Referee Procedures Flashcards
Duties of the Referee
Who is the final authority on all questions of tennis law?
The Referee
What are six characteristics and qualities of a successful Referee.
a. Knowledge of The ITA Rules and their implementation.
b. How ITA rules differ from ITF rules.
c. The ability to listen and converse in a conversational manner and not authoritarian.
d. Attentive to details
e. A calm demeanor in all situations
f. Understanding that it is not your fault, but your problem.
Referee Procedures: Dual Match-
Referee location
a. The Referee serves as an on-court official, therefore placement on the courts is important.
b. The Referee should be as centrally located as possible.
c. If in the chair, select the court most effective for overseeing the majority of the matches.
Referee Procedures: Dual Match–
Referee Visibility
a. An off-court Referee should be visible to all players, coaches, and other officials throughout the match.
Referee Procedures: Dual Match–
a. Certify with the officials that the correct players are on the correct court.
b. Ensure that the scoring devices and scoreboards are kept current.
c. Attend to medical and bleeding time outs as necessary.
d. Determine the application and penalty of carryover Code Violations.
e. Monitor Behavior of players, coaches, DPAs, Bench Players, and Spectators and access warnings/point penalties as needed
Referee duties during a dual match- Who does the Referee monitor during a match?
It is the job of the Referee to monitor the players, coach, DPA, bench player and spectator behavior and access caution/official warnings/point penalties as needed.
Referee duties: Following the completion of doubles, the Referee does the following:
a) within two minutes, the Referee should secure and distribute changes to the singles lineup, if any.
b) Communicate the lineup changes to the announcer and Sports Information Director (SID).
c) Utilize the same procedures for lineup changes as courts become available when playing on fewer than six courts.
Who is the official timekeeper between the doubles and singles matches?
a) the Referee is the official timekeeper and makes an attempt to find a player if they are not on the court with one minute remaining before the start of the singles match.
If there are several officials, who should be the officiating for the final remaining match?
If the Referee is not the sole official for the dual match, a good practice is for the Referee not to be the acting official on the last singles match of the dual match, especially if it is the deciding match.
What is the procedure when a Referee is called to a court to give a ruling: Five items are required.
a) Go to the on-court official and get all the facts they used that led them to make the decision.
b) Ask player/coach for their version and if they would like to add anything to what the on-court official stated.
c) If necessary, get more information from the opposing player/coach.
d) Based on what you heard (you cannot substitute your facts for the on-court official’s), make a decision and explain it if necessary.
e. Ge play restarted.
