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24/6/19 I received this email. To date I have not received an answer to my question. Can you advise when I can expect an answer please? Thank you for submitting your question: Server has conduct stroke awarded against him. He loses a point as a result. Does he also lose the serve ie hand out? The administrator will answer and approve the question shortly. You may be notified by email when the question has been answered/changed.

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Can a Referee be replaced during a match if a Player/ Manager makes a request

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I've attempted to find answers to these questions but without success. 1) On service, prior to the ball being struck by the server, MUST the receiver be positioned fully within the neighbouring corner of the court, i.e. on the other side of the half court line to the server, and fully behind the short line? If so, what constitutes fully, could they have one foot beyond the short line for instance? 2) From the moment the server strikes the ball can the receiver strike the ball no matter their position. e.g. The server strikes the ball. The receiver sprints forward and returns the serve, however, at the moment the receiver strikes the ball he is beyond the short line. Is this permissible and if not what should the decision be against the receiver? Thanks in advance.

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can a player pick up the ball after one bounce even if his opponent cannot reach it.

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Squash 57... Rule 12b... Is this the explanation of a 'stroke' ? What would be the Referee's call be when this type of play occurs. Rule 12c appears to be an explanation of a 'let', with the Referee instructed to award a let. Hope you can help Thanks

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Regarding rule 5.7.4, it states "the ball, unless volleyed by the receiver, bounces for the first time in the opposite quarter-court without touching any line; and ". Does the "bounces for the first time" refer to a floor bounce, or does it include bouncing off a side wall before bouncing in the opponents quarter?

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Rule 11.9 What is meant by the phrase a ball touching any article on the court? What is an article?

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What happened to encyclopaedia of around 300+ questions you used to have? Are they archived somewhere and if so can we access them? This new format appears to only have maybe 50 questions in it unless I'm using the search function incorrectly. Can you assist please?

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"Foots Faults are only for recreational players" is a reply on your website to the question what is a Foot Fault? First of all, is this correct? Secondly, why not change the rule for everyone? Third, WHEN did this change and when was this notice put out to the squash community at large? Last, What if a Professional Player is playing in an amateur Open?

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Play Stops when a request for a Let has been made. I see there a few exceptions to this, 5.10 and 8.5 come to mind. What about where striker plays a shot, non-strikers asks for a Let due to access , but the ball hits the nick and rolls out?

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Whats the view on keeping the ball warm? When 2 players prefer different ball conditions, can one player take the ball and roll it under their feet to keep it warm? Can the ball be kept in a "ball warmer" during the 90 sec interval if both players prefer this?

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Why, when press the questions on this site, does the reply "Please fill in an answer" come up?

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Hello! Recently in PSA you can see such situations as on this link at 3:20 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI2X0YPrhO4&feature=youtu.be Where the player during the swing and the shot has minimal interference, but awarded with stroke, even though he formally continued the game by striking the ball into the front wall. As from what i've seen on PSA videos, 5-10 years ago such cases were normally resolved as Let, but now mostly, such cases are awarded with strokes. Are there any changes in rulles or were there any recommendations issued for this matter? Thank you!

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In the latest rules I do not see any reference to which player serves first at the beginning of the second and subsequent games. I think previous rules stated this as being the winner of the previous game, but I do not see that in the 2019 rules. Have I missed something?

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When a player asks for a let, and the referee makes the call, do appeals go to the marker, or are appeals not possible?

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I hit the ball which hits the front wall and itrebounds through my legs. My opponent is too far away or has possibly fallen down to have any chance of playing it. Is it a stroke to him or a point to me?

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My racquet accidentally leaves my hand during play and hits the floor. Point for opponent (stroke?) or let? Thanks.

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If an opponent is having trouble getting to the ball to make good a return and dives and then slides along the floor in fairly close proximity to the other player, is that regarded as causing disruption or interference on the court, and does the other player have a right to call a let and receive a let in those circumstances?

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What is the minimum temperature needs to maintain inside the squash court while playing in an Air conditioned Court

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Regarding rules 8.1.4 and 8.11, 'freedom to strike the ball to any part of the front wall', does this include a right to hit the ball via a side wall (i.e. boast) to any part of the front wall (or, is my right limited to direct trajectories to the front wall)? For example, let's assume the referee agrees that my opponent is blocking a legitimate boast pathway to the front wall, I am in position to hit the boast shot and I could indeed make the boast shot (if only my opponent wasn't blocking this pathway). If I were to request "let please", do the rules allow the referee to correctly rule "no let" and, if so, on what basis? Thank you

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