Referees

Referee Induction: New WSO Referee Qualifying system:

Assistance for qualified referees to changeover to new system:

Already qualified referees are invited to a 45 minute information session to discuss their current needs and how Irish Squash proposes to manage the change-over from the ‘old’ Irish Squash Grades to the new WSO Levels which become mandatory eventually. These will be held online at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, December 5 and Tuesday, December 6 so just come along to whichever one suits. Refereeing Secretary, Lee Healy will be in contact with our current referees about this.

Assistance for players on the Referee Qualification path:

In response to requests for help with the new World Squash Officiating (WSO) referee qualification system, Irish Squash is providing a one-hour online session over the coming months. Following the successful October and November sessions the next on will be held on Monday, December 12 at 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. that will talk participants through:

1. Rules Overview
2. Marker and Referee Calls
3. Interference
4. WSO Platform

You can register on SportyHQ here and refereeing secretary Lee Healy (refereeingsecretary@irishsquash.com) will send the session link nearer the date.

World Squash Officiating refereeing platform:

The refereeing arm of World Squash, has designed a very attractive and useful website to provide online referee education, training and certification. You will be able to move through the stages of your squash refereeing journey – from the introductory Level 0, to Level 1 (equivalent to previous Irish Squash Club Grade), on to Level 2 (Tournament Grade) then Level 3 (National) and even higher if you have the appetite for it!  (Access the WSO Refereeing Platform here)

The higher levels (from Level 2 onwards) will still require appraisals by WSO assessors and Irish Squash will be working with WSO in that regard. We are delighted to again have the experience of  Joe Ruddy and Brian Williams to help with mentoring emerging referees with help from current Irish Squash Refereeing Secretary, Lee Healy. 

All currently qualified referees are invited to sign up to the WSO website, check out what’s on offer, especially the ‘Learning’ path and complete the qualifications as far as you can get!

Irish Squash will cover the fee for all members who pass the Level 1 assessment.  Simply contact the refereeing secretary (refereeingsecretary@irishsquash.com) for a voucher before you proceed to pay for the qualification (on the website you have to ‘Pass’ before you pay). 

Good refereeing adds to the enjoyment of competitive squash. The resources below will help in that regard.

• Squash Rules 2020
• Vertical Score Sheet
• Checklist for Interference (Rule 8)
• Rule 15 – Conduct
• Check out some Refereeing Quizzes here to practise your understanding of the rules and to prepare for assessments. This is an external link to www.squashref.org
• Audible Obscenity – Or how to deal with ‘The F Word’.

Current Referees: 

The table below is the most up-to-date list of qualified and active referees so if you believe you should be included and are not, or if you believe your qualification to be inaccurate please contact the Refereeing Secretary (email above).