New You Be The Official Quiz

[woodrow1029]

Here we go:

1. You are the chair umpire. Player A hits a hard shot right at Player B who is at the net. Player B, with his back to you, hits the ball back over the net. Player A stops playing and says the ball hit Player B's arm and not the racket. You couldn't tell because Player B had his back to you.

A. Player A's point
B. Player B's point
C. Replay the point because you couldn't tell

2. Player A is losing 6-4, 5-0. He has already received a Code Violation warning, and point penalty. Then, after losing a point, he turns to the line umpire that just made a close call and says "F*ck you." Should you:

A. Call the supervisor to the court to recommend an immediate default.
B. Issue a code violation, game penalty since he is one game from defeat.

3. Player A is running to retrieve a drop shot. When he gets to the ball, it really looks to you like he got to it before it bounced the second time. Player B stops and says, "NO WAY! That bounced twice!" You explain that in your judgment, he got to it in time. Player A then says, It bounced twice. I didn't get to it.

A. Player B's point since Player A admitted he didn't get it in time?
B. You need to ask Player A if he is actually conceding the point, or just telling the opponent that the chair umpire made a mistake.

4. Player is in his service motion on his second serve, and just before he hits the ball, the baseline umpire calls FOOT FAULT. The player catches his toss.

A. First Serve
B. Second Serve
C. Receiver's point

5. In a doubles match (A/B vs. C/D) during the tiebreak, the score reaches 3-3. The players switch sides. Player B serves the next point. After the point, you realize that Player A should have served. Who serves the next time it's their turn to serve? A or B?

 

[TenniseaWilliams]

These are hard.

1.B
2.A
3.B
4.C
5.B

 

[Drop Shot 11]

Here we go:

1. You are the chair umpire. Player A hits a hard shot right at Player B who is at the net. Player B, with his back to you, hits the ball back over the net. Player A stops playing and says the ball hit Player B's arm and not the racket. You couldn't tell because Player B had his back to you.

A. Player A's point
B. Player B's point
C. Replay the point because you couldn't tell

2. Player A is losing 6-4, 5-0. He has already received a Code Violation warning, and point penalty. Then, after losing a point, he turns to the line umpire that just made a close call and says "F*ck you." Should you:

A. Call the supervisor to the court to recommend an immediate default.
B. Issue a code violation, game penalty since he is one game from defeat.

3. Player A is running to retrieve a drop shot. When he gets to the ball, it really looks to you like he got to it before it bounced the second time. Player B stops and says, "NO WAY! That bounced twice!" You explain that in your judgment, he got to it in time. Player A then says, It bounced twice. I didn't get to it.

A. Player B's point since Player A admitted he didn't get it in time?
B. You need to ask Player A if he is actually conceding the point, or just telling the opponent that the chair umpire made a mistake.

4. Player is in his service motion on his second serve, and just before he hits the ball, the baseline umpire calls FOOT FAULT. The player catches his toss.

A. First Serve
B. Second Serve
C. Receiver's point

5. In a doubles match (A/B vs. C/D) during the tiebreak, the score reaches 3-3. The players switch sides. Player B serves the next point. After the point, you realize that Player A should have served. Who serves the next time it's their turn to serve? A or B?

1.) B
2.) B
3.) B
4.) A
5.) B

 

[Solat]

B for every q

 

[Blake0]

1 B
2 A
3 A
4 B
5 B

 

[Chase]

CBBCB.

love these btw woodrow

 

[bumfluff]

1. B
2. A
3. A
4. A
5. B

With Q2, the way I looked at it is that there wouldn't be repercussions for the player if you only gave a game penalty so you should get them defaulted to ensure that they pay the price.

