Introduction to Squash Rules

APPENDIX 3.1 - MARKER'S CALLS

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APPENDIX 3.1 - MARKER'S CALLS

The recognised Marker's calls are defined below.

Calls made by the Marker as referred to in Rule 19:

FAULT To indicate that the service is a fault. See Rules 4.4.3 and 4.4.4.

FOOT-FAULT To indicate that the service is a foot-fault. See Rule 4.4.1.

 

NOT UP To indicate that the player did not strike the ball in accordance with the Rules. See Definitions "NOT UP".

 

DOWN To indicate that an otherwise good service or return has struck the floor before reaching the front wall or has struck the board or tin. See Definitions "DOWN".

 

OUT To indicate that an otherwise good service or return has gone out. See Definitions "OUT" and "OUT LINE".

 

HAND­OUT To indicate that the server has become the receiver, i.e., a change of server has occurred. See Definitions "HAND­OUT" and "HAND-IN".

 

STOP To stop play as appropriate when the Referee has failed to do so, and other calls are not appropriate.

 

Calls made by the Marker as referred to in Rule 2:

Four­three An example of the score. The server's score is always called first, thus in this example the server leads by four points to three. If points are equal the wording used is "all" (e.g., "love­all").

 

SET ONE To indicate that the game in progress is to be played to nine points after the score has reached 8­all (called once only in any game).

 

SET TWO To indicate that the game in progress is to be played to ten points after the score has reached 8­all (called once only in any game).

 

GAME BALL To indicate each time it occurs that the server requires one point to win the game in progress. See Definitions "GAME BALL".

 

MATCH BALL To indicate each time it occurs that the server requires one point to win the match. See Definitions "MATCH BALL".

 

Calls made by the Marker as referred to in Rule 19:

YES LET / LET Repeating the Referee's decision that a rally is to be replayed.

 

STROKE TO (...player or team name) Repeating the Referees decision to award a stroke to that player or team.

 

NO LET Repeating the Referee's decision that an appeal for a let is disallowed.

 

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