Marker’s Calls - What would YOU say?
Sometimes it’s not what you say, but the way you say it...
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Player A smashes the ball into the tin. |
Not up |
Down |
Hard Luck |
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The ball just clips the top red line on the side-wall. |
Out |
Out of Court |
Nothing |
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Player A serves just below the service line. |
Down |
Fault |
Stop |
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You notice that Player B isn’t quite ready as Player A goes to serve. |
Time |
Stop |
Wake up down there |
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Player A’s feet are on the service box lines as he serves. |
Nothing |
Foot Fault |
Fault |
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At 7-7 in the fifth Player A serves and wins the rally. |
8-7, game and match ball |
8-7, match ball |
8, match ball, 7 |
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At 7-8 down in the fifth Player A serves and wins the rally. Player B asks for one. |
8-all, match ball |
8-all, set one, match ball |
8-all, no set, match ball |
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At 2-6 down Player A serves and loses the rally. |
Hand out, 6-2 |
Service over, 6-2 |
Hand out, 7-2 |
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The players are ready to play in the XYZ championships. |
XYZ champs, best of 5 games, so-and-so serving, love-all, play |
XYZ champs, best of 5 games, first game, so-and-so serving, love-all. |
XYZ champs, so-and-so serving, so-and-so receiving, best of 5 games, love-all. |
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Player A asks for a let, and you decide to give him one. |
Yes let |
Play a Let |
Let ball |
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Player A asks for a let, but you decide not to give him one. |
No let |
No |
No way |
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Player A asks for a let, and you award a stroke. |
Yes, stroke |
Stroke away |
Stroke to A |
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Player A hits the ball up just after it’s bounced a second time. |
Not up |
Down |
Shot, George |
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Player A hits the ball out of the back corner, probably twice. |
Double hit |
Not up |
Nothing |
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Player A argues about a decision once too often, and you decide to warn him. |
Shut your gob |
Conduct warning to A, for ... |
Public warning to A, for ... |
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Player A is just about to whack the ball up Player B’s bum ... |
STOP!!! |
Go on, give it to him |
Ouch |
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Players carry on, not having heard you call a ball down |
Time |
Stop |
Oi – pack it in |
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Player A wins the first game and is about to serve ... |
A leads one game to love, love all |
B trails one game to love, love all |
A leads 1-0, A to serve, love all |
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The players have been knocking up for 2 ½ minutes |
Change sides, please |
Half time |
Nothing |
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Player A serves and wins the rally at 9-9 in the 5th |
10-9, game and match to A ... |
10-9, match to A ... |
Mine’s a lager |
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