Rule of the Week

Rule of the Week Question

My opponent serves with two balls in her hand. If she succesfully completes her first serve she discards the second ball backwards to finish playing out the point. Can she do this?

Answer

If the rolling ball is distracting you, you can make a request to her or to the referee that she find another way to discard the ball. Her tossing the ball during a point does constitute a distraction.

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