Squash Referee - Appendix 2

APPENDIX 4.1 - REFEREE'S LINE OF THINKING FOR RULE 12
Did interference occur ?			NO LET Rule 12.7.1
YES
Was the interference minimal ?			NO LET Rule 12.7.1
NO
Could the obstructed player have got to the ball and made a good return ?			NO LET Rule 12.7.2
YES
Was the obstructed player making every effort to get to and play the ball ?			NO LET Rule 12.7.2
YES
Did the obstructed player move past the point of interference and play on ?			NO LET Rule 12.7.3
NO
Did the obstructed player create the interference in moving to the ball ?			NO LET Rule 12.7.4
NO
Did the opponent make every effort to avoid interference ?			STROKE to player Rule 12.8.1
YES
Did the interference prevent the player's reasonable swing ?			STROKE to player Rule 12.8.2
NO
Could the obstructed player have made a winning return ?			STROKE to player Rule 12.8.3
NO
Would the obstructed player have struck the opponent with the ball going directly to the front wall, or if going first to a side wall would it have been a winning return ?			STROKE to player Rule 12.8.4
NO			LET Rule 12.9
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