| 2023 | 11.H. | 406 | 11.H. Items on the Court. | Passed | Passed. 1) simple editorial change | View Details |
| 2023 | 3.A.6. | 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 | None | 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 | 4.A.1. | 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 | 6.D.7 | 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 |
| 2023 | 2.G.1 | 568 | All clothing colors are acceptable | Failed | Failed. See the approved suggestion 526. | View Details |
| 2023 | 6.A. | 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 |
| 2023 | 13.g.1.j | 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 |
| 2023 | 4B | 273 | Alternate Serve / Scoring | Failed | Failed. Confusing proposal. Another rally scoring suggestion will be reviewed | View Details |
| 2023 | 7.D. | 567 | Ambiguous wording | Passed | Passed. Wording was modified by the rules committee. | View Details |
| 2023 | 6.D.5 | 324 | Appeals to referee | Failed | Failed. The edit is redundant and attempts to address something that isn't an issue | View Details |
| 2023 | 2.e.6 | 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 |
| 2023 | 2.B. Lines and Areas | 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 | 13.G.2.d | 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 |
| 2023 | 3.A. 24 | 485 | Change definition of permanent object to concur with proposed changes to rule 11K. | Failed | Failed. Too many scenarios where the result would be a fault, replay or let the rally stand | View Details |
| 2023 | 13G-13M | 224 | Change Penalization Process - Technical Foul/Verbal Warnings | Failed | Failed. Current process is not causing issues | View Details |
| 2023 | 13D.1.b & c | 580 | clarification of Player Line and FAult Call Responsibilities in non-officiated play | Passed | Passed. We agree that the last sentence of the proposed 13.D.1.d is not necessary and should not be included. | View Details |
| 2023 | 4.B.6.b | 517 | Clean up wording of 4.B.6.B to properly differentiate among Starting Server and First Server and correct positions | Failed | Failed. Although this may be marginally better wording, this is not a rule change. Most of the issues with people not understanding the rule result in having a discussion to help them understand the concept involved in the rule. The proposed change won't drastically reduce the potential confusion. | View Details |
| 2023 | 2.G.1 | 526 | Clothing as a distraction | Passed | Passed. This doesn't add any additional punative result. This just clarifies that the TD can choose to request apparel changes due to the clothing matching the ball color. It also suggests to players that they should not intentionally choose clothing that is the same color as the tournament ball. | View Details |
| 2023 | 4.B.8. | 392 | Confirming correct score, server/receiver, position | Failed | Failed. 1) Not necessary 2) We have heard of only 1 incident where this has been an issue 3) Sportsmanship issues are covered at the section 1, not in the specific rules | View Details |
| 2023 | 2.A.1 | 361 | Court Dimensions for Singles | Failed | Failed. Moot point now that mini-singles is available. | View Details |
| 2023 | 11.E. | 360 | Degraded but not cracked ball | Passed | Passed with edits | View Details |
| 2023 | 4.A.6.b. | 399 | Drop Serve - no propelling down, tossing up, or spinning the ball | Passed | "Passed with edits . 1) Approved primarily for consistency with the volley serve change that prevents one handed spin serve Use similar language about spin as in 524." | View Details |
| 2023 | 4.B, 4.D, 4.M, 4.N | 536 | Eliminating Out of Position Faults and Minimizing Incorrect Score Call Occurences | Failed | Failed. Part 1) Change referee score calling process: Failed. Too cumbersome Part 2) Allow the referee to change player positions: Failed. This is part of the mental game. Players may ask questions to help them not fault. It would be referee coaching. Part 3) Allow a good faith rally to stand. Failed. This would allow an incorrectly formatted rally ( server/receiver) to stand. The error would be a fault if the referee caught it, but not if they didnt? Part 4) Non - officiated match score calling procedure. Failed. Reason: The server is supposed to wait until the receiver is ready. Receivers have clear not-ready signals to slow down quick servers, if they get caught by one. Receivers can claim non-readiness. | View Details |
| 2023 | 4.A.5 | 524 | Eliminating the spin serve | Passed | "Passed. 1) Original purpose was to just use the serve to get a begin play 2) Most players cannot master a truly effective spin serve, or return a good spin serve 3) Effective spin serves require more court space to allow a receiver to react. 4) Only a limited number of players have mastered this, giving them an unfair advantage 5) It is particularly devastating for amateur players Edit: replace 'reserve' with 'replay'" | View Details |
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