[gvttc general] A call for club umpires

[Burair Kothari]

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2017 USATT Rules.pdf
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Dear fellow GVTTC members,

I am writing to invite any interested members to consider becoming official
club umpires. This involves taking the club umpire exam (open book — cost
$10) and passing a free background check after getting the Safe Sport
certification. I can lead a short training session on a Saturday if I have
a few people interested. If you are interested or have further questions
regarding the process please get in touch with me!

I would also like to take this opportunity to clarify the roles and role
differences between a referee and an umpire:

Among other things referee is responsible for:

— the appointment of match officials;
— deciding any question of interpretation of Laws or Regulations, including
the acceptability of clothing, playing equipment and playing conditions;
— taking disciplinary action for misbehaviour or other breaches of
regulations.

The umpire and assistant umpire are match officials appointed by the
referee prior to the match or assigned upon player request for previously
unofficiated matches. The duties of the umpire are:

— checking the acceptability of equipment and playing conditions and
reporting any deficiency to the referee;
— conducting the draw for the choice of serving, receiving and ends;
— deciding whether the requirements of the service law may be relaxed for a
player with physical disability;
— controlling the order of serving, receiving and ends and correcting any
errors therein;
— deciding each rally as a point or a let;
— calling the score, in accordance with specified procedure;
— maintaining the continuity of play;
— taking action for breaches of the advice or behaviour regulations;
—  drawing by lot which player, pair or team shall change their shirt,
should opposing players or teams have a similar shirt and cannot agree
which of them will change.
—  ensuring that only authorised persons are at the playing area.


Please note that in non-umpired matches (like most of our league and
tournament matches), here are the additions to the rules as present in the
attached USATT rules booklet.

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USATT additions – applicable to all US competitions except those sanctioned
by ITTF

4. Playing without an umpire

4.1 Non-umpired matches. The umpire, when one is assigned, is responsible
for ensuring that the match is conducted fairly. The players are equally
responsible for fair play in a match without an umpire. Specifically:

4.2 No “second chances” are allowed. A player will have only one chance to
score a point. The most common situation is where another ball comes into
the playing area during a rally. If a player then strikes the ball (perhaps
a high set up) and misses the shot, the result of that shot must stand; the
player cannot then call a let because s/he was disturbed. S/he took his/her
chance and doesn’t get another one.

4.3 It is both the obligation and prerogative of a player to call all balls
to his/her side, to help the opponent make calls when the opponent requests
it, and to call against him/herself any ball that s/he clearly sees out on
the opponent’s side of the table such as a doubles serve that touches the
wrong side of the receiver’s table.

4.4 Players in a non-umpired match should attempt to resolve problems by
applying the above rules and good sportsmanship.

4.5 Any player in a match has the right to request that the Referee appoint
an umpire for that match.

4.6 For an unresolved dispute, the player should call for an umpire
immediately. Do not continue playing, and complain about it later. That
will not change the result of the game or the match.
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Please note that it is the players’ responsibility to request an umpire in
non- umpired matches, if there is a rules or behavioral issue.

A suggestion I have is that all league directors at minimum take the club
umpire exam. We need a few more good umpires at our club!

Regards,
Burair
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