Dry ball and gloves

Every effort must be made to keep the ball dry. Deliberately wetting the ball results in an out or point. The ball may be inspected by the referee at any time. If a player’s gloves are wet to the extent that they leave wet marks on the ball, the player must change to dry gloves on a referee’s timeout. This is strictly a referee’s judgment. If a player wishes to change to dry gloves, he/she must hold his/her gloves up to the referee and obtain the referee’s permission 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, but the player is still responsible to be back in the court and ready to play within two minutes.