 

[woodrow1029]

Anyone else want to try before I give the answers? I will leave it up for a little while longer

 

[Nellie]

These are only my opinion without any bases in the rules:
1. B - I think that call is B's to make, and you (ref) cannot.
2. A - default since a default may have effects beyond the match
3. A - seems like player A is conceding the point, so there is no need to ask.
4. C - Receiver's point. A foot fault occurs if (after the feet are at rest, but before the server strikes the ball) either foot touches the baseline.
5. A - points in good faith stand, and according to the rules, you switch servers.

 

[trenzterra]

i would say BBAAB

 

[trenzterra]

oops i meant A on the last one, got confused there

 

[Mike Cottrill]

Like a high school test..
All B's

 

[Kostas]

These are only my opinion without any bases in the rules:
1. B - I think that call is B's to make, and you (ref) cannot.
2. A - default since a default may have effects beyond the match
3. A - seems like player A is conceding the point, so there is no need to ask.
4. C - Receiver's point. A foot fault occurs if (after the feet are at rest, but before the server strikes the ball) either foot touches the baseline.
5. A - points in good faith stand, and according to the rules, you switch servers.

I disagree with 4. The server never struck the ball... What if you make a bad toss - say you toss it 3 feet INTO the court and step in to catch it like alot of players do...is that a fault?

For the rest:

1. B
2. A - because A-holes suck
3. Seems like both of these are the same...but either way I think Player B gets the point.
4. Above
5. If there's an order mistake the point stands and you resume your normal order I believe so I think player B serves next.

 

[woodrow1029]

I disagree with 4. The server never struck the ball... What if you make a bad toss - say you toss it 3 feet INTO the court and step in to catch it like alot of players do...is that a fault?

For the rest:

1. B
2. A - because A-holes suck
3. Seems like both of these are the same...but either way I think Player B gets the point.
4. Above
5. If there's an order mistake the point stands and you resume your normal order I believe so I think player B serves next.

So what do you think the answer is for 4? First or second serve?

 

[jrod]

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. A
5. B

I think....?

 

[Kostas]

So what do you think the answer is for 4? First or second serve?

Oh sorry...2nd serve I would guess.

 

[saeta119]

I'd have to say

BBAAB

 

[woodrow1029]

Here we go:

1. You are the chair umpire. Player A hits a hard shot right at Player B who is at the net. Player B, with his back to you, hits the ball back over the net. Player A stops playing and says the ball hit Player B's arm and not the racket. You couldn't tell because Player B had his back to you.

A. Player A's point
B. Player B's point
C. Replay the point because you couldn't tell

In an officiated match, it is the chair umpire's responsibility to call all touches, foul shots, not up's, etc. If the chair umpire doesn't see it hit the player's body, and the player doesn't admit and conceed the point, then it is assumed it hit the racket. Had Player A said anything and play continued, Player B would still win the point on a Hindrance call.

2. Player A is losing 6-4, 5-0. He has already received a Code Violation warning, and point penalty. Then, after losing a point, he turns to the line umpire that just made a close call and says "F*ck you." Should you:

A. Call the supervisor to the court to recommend an immediate default.
B. Issue a code violation, game penalty since he is one game from defeat.

This is a default situation and the supervisor should be called to the court. By issuing a game penalty, that game penalty and a fine are the only repercussions. When a player is defaulted, for a reason other than delay of game, the player loses all of his ranking points and prize money for that week in addition to a monetary fine.

3. Player A is running to retrieve a drop shot. When he gets to the ball, it really looks to you like he got to it before it bounced the second time. Player B stops and says, "NO WAY! That bounced twice!" You explain that in your judgment, he got to it in time. Player A then says, It bounced twice. I didn't get to it.

A. Player B's point since Player A admitted he didn't get it in time?
B. You need to ask Player A if he is actually conceding the point, or just telling the opponent that the chair umpire made a mistake.

As said in Question 1, this call is the chair umpire's responsibility. The player can tell his opponent the umpire screwed up, but is not obligated to conceed the point at that time. The chair umpire must ask if the player is actually conceding the point.

4. Player is in his service motion on his second serve, and just before he hits the ball, the baseline umpire calls FOOT FAULT. The player catches his toss.

