Referee Test

(#132)
A player’s paddle breaks during pre-match warm up.  He doesn’t have a spare and asks if he can go to the vendor area to purchase a new paddle.  What is your response?

(#9)
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?

(#103)
Imparting spin during the release of the ball prior to striking the ball to serve is a fault and applies to both the volley serve and the drop serve.

(#143)
A hinder is defined as any physical actions by a player that are not common to the game that, in the judgment of the referee, may interfere with the opponent’s ability or concentration to hit the ball.

(#155)
The score has been called and the server has started his service motion.  Just after the server makes contact with the ball, the receiver calls time-out.  What does the referee do?

(#113)
In a 2 out of 3 game match, Team A wins the first game 11-7. During game 2, Team A is losing 9-2 and is assessed a rule-based match forfeit. What score(s) should be recorded on the scoresheet?

(#164)
A player may legally break the plane of the net to hit a ball after the ball has bounced on that player’s side of the net and traveled back across the net plane to the opponent’s side.

(#67) 
After game 1, Team A receives a technical foul. Team B will start serving game 2 with a score of "1-0-2".  The starting server for Team B should start the game serving from the left-hand court.

(#7)
If the referee calls a player for a questionable serve that does not land in the correct service court, what is the appropriate action for the referee to take?

(#114)
In a 2 out of 3 match, Team A wins the first game 11-7. During game 2, Team A is losing 9-2 and elects to retire. What score(s) should be recorded on the scoresheet?

(#57)
A player is hitting a two-handed stroke (where both hands are in contact with the paddle) when his right hand is hit by the ball below the wrist. The ball is still in play.

(#52)
Per the Officiating Handbook, when is a referee allowed to use "common sense" on judgments made during a match?

(#26)
When a time-out is called, the referee should advise all players to place their paddles on the court.

(#115)
At what point in time can a player/team withdraw from a match?

(#10) (New in 2024)
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?

(#131)
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 switch ends at 6 points into game 3?

(#100) 
Referees may eject or expel players for egregious behavior if the behavior happens during the match.

(#118)
In a non-officiated match what faults can a player call on an opponent that would result in a replay?

(#76)
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?

(#157)
After a point is removed or awarded for a technical foul, the player or team losing or awarded the point must move on their own to the correct position(s) that reflect their score.

(#66)
The rules allow for a "game forfeit" under certain conditions. In a 2-out-of-3 match, if a player takes a valid medical time-out and cannot continue play after the time limit has ended, a game forfeit shall be declared.

(#28)
The net posts (including connected wheels, net post legs, arms, or other support construction) are positioned out of bounds. It is a fault if a player contacts the net post while the ball is live.

(#27) 
During the mid-game, end change time-out, coaching is allowed.

(#171)
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.

(#46) 
The server may start their service motion during the calling of the score. The server may NOT serve the ball until the score has been completely called.

(#38) 
Any decision or ruling by a referee, including a judgment call, may be appealed by a player to the head referee or tournament director.

(#91) 
It is a fault if a wheelchair player does not return the ball before it bounces 3 times. The first bounce must be in the court, but the locations of the remaining bounces are not specified.

(#3)
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?

(#44) 
At the beginning of the service motion, both feet must be behind the baseline and the imaginary extension of the baseline.

(#24)
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.

(#79)
The instant after the ball is served, the server is allowed to step on the baseline or court.

(#160)
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?

(#123)
In a doubles match a player hits a ball close to the opponent’s sideline. After the ball bounces the opponent calls the ball “out” and the opponent’s partner says “good shot”. The referee is unable to make a call upon appeal. Which of the following statements is correct?

(#94) 
When a rally is over, a player may appeal an opponent's line call to the referee until what point in time?

(#97)
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.

(#12)
The event-provided starting server form of identification must be worn:

(#128)
In a match with line judges, what line(s) are the players responsible for calling on the serve?

(#153)
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?

(#13)
Any player may indicate "Not Ready" prior to the start of the score being called.

(#83) 
When using the Drop Serve, the server may not impart any upward or downward force when the ball is released.

(#4)
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:

(#1)
The server’s partner (A2) lines up at the NVZ for the serve. A2 volleys the third shot in the rally for a winner. In a non-officiated match, can the receiving team enforce a fault against Team A since they violated the two-bounce rule?

