Ref questions
Make the call
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Study material drawn from the USHA rulebooks and referee guide — verify against the current official rulebook before certification.
Question 1. What is the call: the server wins the rally? (both)
- A Point
- B Side-out
- C Fault
- D Hinder (replay)
- E Avoidable hinder
Answer
Answer: Point
The server scores a point.
Question 2. What is the call: the serving side loses the rally? (both)
- A Point
- B Side-out
- C Fault
- D Hinder (replay)
- E Avoidable hinder
Answer
Answer: Side-out
The serving side loses the serve (side-out).
Question 3. What is the call: the server hits the second straight short serve? (both)
- A Point
- B Side-out
- C Fault
- D Hinder (replay)
- E Avoidable hinder
Answer
Answer: Side-out
The serving side loses the serve (side-out).
Question 4. What is the call: the receiver, who had time, fails to clear and blocks the shot? (both)
- A Point
- B Side-out
- C Fault
- D Hinder (replay)
- E Avoidable hinder
Answer
Answer: Avoidable hinder
An avoidable hinder — point or side-out depending on who offended; no warning.
Question 5. What is the call: an accidental collision on a 50/50 ball, no one at fault? (both)
- A Point
- B Side-out
- C Fault
- D Hinder (replay)
- E Avoidable hinder
Answer
Answer: Hinder (replay)
A dead-ball hinder — replay, no penalty.
Question 6. What is the call: the ball strikes a player and would have reached the front wall? (both)
- A Point
- B Side-out
- C Fault
- D Hinder (replay)
- E Avoidable hinder
Answer
Answer: Hinder (replay)
A dead-ball hinder — replay, no penalty.
Question 7. What is the call: a player intentionally moves into the path of the ball? (both)
- A Point
- B Side-out
- C Fault
- D Hinder (replay)
- E Avoidable hinder
Answer
Answer: Avoidable hinder
An avoidable hinder — point or side-out depending on who offended; no warning.
Question 8. What is the call: the server fails to put the ball in play within 10 seconds? (both)
- A Point
- B Side-out
- C Fault
- D Hinder (replay)
- E Avoidable hinder
Answer
Answer: Side-out
The serving side loses the serve (side-out).
Question 9. What is the call: the receiver returns a kill before the second bounce, then the server skips it? (both)
- A Point
- B Side-out
- C Fault
- D Hinder (replay)
- E Avoidable hinder
Answer
Answer: Point
The server scores a point.
Question 10. What is the call: the server pushes the opponent off a loose ball? (both)
- A Point
- B Side-out
- C Fault
- D Hinder (replay)
- E Avoidable hinder
Answer
Answer: Side-out
The serving side loses the serve (side-out).