A. First Serve
B. Second Serve
C. Receiver's point

A foot fault cannot occur until the ball is actually struck. When the line umpire called foot fault before the player struck the ball, the line umpire caused a hindrance during the service motion, and a First Serve is awarded.

5. In a doubles match (A/B vs. C/D) during the tiebreak, the score reaches 3-3. The players switch sides. Player B serves the next point. After the point, you realize that Player A should have served. Who serves the next time it's their turn to serve? A or B?

Since the error occured after the second point of that team's unit in the tiebreak, Player A would serve the next 2 points for that team, and the order would remain as altered. Had the error occured on the first point of the unit, the order would be corrected immediately. As said by other posters, all points played in good faith stand.

 

[RoddickAce]

B
A
B
A
A

?

 

[RoddickAce]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I GOT IT RIGHT, but clicked the post button 1 minute late darn...

 

[Blake0]

1 B
2 A
3 A
4 B
5 B

Aw 3 wrong

Didn't do so well

 

[woodrow1029]

Aw 3 wrong

Didn't do so well

That's alright. These were NOT easy ones..

 

[saeta119]

from questions 2 and 3 I'm glad the rules are not all black or white, there's room for error and correction.
The supervisor may allow play to continue or not, and the judge allows player A to decide on his options.

 

[Cindysphinx]

Here we go:

1. You are the chair umpire. Player A hits a hard shot right at Player B who is at the net. Player B, with his back to you, hits the ball back over the net. Player A stops playing and says the ball hit Player B's arm and not the racket. You couldn't tell because Player B had his back to you.

A. Player A's point
B. Player B's point
C. Replay the point because you couldn't tell

2. Player A is losing 6-4, 5-0. He has already received a Code Violation warning, and point penalty. Then, after losing a point, he turns to the line umpire that just made a close call and says "F*ck you." Should you:

A. Call the supervisor to the court to recommend an immediate default.
B. Issue a code violation, game penalty since he is one game from defeat.

3. Player A is running to retrieve a drop shot. When he gets to the ball, it really looks to you like he got to it before it bounced the second time. Player B stops and says, "NO WAY! That bounced twice!" You explain that in your judgment, he got to it in time. Player A then says, It bounced twice. I didn't get to it.

A. Player B's point since Player A admitted he didn't get it in time?
B. You need to ask Player A if he is actually conceding the point, or just telling the opponent that the chair umpire made a mistake.

4. Player is in his service motion on his second serve, and just before he hits the ball, the baseline umpire calls FOOT FAULT. The player catches his toss.

A. First Serve
B. Second Serve
C. Receiver's point

5. In a doubles match (A/B vs. C/D) during the tiebreak, the score reaches 3-3. The players switch sides. Player B serves the next point. After the point, you realize that Player A should have served. Who serves the next time it's their turn to serve? A or B?

Haven't seen the answers; will probably get them all wrong (again!).

B
A
B
A
B

 

[Cindysphinx]

Oh . . .

:bursts into tears:

I was all over it until the last one. Which is the one a player in an unofficiated match ought to know, because that sort of thing does happen.

I am crushed.

 

[PeppermintMocha]

B
A
B
B
B

I guess I got the last two wrong. And yeah, the last one would actually be the only thing that could happen to me during a match.

 

[Nellie]

Woody - Quick question. I totally understand 4, but I wanted to make sure. From my understanding, a foot fault is called (after contact) if the server moved into the court and then moved back out prior to contact, so the foot fault occurs if contact occurs at anytime during the serving motion (ending in the serve).

 

[woodrow1029]

B
A
B
B
B

I guess I got the last two wrong. And yeah, the last one would actually be the only thing that could happen to me during a match.

what do you mean it is the only thing that could happen in a match?

 

[PeppermintMocha]

what do you mean it is the only thing that could happen in a match?

I mean the only thing that could happen to _me_ in a match, as my tournament matches are unofficated.