LIST OF SUGGESTED PICKLEBALL RULE CHANGES FOR PREVIOUS YEARS
| Rule Submission Title | Allow coaching during play rather than only at time outs and between games. |
|---|---|
| USAP Board Voting Status | Failed |
| USAP Rules Committee Voting Status | Failed. Too much of a change to the basic tenets of the game. |
| Existing Rule # | 13.g.1.j |
| Proposed Rule Change | Eliminate rule 13.G.1.j |
| Original Rule Text |
13. G.1 Verbal Warnings and Technical Warnings. The referee is empowered to issue a single verbal warning to each team or call technical warnings. Actions or behavior that shall result in a verbal or technical warning. 13.G.1.j Except during time-outs and in-between games, receiving coaching from anyone other than a partner |
| Reasoning Behind Suggested Change | Most sports allow coaching during play. Sometimes it is difficult to determine if the player doing the coaching even knows the team he is coaching, or could even be trying to cause his friends opponent to be penalized. An out call a player makes after a spectator makes an calls should not be honored. |
| Scenarios In Which the Rules Applies | Anytime a spectator is coaching. |
| Rule Book Year | 2023 |
| Rule Change ID | 444 |
| Date Created | June 8, 2022 |
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