Some odd situations in squash refereeing!

How well do you know the rules of squash? How good is your Squash Refereeing? Try your hand at this multiple choice quiz where only one of the answers is correct. (By the way, that's a drawing of the Titanic, complete with Squash Court!)

This quiz tests you on some of the odder things that can happen on the squash court. They wouldn't all happen in a single match, or even over a season bit they DO HAPPEN!

Created by: Lee Healy

One of the players requests a change of referee before the match commences. As referee you . . . .
- Agree with the request.
- Agree with the request if the opponent also agrees.
- Ask the Tournament Referee to appoint someone else.
- Explain that the player / players cannot request a change of referee.
Once of the players does not wish to warm up with the opponent and requests to use a different court. What is your decision as referee?
- You agree because as long as it's for no more than 5 minutes it doesn't matter.
- You agree if the other player has no objection.
- You refuse because there is no one else there to supervise that other court.
- You refuse because both players must warm up on the same court.
The home player in a league match claims that they have a tradition that the visiting player gets to serve first. What should you decide?
- If that is the tradition then allow the visitor to serve.
- Explain that first serve is decided by the spin of a racket.
- Check the league rules to see what those say.
- Allow the players to decide for themselves.
Before the match commences a player objects to the black gear being worn by his opponent on the basis that their club has a "Whites Only" clothing rule. What should be your response?
- If that is the club rule you should request the opponent to change gear.
- If that is in the competition regulations you should request the opponent to change gear.
- It's not in the Rules of Squash but you should request the opponent to change gear anyway.
- There is no ban on any particular colours in The Rules of Squash so you should not allow the player's objection.
The server throws the ball from the racket rather than the hand to serve it. At the end of the rally which the server wins his opponent appeals the serve on the basis that it was not thrown up by hand. As referee your response to the appeal should be . . . .
- You deny the appeal on the basis that the serve was good.
- You allow a let as you now believe the serve was a fault but you were not sure at the time of the serve.
- You agree that it was a fault and the opponent gets the point.
- As you didn't call "fault" when the ball was served and it is too late now.
The server serves from the incorrect service box and you fail to spot the error. The opponent who loses the rally appeals that the serve was taken from the wrong box. What is your decision as referee?
- Allow a let as you are unsure.
- Allow a "fault" to be now called on the serve and award the point to the opponent.
- Allow a let to the opponent and give the server a conduct warning.
- Deny the appeal on the basis that it is too late now.
One of the players requests a change of ball. What should the referee decide?
- Refuse the request.
- Allow the request if the opponent agrees.
- Check the ball and decide yourself.
- Allow the change of ball if either the opponent agrees or if the opponent disagrees but you agree with the player.
The ball is in flight and is coming from the front wall just over the head the opponent. The player is shaping up to play the ball and may strike the opponent with the racket as there is interference with the swing. You call "Stop" and award a stroke to the player. The opponent appeals on the grounds that the player made no appeal for a let. What should be your decision on the appeal?
- Allow a let on the grounds that there was no request for a let.
- Deny the appeal on the grounds that although your original decision may have been wrong, the referee's decision is final.
- Deny the appeal on the grounds that you were correct.
- None of the above.
A player's eyeguards (or sweatband or hankerchief or other object OTHER THAN THE RACKET) fall to the floor during the rally. What should you do as referee.
- Stop the rally and allow a let.
- Stop the rally and award a stroke to the opponent.
- Do nothing and wait for an appeal. Then award a let.
- Await an appeal and then award a stroke to the opponent.
An object has fallen on the court but was unnoticed until the rally ended. The player who lost the rally appealed for a let on the basis that there was an object on the court. What should be your decision?
- Yes let!
- No let!

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