Referees

In Season 22-23 Irish Squash ran three series of 3 x 45 minute on-line sessions on the Rules of Squash. These will return in season 23-24 but in the meantime you can access them on youtube as referred to below: 

1. Rules 1 to 7: This is a link to a 36-min YouTube video of Session 1.
2. Rules 8, 9 and 10 This is a link to the 31-min Youtube video of Session 2.
3. Rules 11 to 15 This is a link to a 33-min Youtube video of Session 3,

New Irish Squash Policy on playing squash and understanding the rules:

To enhance player safety and enjoyment it is Irish Squash policy to recommend to all squash players that they have a sufficient level of understanding of the Rules of Squash that they would achieve a WSO Level 0 qualification. For those who play competitively it is recommended that they achieve a Level 1 WSO qualification.

Qualified referees to convert to new system:

In agreement with W.S.O. Irish Squash is inviting all referees to visit the WSO Refereeing platform where they can up-date their qualifications in line with the new system as described below. At the beginning of next season a new list of referees will reflect this change.

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 is working with WSO in that regard. The present requirement to have two successful assessments for Level 2 and upwards will continue. 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.

• Rules-of-Singles-Squash-2020
• Referee 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).