Clock
The short version
The rulebooks name no clock, only limits the referee times: 10 seconds to serve, a one-minute timeout, two minutes for a glove change and five between games.
From the rulebook
Time A serve may not be made until the referee has announced the score ( See Rule 3.4.A.9 ). The referee shall call point or side out as soon as a rally ends. The receiver then has up to 10 seconds to assume a receiving position. When the receiver has assumed a receiving position or 10 seconds have elapsed, whichever occurs first, and the server has had reasonable time to get to his/her serving position, the referee shall announce the score and the server must serve (hit the ball) within 10 seco…
— One-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve
Related
Where it shows up
- One-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts … this procedure to wipe any part of their body or eye guards. The respective 10 seconds allowed per Rule 4.1.E.Time and regular time outs are for this purpose. In the…
- One-wall · Rule 3.4 Referee …e and signal start of game. 7.) Time. The assigned referee should be present 15 minutes before match time. 8.) Two-minute warning. Give a two-minute warning before the…
- One-wall · Rule 4.3 Defective serves …rule shall apply. 7.) Service delay. The server fails to hit the ball within 10 seconds after the referee has announced the score. 8.) Wall edge. The top edge of the w…
- One-wall · Rule 4.6 Rally …to change. He/she may not leave the court without the referee’s permission. Two minutes are allowed for glove changes. The referee should give a one-minute warning, bu…
- One-wall · Rule 4.10 Timeouts …ond serve, one hinder serve” after a hinder serve. Timeouts must not exceed one minute. Three timeouts are allowed each side per 21-point game. Two timeouts are allow…
- Four-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts … this procedure to wipe any part of their body or eye guards. The respective 10 seconds allowed per Rule 4.1.E.Time and regular time outs are for this purpose. In the …
- Four-wall · Rule 3.4 Referee … the duty of the referee to: 1) Time. The assigned referee should be present 15 minutes before match time. 2) Playability. Check on adequacy of preparation of the hand…
- Four-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve …l “point” or “side out” as soon as a rally ends. The receiver then has up to 10 seconds to assume a receiving position. When the receiver has assumed a receiving posit…
- Four-wall · Rule 4.3 Defective serves … rule shall apply. 7) Service delay. The server fails to hit the ball within 10 seconds after the referee has announced the score.
- Four-wall · Rule 4.6 Rally …to change. He/she may not leave the court without the referee’s permission. Two minutes are allowed for glove changes. The referee should give a one-minute warning, bu…
- Four-wall · Rule 4.10 Timeouts …st/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 allow…
Ref questions
After a fault serve, the referee should:
Answer: Announce "second serve" (do NOT re-call the score)
Do not re-call the score after a fault — only after a hinder or timeout.
Whose score is announced first?
Answer: The server’s
Always call the server’s score first, e.g. "12 serving 8".
Once the score is called, the server must contact the ball within:
Answer: 10 seconds
The 10-second service rule; exceeding it is an out.
Timeouts allowed per player/team in a regulation game:
Answer: 3
Three timeouts per game (two in the tiebreak), one minute each.
Timeouts allowed in the tiebreaker:
Answer: 2
Two timeouts in the tiebreak.
A timeout may be requested:
Answer: Before the score is called
Not after the score or "second serve" is announced.