Referee Test

(#136)
In a match with line judges, what line(s) are the players responsible for calling on the serve?

(#36)
When a time-out is called, the referee should advise all players to place their paddles on the court.

(#24) 
After game 1 has ended, Team A changes their starting server (and form of identification) but does not inform the referee or the opponents of the change. At the start of game 2, Team A serves the ball to start the game with the player wearing the form of identification. Should a fault be called?

(#142)
Team B arrives at the court wearing yellow shirts, shorts and shoes.  Team A comes to you saying Team B’s clothes are a distraction and asks that you make them change.  What is your response?

(#66) 
There is no rule preventing a server from using either style of serving (Volley or Drop Serve) at any point during a match.  There is no rule stating that the server must give a notification when and if they switch serving styles.

(#113)
If the referee is uncertain whether a server has violated any of the 3 components for a legal volley serve, the referee should immediately stop play and order a re-serve.

(#105)
An athletic player runs fast toward the net and jumps to hit a volley. The jumping player volleys a shot towards the opponent. The paddle flies out of the hitter's hand and eventually lands in the opponent's court. Before the paddle landed, the ball grazes the shoulder of the opponent. Assuming no distraction happened, the player who volleyed did not commit a fault.

(#145)
If a player/position error is identified after the rally has played out, the rally shall stand.

(#114)
"Am I good?" is a valid question that encapsulates both the correct server question and the correct position question.

(#73)
Players may overrule line calls to their own disadvantage. This includes the overrule of the opponent, line judges, and even their partner. This includes an overrule of a referee's clear "in" or "out" call.

(#168)
A tournament director may assess what penalty to a player or team who fails to comply with tournament or host facility rules while on the premises?

(#53)
The receiver's partner or server's partner may stand anywhere on or off their team's end of the court.

(#157)
Team A forfeits the first game of a best-of-three match to 11, but comes back to win the second game 11-7.  In the third game, player A2 gets injured and requires a medical time-out with his team ahead 10-5.  After the fifteen minute medical time-out, A2 cannot continue and must retire.  How should the final scores be recorded?

(#72)
In a 2 out of 3 games match, the starting server will always begin the game serving from the right-hand court.

(#139)
Team A arrives late and forfeits the first game in a 2 out of 3 to 11 match.  Team A wins the next game.  Should the teams change ends at 6 points into game 3?

(#20)
If a player disagrees with a line judge’s “out” call that benefited their team, the player may overrule the “out” call as “in”. What would happen next?

(#83) 
A referee shall call a fault if a player calls "time-out" after the service motion has started but before the serve occurs.

(#118)
The duration of an equipment time-out is:

(#49)  
In a match with a referee, after a rally has completed, a player notices that the ball is cracked and steps on it and crushes it. What should the referee do if they saw this happen?

(#26)
When a player commits a technical foul, one point shall always be deducted from the offending player's score.

(#15)
After the referee has called the score and before the ball is served, one of the receivers says “wait, wait” and the receivers switch their positions without saying anything else. Nothing occurred that would constitute a hinder. What should the referee do?

(#144)
Before a match, one player complains that he is having difficulty seeing the orange balls that have been provided. You’ve heard other players also complaining about the ball color.  The player asks if they can switch to yellow balls telling you that he has asked his opponents and they all agree.  What is your ruling?

(#160)
During the pre-match briefing, Team A has won the toss and elected to serve.  Which of the following options remains available for Team B?

(#94)
After game 1, Team A commits a technical foul. Team A will serve first for game 2 with a score of "0-1-2".  Which player on Team B should receive serve?

(#28)
Players may start their service motion before the score has been called in its entirety.

(#125)
After the start of the score being called, “not ready” signals will be ignored, unless there is a valid hinder.

(#116)
Which of the following would not result in a fault?

(#120)
The paddle length cannot exceed 17 inches.

(#34)
It is not a fault if the server misses the ball when trying to serve as long as the serve occurs before the 10-second count expires.

(#104)
If a player stops a rally and incorrectly identifies a player/position error, it is a fault on the player who stopped the rally.

(#96) 
With the Drop Serve, when the ball is released, there is no rule stating that the server's feet must be behind the baseline. Rules for feet placement are applied the instant the ball is struck to perform the serve.

(#35)
To be considered legal, a serve must be made so that contact with the ball is not made above waist level, the arm must be moving in an upward arc and the paddle head must not be higher than the server's wrist when it strikes the ball. (Drop Serve exception noted)

(#91)
It is a fault if a player, while in the act of volleying, collides with their partner, and the momentum created as a result of the volley, causes the partner to enter the non-volley zone.

(#10)
The correct player serves the ball by releasing her non-paddle hand grip on the ball while simultaneously moving the paddle away from the ball. Before the ball hits the ground, she contacts the ball with the paddle to execute the serve. All other requirements of the serve were met, and the served ball lands in bounds. The referee should call a fault.

(#4)
In a match with passive line judges, what is the proper line call and appeal progression?

(#128)
A served ball landing on the NVZ line is a fault.

(#117)
Players are required to use a regular time-out for equipment changes.

(#44)
If you do not make an initial line call and then ask your opponent's opinion if a ball was “in” or “out,” you must accept their opinion. Once you ask the opponent's opinion, you lose any right to make a subsequent "in" or "out" call for that rally.

(#124)
At what point in time can a player/team withdraw from a match?

(#86)
Midway through game 2, partners swing their paddles at the ball at the same time and one player's finger gets hit by his partner's paddle and is injured. After a fifteen-minute medical time-out, the injured player says he believes he can still play. The ref calls time-in and calls the score. The injured player then request one of their remaining standard time-outs. Should the referee allow the time-out?

