INTERNATIONAL RULES
AS THE ENVIROGREEN RESOURCE IRISH NATIONALS ARE PLAYED UNDER INTERNATIONAL RULES THE FOLLOWING POINTS SHOULD BE NOTED
Screen serves. A screen serve call stops play, and the server gets another serve. Two consecutive screen serves result in a “fault.”
Screen balls. If, in the referee's judgment, the ball passes so close to the server or the server's partner that the receiver's view of the ball is obstructed, a screen should be called. Also, if the served ball hits the server’s partner on the fly rebounding from the front wall or from the front wall and a side wall while the server’s partner is in a legal position within the service box, it shall be treated as a screen serve. It is also a screen when any otherwise legally served ball passes behind the server's partner, between the partner and the nearer side wall.
Changes of serve
Failure to return. Any of the following constitutes a failure to make a legal return during the rally:
A ball that obviously did not have the velocity or direction to hit the front wall strikes an opponent
Timeouts. Any player may request a timeout, but not after the referee has announced the score, called “second serve” after a fault serve, or called “first/second serve, one screen” after a screen serve. Timeouts must not exceed one minute. Three timeouts are allowed each side per 21-point game. Two timeouts are allowed during an 11-point game. Timeouts may be called consecutively. Players may leave the court during a timeout.
Equipment timeout. At the discretion of the referee, equipment timeouts may be granted for shoes that come off during play, broken shoelaces, torn equipment, wet gloves, wet shirts, wet floor, or other reasons. Players are not charged for such timeouts, and two minutes is the maximum time allowed
Injury. No timeout shall be charged to a player who is injured during the match. An injured player shall not be allowed more than a cumulative total of 15 minutes of injury timeout during a match. If the injured player is unable to resume play after a period totaling 15 minutes, the match may be awarded to the opponent. Preexisting conditions (including but not limited to injury and illness), fatigue or cramps do not warrant injury timeouts. For any injury, if the referee or tournament director determines the player cannot continue play the match may be terminated at that t ime, regardless of cumulative injury timeout minutes still available.
Between games. Five-minute rest periods are allowed between games. Players may leave the court.
