APPENDIX 8.1 - EXPERIMENTAL OFFICIATING SYSTEMS
The World
Squash Federation is evaluating an experimental officiating
system to determine if it is a viable alternative to the
standard Marker/Referee system described in Rules
18,
19
and
20.
The evaluation
will continue through the validity of the 2001 rules.
The system is
known as the 2-Referee system. This Appendix provides a brief
description of it. The full details are available free of
charge from the World Squash Federation and WSF Member
Nations.
Any organiser
of competitive Squash wishing to try this system is urged to
obtain the details from WSF and (if possible) to forward a
brief report to WSF Head Office on the effectiveness of the
system.
The 2-Referee
system uses two officials only, known as the Referee and
Appeals Referee. The Referee performs all the duties the
Marker and Referee traditionally do in standard officiating.
The Appeals Referee takes no part in control of the match
unless there is an appeal by one of the players against a
decision of the Referee or the Appeals Referee is certain the
Referee has made an error in allowing play to continue. Either
player may appeal to the Appeals Referee against any decision
of the Referee. The decision of the Appeals Referee is final.
The Referee
deals with all initial appeals on interference, player struck
by ball and non-call of service or return, but any appeal
against a Referee call on play goes directly to the Appeals
Referee because the decision of the Referee is already known.
Both the
Referee and the Appeals Referee can invoke
Rule
17 Conduct on Court. The players cannot appeal against
Rule
17 decisions.
APPENDIX 8.2
- EXPERIMENTAL RULES
The World
Squash Federation may from time to time request or authorise
its members to carry out certain rules experiments.
Tournament
organisers using experimental rules shall specify at the time
of entry the manner in which any rules, definitions or
appendices differ from those of the WSF.