(#108) 
When using the Dual Referee Option (2 Ref System), in a match without line judges, if the lead referee cannot clearly make a line call, after an appeal by a player, they should always solicit the opinion of the 2nd referee.

(#129)
Who has the authority to remove a line judge?

(#47) 
In a 2 out of 3 games match, a referee may impose a game forfeit when a player fails to report to play 10 minutes after the match has been called. A match forfeit shall be imposed when a player fails to report to play 15 minutes after the match has been called.

(#82)
Other than non-volley zone violations, faults may only be committed when the ball is live or in-play.

(#27)
A ball in play that contacts a permanent object after it has bounced on the opponent's court will result in a dead ball and the player who hit the ball shall win the rally.

(#150)
Are there any scenarios where a referee would call a fault before the serve occurs?

(#14)
A player requests a medical time-out and the referee summons the medical personnel. After several minutes, before medical personnel arrive, the player determines they can continue play. The referee determines that the player is safe to resume play and should do the following:

(#147)
With respect to foot faults, the rules apply similarly regarding placement of  the back wheels of a wheelchair as they do for placement of feet of a standing player.

(#19)
In a doubles match, Team A is ahead at 5-4-1 with Player A1 having served for 4 straight points. Player A2 serves for 2 more points to reach 7-4-2 before losing a rally. It should be side-out, but player A1 serves a second time and wins the next rally while no one recognized the error. The score is now 8-4-2 and player A1 serves again when the referee realizes Player A1 served twice. What is the correct ruling at this point?

(#32)
A player using objectionable or demeaning language directed at another person shall incur a verbal warning, technical warning or a technical foul, depending upon the severity. Once a technical warning has been issued, a second technical warning will result in a technical foul.

(#109) 
Referees may eject or expel players for egregious behavior if the behavior happens during the match.

(#51)
Players may call faults on themselves or line calls to their disadvantage during or after the completion of a rally.

(#162)
If you dropped your server clip during a game, which of the following scenarios would assist you in placing the server clip back over the correct server’s name?

(#89)
The instant after the ball is served, the server is allowed to step on the baseline or court.

(#57)
A player standing outside the non-volley zone (NVZ) volleys the ball, but begins to lose her balance. To prevent stepping into the NVZ, she jumps over the corner of the NVZ and into the out of bounds area, then touches a net post while the ball is still live. A fault should be called.

(#134)
During a rally in an officiated match, a ball a player was carrying in their pocket falls onto the court. The referee should:

(#164)
In which of the following scenarios is it NOT okay for a player to stop a rally?

(#5)
Team A and Team B are both at the NVZ line engaged in an intense firefight. Player A1 smashes a ball at player B1 with the ball sailing out of bounds. The ball did not hit player B1, but in their attempt to spin out of the way, their sunglasses fell off the top of their head and landed in the NVZ. This would result in a fault on Player B1 and Team A would win the rally.

(#161)
During scoresheet reconstruction, if a team’s last side out mark has been placed after a scoring box with an odd number, which player becomes the second server on that team’s next service rotation?

(#8)
While positioned near the far sideline, a standing player serves the ball. The referee is uncertain whether the player's foot was touching the playing surface outside the imaginary extension of the sideline at the moment the ball was served. Before the return of serve, the referee calls for a replay. This would be a valid call by the referee.

(#18)
An injured player requests a medical time-out. Medical personnel arrives and the referee starts the 15-minute period. Medical personnel determine it is necessary to provide treatment off court at another location in the venue. What should the referee do?

(#74)
After a rally has ended, the referee holds up her hand indicating that she is about to call the score. The server then serves the ball before the referee starts to call the score. This is a fault.

(#148)
The rule that made spin serves illegal (4.A.5) states, “the server shall not impart manipulation or spin on the ball with any part of the body immediately prior to the serve.”  This rule applies only to the volley serve since the rules already disallowed imparting upward or downward force on a drop serve.

(#106)
A player steps into the non-volley zone with her right foot and then jumps off the ground to hit a volley.  Her right foot then lands outside the NVZ, but her left foot is still in the air when she volleys. This is a legal volley because only the foot that touches the NVZ is required to reestablish outside the zone before the volley strike.

(#99)
When the Drop Serve is used, after the ball bounces, the server must contact the ball before it ascends higher than waist level.

(#103) 
When a rally is over, a player may appeal an opponent's line call to the referee until what point in time?

(#68)
If the referee or a player stops a rally to correctly identify a player/position error, the rally shall be replayed.

(#98)
When doubles partners disagree on a line call, (one calls the ball "out" and the other calls the ball 'in") either player may appeal to the referee for a ruling. The appeal to the referee can be made AFTER both players have made their line calls.

(#153)
Examples of a hinder include, but are not limited to, which of the following?

(#62)
Per the Officiating Handbook, when is a referee allowed to use "common sense" on judgments made during a match?

(#127)
In a non-officiated match what faults can a player call on an opponent that would result in a replay?

(#132)
In a gold medal match with line judges, a player calls a ball “out”. The line judge shows the blocked signal. The referee is unable to make a call. What should the referee do?

(#13)
In a doubles match, 2 out of 3 games, only one of the four players is present at the 10-minute mark. All of the appropriate notifications were made for second and/or final call. At 10 minutes, both teams are assessed a game forfeit. At the 15-minute mark, three of the four players have not reported, so both teams are assessed a match forfeit. How is the match winner determined?