International Doubles - World Squash Federation

MATCH BALL,GAME BALLNOT UPOFFICIALSOUTOUT LINEPOINTQUARTERCOURTRALLYRELEASEREASONABLEBACKSWINGREASONABLEFOLLOW-THROUGHREASONABLESWINGSERVICECondition when the serving team requires one point to win the match and theopponents require one point to win the game in progress.The term used to indicate that a player did not strike the ball in accordance with theRules. “Not up” applies when either 1) the player did not strike the ball correctly, orthe ball bounced more than once on the floor before being struck, or 2) the balltouched the striker or anything worn or carried other than the racket or 3) the servermade one or more attempts to strike the ball but failed to do so. (“Not up” is alsoused as a Marker’s call).The Marker and the Referee.The term used to indicate that either 1) the ball has struck the out line, or a wallabove the out line, or the ceiling, or any fitting attached to the ceiling and/or wallabove the out line or 2) the ball has passed through any fitting attached to the ceilingand/or wall above the out line or 3) in addition to 1) and 2) on courts which are notfully enclosed, the ball has passed over the out line and out of the court withouttouching any wall or, if no out line is provided, passed over any wall and out of thecourt. (“Out” is also a Marker’s call).A continuous line comprising the front wall line, both side wall lines and the backwall line and marking the top boundaries of the court.Note: When a court is constructed without provision of such a line, i.e. the wallscomprise only the area used for play, or without part of such a line (e.g. a glass backwall) and the ball in play strikes part of the horizontal top surface of such a wall anddeflects back into court, the ball is out. The Marker shall make the decision in thenormal manner, subject to the player’s appeal to the Referee.A unit of the scoring system. The Marker and Referee add one point to a team’sscore when that team wins a rally or is awarded a stroke.One of two equal parts of the court bounded by the short line, the back wall and thehalf court line.A service only, or a service and any number of returns of the ball, ending when theball ceases to be in play.A player’s action to drop or throw the ball from a hand or a racket for service.A player’s action to move the racket away from the body as preparation prior toracket movement towards the ball. A backswing is reasonable if it is not excessive.An excessive backswing is one in which the player’s racket arm is extended towardsa straight arm position and/or the racket is extended with the shaft approximatelyhorizontal. The Referee shall decide whether a backswing is reasonable or excessive.A player’s action used by in continuing the movement of the racket after it hascontacted the ball. A follow-through is reasonable if it is not excessive. An excessivefollow-through is one in which the player’s racket arm is extended towards a straightarm position with the racket also extended with the shaft horizontal particularlywhen the extended position is maintained for other than a momentary period of time.An excessive follow-through is also one in which the arm extended towards astraight position takes a wider arc than the continued line of flight of the ball. TheReferee shall decide whether a follow-through is reasonable or excessive.This consists of a reasonable backswing, strike at the ball and reasonable followthrough.A player’s action to put the ball into play at the commencement of a rally.- 19 -