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Duties and Procedures 2014 (English)

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retrieved. If there is any reasonable possibility that such a ball could have been played, then the player must be given the benefit of the doubt. b If the call is corrected from "Good" to "Out", then the point is ended, and there is no hindrance. c If a foot fault call is made before the server hits the ball, a Let should be played. 2 Outside hindrance If a player is hindered by anything not within his/her control (a ball rolling onto the court, a paper blowing onto the court, etc.) during play or during his/her service motion, the point should be replayed. Crowd noise, "out" calls from spectators and other similar distractions are not considered a hindrance and the point should stand as played. 3 Player hinders opponent If a player hinders his/her opponent it can be ruled involuntary or deliberate. a When a player has created an involuntary hindrance (ball falling out of pocket, hat falling off, etc.), the first time the point should be replayed and the player should be told that any such hindrance thereafter will be ruled deliberate. b Any hindrance caused by a player that is ruled deliberate will result in the loss of a point. Q CONTINUOUS PLAY/DELAY OF GAME A maximum of twenty (20) seconds shall elapse from the moment the ball goes out of play until the time the ball is struck for the next point, except at a ninety (90) second changeover or a one hundred and twenty (120) second set break. The procedures for enforcing this rule are as follows: 1 Twenty (20) Second Rule a Start stopwatch when the player is ordered to play or when the ball goes out of play. b Assess Time Violation or Code Violation if the ball is not struck for the next point within the twenty (20) seconds allowed. There is no time warning prior to the expiration of the twenty (20) seconds. 2 Changeover (Ninety (90) Seconds) and Set Break (One Hundred and Twenty (120) Seconds) a Start stopwatch the moment the ball goes out of play. b Announce "Time" after sixty (60)/ninety (90) seconds have elapsed. c Announce "15 seconds" if one or both of the players are still at their chairs and/or have not started toward their playing positions after seventy-five (75)/one hundred and five (105) seconds have elapsed. d Assess Time Violation or Code Violation (after medical time-out or treatment) if the ball is not struck for the next point within the ninety (90)/one hundred and twenty (120) seconds allowed provided there has been no interference which prevented the server from serving within that time. 3 Receiver not playing to the reasonable pace of the server. a Start stopwatch the moment the ball goes out of play or when the player is ordered to play. 24

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