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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
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