# Referee training: Hinder (page 1 of 1)

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1. **A player hits the opponent with a ball that would have reached the front wall.** (both)
   - Dead-ball hinder (replay)
   - Avoidable hinder
   - Point to the hitter
   **Answer:** Dead-ball hinder (replay) — If it would have reached the front wall, it is a dead-ball hinder — replay.

2. **A player who had time fails to move and blocks the opponent’s shot.** (both)
   - Avoidable hinder
   - Dead-ball hinder
   - No call
   **Answer:** Avoidable hinder — Failing to move when you had time is an avoidable hinder.

3. **A player pushes/shoves the opponent during a rally.** (both)
   - Avoidable hinder
   - Dead-ball hinder
   - No call
   **Answer:** Avoidable hinder — Shoving is an avoidable hinder.

4. **Unintentional interference on a clearly retrievable ball.** (both)
   - Dead-ball hinder (replay)
   - Avoidable hinder
   - Play on
   **Answer:** Dead-ball hinder (replay) — Unintentional interference on a retrievable ball is a replay.

5. **A reasonable swing hold-up for safety (would have struck the opponent).** (both)
   - Dead-ball hinder (replay)
   - Avoidable hinder
   - Hitter loses
   **Answer:** Dead-ball hinder (replay) — A reasonable safety hold-up is a dead-ball hinder.

6. **Does an avoidable hinder carry a warning first?** (both)
   - No — call it every time
   - Yes, warn once
   - Only in the tiebreak
   **Answer:** No — call it every time — Avoidable hinders carry NO warning.

7. **An avoidable hinder by the SERVING side results in:** (both)
   - Side-out
   - Point
   - Replay
   **Answer:** Side-out — Offender serving → side-out; offender receiving → point.

8. **A player is struck by the opponent’s shot that clearly would NOT have reached the front wall.** (both)
   - The player who hit it loses the rally
   - Replay
   - Point to the hitter
   **Answer:** The player who hit it loses the rally — If it would not have reached the front wall, the hitter loses.

9. **A player distracts the opponent (shout/gesture) during the opponent’s stroke.** (both)
   - Avoidable hinder
   - Dead-ball hinder
   - No call
   **Answer:** Avoidable hinder — Distraction during the stroke is an avoidable hinder.