ITTF HPD WebinarRules Interpretation for coaches

Wednesday, 3 February 2021, 14:00 CET

Moderator: Ramon Ortega-Montes – ITTF Head of Education

Werner Thury• International Referee Advanced (2014)

• ITTF URC Deputy Chair in charge of Referees

• Summer Olympic Games (Tokyo – JPN, 2021)

• World I. Table Tennis Championships (Düsseldorf – GER, 2017)

• World I. Table Tennis Championships (Rotterdam – NED, 2011)

• World Team Cup (Tokyo – JPN, 2019)

• World  Team Cup (Dubai – UAE, 2015)

• World Cup Men (Düsseldorf – GER, 2014)

• European Championships, Top16 (SUI, HUN, AUT – 2018‐2016‐2013) 

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John Murphy• Professional coach from 2008 with the qualified coaching certificate from 

Ireland in level 1, 2 and 3.

• Player: 5 times Irish National Senior champion.

Playing professionally in Sweden, Germany, France, Norway and Great Britain.

• Coach: 

• Bronze Medal Commonwealth Championships (Northern Ireland, 2015)

• Leading AUS to gain qualification to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

• High Performance Coach for Northern Ireland (2012 – 2018).

• Head National Coach of Ireland (2013 – 2018).

• Head National Coach of Australia (2018 – present).

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Match Officials: • Fair Play• Management of a tournament/match in accordance with regulations• Best conditions for both players

Coaches: • Fair Play• Best conditions for their player• Support of their player• Their player shall win the match

Main objectives

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MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: • Management of a tournament in accordance with regulations• Rule Interpretation• Supervising umpires

Umpire:• Management of the match• Decide the result of each rally• Final decisions on all questions of fact

General Information

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Appeals (3.3.3)

• NO appeal against a decision of fact

• Interpretation of rules by an umpire• APPEAL to the referee

• Interpretation of rules by a referee• NO Appeal possible

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Appeals (3.3.3)

• Decision of the referee on a question of tournament or match conduct not covered by the Laws or Regulations

• Appeal to the competition management committee• Decision of the management committee shall be final

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Appeals (3.3.3)

• WHO: Player or Coach  ?

• Individual event:• appeal may be made only by the player 

• Team event:• appeal may be made only by the captain of a team

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Advice (3.5.1)

• Individual event:• Only one person designated beforehand to the umpire• Exception: double with players from different associations (treated as a unit) 

• Team event:• Anyone authorized to be at the playing area

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Advice (3.5.1)

When?

• at any time • except during rallies • provided play is not thereby delayed

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Advice (3.5.1)

Illegal advice• Unauthorised person – red card

• Authorised person (team bench is a unit)• Yellow card• Red card

• Red card = not allowed to return to the bench and can not be replaced

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Scenarios Legal Advice Illegal Advice Misbehaviour Warning / Penalise to 

1 Advice during a rally X Coach

2 Advice between end of practice and start of a match X Coach

3 Advice during suspension of play and between games X

4 Advice between rallies, no interruption of continuity X

5 Player obviously make a detour to go to coach (for advice) when going to pick the ball X Player

6 Player moves very slowly to pick up ball / return to table while coach is giving advice X Player (time wasting)

7 A goes to Coach for advice when X retrieving ballReady to play when X returns to court X

8 A goes to Coach for advice when X retrieving ball from outside courtDo not go back to table immediately when X returns to court X Player (time wasting)

10 After retrieving ball from outside court, player goes to coach for advice instead of going straight to tableto start play X Player (time wasting)

11 Advice when player is ready to serve (ball on palm) X Coach

12 Advice before service (playing bouncing ball on table) X

13 Advice during toweling X

14 Player looks to Coach before serving X

15 Player moves slightly to coach side for advice between rallies X

16 Player goes to coach for advice between rallies X Player (time wasting)

Procedures Call Area• Draw for team events – 45 minutes before the match

• If Team Captain is not present within 5 minutes (or as specified by the Referee)

• opposing Team has the right to choose AB/XY, • bench side at the playing area and • decide the colour of shirts they will play in. 

• If a team does not submit its composition on time• the referee applies the sequence of the players as nominated by the association before the tournament

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Thank you!