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Rule 3 - WARM-UP |
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3. WARM-UP (see definition in Appendix 2) 3.1
Immediately before the start of play, both
players shall be allowed onto the court of play for a
period of five minutes to warm-up together. |
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It is not appropriate for the Referee to
call "Half time" if the players have aIready
changed sides during the warm-up. It is also unnecessary
for the Referee to call "Time" once the players
have agreed to end the warm-up before the end of the
5-minutes. However, the Referee should note the time at
which the warm-up (was) ended and should start the
90-second interval from that moment. |
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3.2 In the warm-up, both players must have equal opportunities of striking the ball. A player retaining the strike for an unreasonable time is warming-up unfairly. The Referee shall decide when the warm-up is unfair and shall * apply Rule 17 if necessary *. * Italicised words added. We are often asked whether there is a fixed number of times that a player can return the ball to them selves during the warm-up. The answer is - no. It is 'usual' that players return the ball to the opponent after anything from 1 to 5 returns to themselves. Any more times than 5 can be looked on as starting to be 'unfair'. |
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3.3 A * player may warm up the ball during any interval. * WSF incorrectly uses the word 'either'. This Rule means that whenever a players wishes to return to the court while the opponent is not on the court during any interval, that player may warm-up the ball. Some players take advantage of this when they are aware that the opponent prefers a slightly cooler ball. The player will then stay on court (or go back onto court quickly) and return the ball extremely hard to themselves for some time, to make the ball exceedingly warm. This could be looked on as taking an unfair advantage from the Rules, but would you apply Rule 17 here ? |
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3.4 The players may warm the ball up to playing condition after any interval* at the discretion of the Referee (if the Referee agrees). * The intervals include : a. between the warm-up and before the start of the 1st game; b. between games; c. if the ball is hit out of court and cannot be retrieved within a short time; d. if the ball breaks during play; e. an injury recovery period; f. an equipment change period.
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