2023 | 406 | 11.H. Items on the Court. | Passed | Passed. 1) simple editorial change | View Details |
2023 | 405 | 3.A.6. Distraction | Failed | Failed. 1) Doesn't significantly improve the rule 2) The proposed rule is written from the perspective of a player, but a distraction is actually called by the referee. | View Details |
2023 | 372 | 3rd and 4th shot Rule | Failed | Failed: 1) Unenforceable 2) Impractical to expect all players to have complete control over where their shot goes. 3) There are many trainers who teach effective, safe ways to respond to lobs | View Details |
2023 | 496 | 4.A.1. The entire score must be called before the ball is served. | Failed | Failed. Reverts back to previous years when there was confusion about the service motion and serves. | View Details |
2023 | 501 | 6.D.7. Players shall not call a ball "out" unless they can clearly see a space between the line and the ball as it hits the ground. | Failed | Failed. Same as rule suggestion 389 | View Details |
2022 | 53 | ADA accommodations | Not voted upon | Fail | View Details |
2023 | 568 | All clothing colors are acceptable | Failed | Failed. See the approved suggestion 526. | View Details |
2023 | 290 | All Lines In | Failed | Failed. Also, technically the way this is written would mean a ball hitting the NVZ sideline would be in. | View Details |
2022 | 40 | Allow a second serve | Not voted upon | Fail | View Details |
2022 | 93 | Allow a verbal warning to be used for things other than profanity. | Approved | Pass | View Details |
2023 | 444 | Allow coaching during play rather than only at time outs and between games. | Failed | Failed. Too much of a change to the basic tenets of the game. | View Details |
2022 | 98 | Allow coaching during tournament team events | Not voted upon | Fail | View Details |
2022 | 72 | Alter 4.D.2 to allow for change of score caller | Not voted upon | Fail | View Details |
2023 | 273 | Alternate Serve / Scoring | Failed | Failed. Confusing proposal. Another rally scoring suggestion will be reviewed | View Details |
2023 | 567 | Ambiguous wording | Passed | Passed. Wording was modified by the rules committee. | View Details |
2022 | 168 | Amend Act of Volleying | Not voted upon | Fail | View Details |
2023 | 324 | Appeals to referee | Failed | Failed. The edit is redundant and attempts to address something that isn't an issue | View Details |
2022 | 169 | Backspin Rule Clarification | Not voted upon | Fail | View Details |
2022 | 22 | Ball coming back to the other side of the net | Approved | Pass | View Details |
2022 | 18 | Calling the wrong score | Approved | Pass | View Details |
2023 | 545 | Carbon faced paddles | Failed | Failed. The paddle testing standards are based on surface roughness, not on the paddle material. If the paddle meets the standards, it should be approved. | View Details |
2022 | 9 | Carrying of extra balls | Approved | Pass | View Details |
2023 | 292 | Center line in the NVZ | Failed | Failed. We are fine with the temporary solution for mini-singles. Definitely would not want a dashed line. | View Details |
2023 | 489 | Challenge of a referee ruling and the declining the challenge once the Head Referee arrives at the court with no remaining time-outs | Failed | Failed. Proposal was too broad and overreaching. Proposal did not address all scenarios. | View Details |
2022 | 103 | Change back to 0 0 Start and discontinuance of drop serve | Not voted upon | Fail | View Details |