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SECTION 13 – TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT
AND OFFICIATING

13. A. Tournament Director. A tournament director shall
13. B. manage the tournament. It is the tournament
director’s responsibility to designate the officials and
their areas of responsibility.

13.A.1. Unless otherwise stated in the rules,
officiating decisions may be appealed to
the tournament director. After appeal,
decisions of the tournament director are
final.

13.A.2. In all USAPA-/IFP-sanctioned
tournaments, the tournament director will
provide some method of identifying each
team’s starting server for each game. This
identification must be visible to all on the
court during play. Refusal to wear this
identification will result in forfeiture of the
match.

13.A.3. The tournament director should check to
ensure that planned support (e.g., first aid,
tournament volunteers, etc.) is available.

13.A.4. The tournament director has the authority
to expel any player from the tournament
for misconduct.

Rules Briefing. Before the tournament, all officials and
players shall be briefed or supplied with the current

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