Interesting and Sometimes Mis-Interpreted Rules
By: Angelo Batistatos – Rules Ambassador
Technical Fouls
RULES | SITUATION | CORRECT RULING |
| 3.17 Technical Fouls and Warnings | Referee is empowered to assess technical foul (point deduction) on players being overtly abusive | Yes. Depending on the seriousness of the infraction, the referee may give warning before a second offense warrants the technical. |
| Continuous abusive behavior or failure to begin play after a technical is grounds for match forfeiture | Yes | |
| Actions that can lead to technical fouls: Profanity | One point deduction (player/team may start with negative points if technical assessed prior to start of game). | |
| Actions that can lead to technical fouls: Profanity | One point deduction (player/team may start with negative points if technical assessed prior to start of game). | |
| Actions that can lead to technical fouls: Profanity, Excessive Arguing | One point deduction (player/team may start with negative points if technical assessed prior to start of game). | |
| Actions that can lead to technical fouls: Excessive Hard Striking of Ball, | One point deduction (player/team may start with negative points if technical assessed prior to start of game). | |
| Actions that can lead to technical fouls: Slamming Racquet/Door, | One point deduction (player/team may start with negative points if technical assessed prior to start of game). | |
| Actions that can lead to technical fouls: Any Action that may Result in Damage to Court or Injury to other Player(s), | One point deduction (player/team may start with negative points if technical assessed prior to start of game). | |
| Actions that can lead to technical fouls: Intentional Front Line Foot Fault to Negate Bad Lob Serve, | One point deduction (player/team may start with negative points if technical assessed prior to start of game). | |
| Actions that can lead to technical fouls: Anything the Referee considers Unsportsmanlike Behavior. | One point deduction (player/team may start with negative points if technical assessed prior to start of game). | |
Delay of game technical fouls: Taking too much time to dry court | For these actions, a warning is recommended since most players may not know the rule. A technical should then be assessed on subsequent infractions. | |
| Delay of game technical fouls: exceeding time for timeouts and between games, | For these actions, a warning is recommended since most players may not know the rule. A technical should then be assessed on subsequent infractions. | |
| Delay of game technical fouls: calling timeout during service motion | For these actions, a warning is recommended since most players may not know the rule. A technical should then be assessed on subsequent infractions. | |
| Delay of game technical fouls: taking more than 10 seconds to serve or be ready to receive serve. | For these actions, a warning is recommended since most players may not know the rule. A technical should then be assessed on subsequent infractions. | |
| Delay of game technical fouls: Excessive questioning of rules or referee’s call | For these actions, a warning is recommended since most players may not know the rule. A technical should then be assessed on subsequent infractions. | |
| Delay of game technical fouls: Calling timeout during service motion | For these actions, a warning is recommended since most players may not know the rule. A technical should then be assessed on subsequent infractions. | |
| A technical foul automatically gives serve to offender’s opponent | No. Issuing a technical has no effect on who serves when play resumes. |
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