All Referees must be familiar with the official USAPA rules.  The Tournament Director should have a copy available on site.  They should also have training sessions to review all rules.  The following are links to the Official Rules sections. 

Section 1- The game

Section 2- The Court & Equipment

Section-3 Definitions

Section-4 Service Rules

Section-5 Service sequence

Section-6 Line calls

Section-7 Faults

Section-8 Dead Balls

Section-9 Non-Volley zone

Section-10 Scoring

Section-11 Time outs

Section-12 Other Rules

Section-13 Sanctioned Tournament Formats

Section-14 Tournament Management

Section-15 Sanctioned Tournament Divisions/Categories 

 

Section 2 defines acceptable balls, Section 14 defines the Referee's responsibilities.  clothing, etc.  It's recommended that Tournament Directors supply referees with a copy of these Sections.

We strongly suggest taking the "On line Refereeing Clinic" on our Training home page.  The clinic includes a 72 question self test on rules.