Chair Umpire Procedures

Question 1

Chair Umpire Equipment (seven items)

Answer 1

Required Equipment
a) Stopwatch
b) Tape Measure
c) Flipping Coin
d) Pencils
e) Sunscreen and Sunglasses (if needed)
f) Plastic ties (for repairing broken nets)
g) Appropriate (ITA, conference, NCAA, etc.

Question 2

Chair Umpire Meeting with Referee (Agenda)

Answer 2

a) Match Format
b) Time allowed for a bathroom break
c) Scoring devices in use (electronic, flip cards, PDA,, scorecard, etc.)
d) Required radio reporting if being used (information to be conveyed, frequency, etc.)

Question 3

Chair Umpire Meeting

Answer 3

a) Check the layout of the courts.
b) Locate the bathrooms
c) Receive your match assignment(s) and match balls from the Referee

Question 4

Chair Umpire: Court Preparation

Answer 4

a) Install or remove singles sticks as needed.
b) Check the height and tension of the net.
c) Clear the court of all old balls, used towels and trash.
d) Open the can of balls and check the balls are in good condition (good pressure, don’t rattle, etc).

Question 5

Chair Umpire: Pre-Match (Three items; set up)

Answer 5

a) Make sure that the right players are on your court. Get Referee if they are the incorrect players
b) Learn how to pronounce the players’ names.
c) Move to the center court, facing the players’ chairs with the balls and coin in hand.

Question 6

Chair Umpire: Center Court Meeting with Players

Answer 6

a) Remind players to make sure that their opponent and the I (Chair Umpire) can hear their calls.
b) I will overrule incorrect out calls and service lets.
c) I will not overrule upon appeal.
d) I will only call lets for balls coming in if I see you are endangered.
e) You may call a let for other balls that come into the playing area.
f) Any questions?

Question 7

Chair Umpire: Center Court Meeting with Players

Answer 7

a) Ask either player to call the toss
b) Player should select choice before the toss.
c) Toss the coin
d) Announce the result with your arm in the direction of the player who won the toss.
e) Say to the winner of the toss, “Your Choice”
f) Choice: serve or receive; end/defer
g) Repeat the choice to make sure you heard correctly
h) Turn to the other player to get their choice.
i) Hand the balls to the players and pick up your coin.

Question 8

Chair Umpire: After Toss and Choices

Answer 8

a) Announce the result of the toss

Question 9

Chair Umpire: How are the players introduced and referred to during the match.

Answer 9

a) After the introduction of the servers, the players be referred to by the school they represent rather than by their individual names.

Question 10

Chair Umpire: During the Match

Answer 10

Just before the server serves, check the receiver to make sure they are ready.

Question 11

Chair Umpire: During the Point

Answer 11

a) Track the ball until it lands.
b) Immediately overrule or confirm close out calls.

Question 12

If a ball hit a permanent fixture the chair’s response is:

Answer 12

a) Out
b) Permanent fixtures are: ceiling of an indoor facility, the net or netpost outside the singles stick.

Question 13

If a ball bounces twice before the player returns the ball, the chair’s response is:

Answer 13

Not up; Focus on the ball and not the racquet.

Question 14

If a ball touches a player while still in play the chair’s response is:

Answer 14

Touch

Question 15

If the ball goes though the net, the chair’s response is:

Answer 15

Through

Question 16

If the ball is hit by a player before it crosses the net, the chair’s response is:

Answer 16

Foul Shot

Question 17

If a player touches the net or the opponent’s side of the court while the ball is in play, the chair’s response is:

Answer 17

Touch

Question 18

If a player deliberately makes a double hit, the chair’s response is:

Answer 18

Foul Shot

Question 19

If the ball hits the player’s racquet when it is not in the hand of the player, the chair’s response is:

Answer 19

Foul Shot

Question 20

If a ball rolls onto the court during play AND the player does not se it AND the ball may potentially endanger the player, the Chair’s response is:

Answer 20

Let; Replay the point

Question 21

Endangerment lets unseen by the player are the only times an official should stop play for a ball coming onto court from an adjacent court. True or False?

Answer 21

True

Question 22

Balls that roll along the back fence/ curtain or up along the net should not be called as a let by the official; the players should be the one to call these. True or False

Answer 22

True

Question 23

When a player intentionally hinders the opponent, the chair should do what?