(#11)
If a served ball touches the net and then hits the receiver's partner, who is clearly standing outside of receiver's service area, what is the call?

(#141)
Player A1 is serving with a score of 7-8-1. Player B1 returns the serve into the net, telling A1 that the ball needs to be replaced. A1 collects the ball and, in agreement with B1, but before showing the ball to the referee, stomps on the ball, crushing it. The referee issues a Technical Warning on A1 for ball abuse. Player A1 then yells a profane word loud enough for spectators to hear. The referee issues another TW on A1. When play resumes, who is serving and what score should the referee call?

(#106)
If the wrong score is called, any player may stop play before the return of serve to correct the score.

(#89)
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.

(#126
During a rally in an officiated match, a ball a player was carrying in their pocket falls onto the court. The referee should:

(#30)
Once the game has begun, except during time-outs, any communication between a player and any person not on the court, if determined by the referee to be coaching, shall result in either a verbal warning or technical warning to the offending player or team.

(#144)
A distraction is defined as any transient element or occurrence not caused by a player that adversely impacts play, not including permanent objects.

(#112)
If a paddle violation is identified after the match has started, the player or team forfeit all matches started and already played.

(#90)
When the Drop Serve is used, after the ball bounces, the server must contact the ball before it ascends higher than waist level.

(#64)
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.

(#58)
If the referee or a player stops a rally to correctly identify a player/position error, the rally shall be replayed.

(#135)
The top of the net should be 34” high in the center and 36” high - measured where?

(#146)
Examples of a distraction may include, but are not limited to, which of the following?

(#159)
In matches involving line judges, a line judge who believes the wrong server served should clasp two arms together above their head.

(#35)
When a player throws their paddle, depending on the level of severity, a verbal warning, technical warning or technical foul may be given to the offender.

(#167)
In a match with passive line judges, what is the proper line call and appeal progression?

(#138)
Because a player can become not ready up until the moment you begin calling the score, you should start your score call while looking at the receiver and move your eyes to the server as you call the score (in time to watch the service motion and foot placement).

(#158)
A team forfeits game one of a best-of-three match due to a late arrival.  If that team receives a technical warning in game two, the result shall be a match forfeit.

(#42)
The definition of a verbal warning is:  A referee’s warning of a behavioral violation. A single verbal warning may be issued to each team once per match regardless of a technical warning or technical foul having already been issued to that team.

(#84)
When a server uses the Drop Serve, the receiver may call for a replay if they did not see the release of the ball. The "call for a replay" must happen before the receiver returns the serve.

(#87) 
When a player uses 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.

(#93)
A referee may immediately call a distraction fault on a player during a rally.

(#2)
A heavy wind causes a ball to roll down the billowed side of the net before it bounces. Which of the following statements are correct?

(#36)
Any ball that cannot be called "out" must be presumed to be "in."

(#127)
A referee is empowered to charge a verbal warning to each team (each player in a singles match) once per match, provided that team has not previously been issued a technical warning or a technical foul.

(172)
A player, who has the use of both hands, rolls the ball off the paddle face to execute a volley serve. All other requirements of the serve were met and the served ball lands in bounds. The referee should call a fault for an illegal serve.

(#70) 
In non-officiated play, the server's partner may call the score if the server is unable to call the score.

(#60) 
If a player makes an initial "out" line call and then (out of good sportsmanship) asks for the opponent's opinion, which of the following are true? (Assume no referee overrule)

(#61)
During a rally, Player A's hat flies off his head and is headed toward the ground. Which statement below is false?

(#25)
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)

(#80)
In 2-out-of-3 matches, 3 technical warnings ("3 strikes") equates to a game forfeit. In a single game to 15, the game forfeit is the same as the match forfeit.

(#71) 
After the rally has ended, if a line judge shows the blocked signal, the referee may immediately make a call if they clearly saw the ball land. The referee must wait for a player appeal before the remaining line judges may be asked to make a call.

(#130)
Team B is down 0-9-2 and hits the serve into the net. Side out.  The server for team B angrily throws his paddle across the court into the net and calls time-out.  You call a technical foul.  The score is now 10-0-1.  When play resumes after the time-out, who should be serving for Team A and from which side?