees trying to work out what on earth to say on a particularly awkward bit of interference. But the most important change clearly is an effort to improve continuity, to get players to play the ball whenever possible and safe to do so and to make squash more fun to watch.