Squash Refereeing and the Rules

Why another Squash Rules site ?

Idea by Clive Pollard

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For some reason, this is the first site that has been dedicated to explaining the Rules from the viewpoint of the Referee/Marker.

This site contains information based on the latest Rules of the game of Singles Squash, approved by WSF and effective from 1 May 2001.

Within this site, you will find the following areas :

Rules

Rules of Singles Squash, mainly in the original wording of the WSF approved Rules, but with some minor changes for simplicity and accurate use of English, so that others may appropriately translate the Rules for use in their own country. In some cases, we have referred to explanations (sometimes on additional pages) that will help to clarify certain situations. Pages are linked to other areas when appropriate.

There is also a full set of Rules (with wording modified for easy translation).

Abbreviated Rules

New addition by WSF for players to be able to read quickly and gain a basic understanding of the Rules themselves.

Changes

List of changes made from 1997 Rules - for reference purposes.

Guidelines

Official WSF Guidelines for Rules Interpretation, with some additional comments and explanations that we feel will be useful.

Appendices

Official WSF specifications and definitions, including court, ball and racket details, and other Rules or scoring systems.

How to be a Squash Referee

Some notes on the roles of the Squash Referee and Marker, put together from various sources and purely as a guide to help you. If you have any additional comments or suggestions, please let us know via the comments form. If you do not receive an acknowledgement of our receiving your comments within 7 days, please send an e-mail to clivepar@xs4all.nl.

Questions

Some questions that are often asked about the Rules, with duly considered answers.

Links

Various sites for squash enthusiasts and some special New Zealand sites.

Comments

Comments received from readers of the site (may have been edited by the pageowner).

Complete set of Rules and bits

Do you want to download a complete set of Rules, appendices, etc. ? It downloads via Real Download, for example, as a 1.7 MB file in MS-Word format.

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