I’m sharing the one-page sheet I read to captains before play: 25 seconds between points (warning, then point), one three-minute medical timeout per distinct injury, and no coaching during play unless the event regs explicitly permit it — enforced from the first point… If you want the exact wording we used on the back of the lineup card at last Sunday’s college dual in Austin, reply and I’ll post it to help keep enforcement uniform and the match integrity intact.
“Sunday’s college dual in Austin, reply and I’ll post it to help keep enforcement uniform and the match integrity intact.” We’ve had the best compliance by clipping a $10 magnetic kitchen timer to the net post and resetting to 25 so both benches see it; if wind/noise makes it useless, I have the chair call “10” with 10 seconds left as a neutral cue.
Quick example: at the toss I have captains repeat back “25 seconds, one 3-minute medical timeout per injury, no coaching,” then I run a silent 25-second vibration on my watch after each point to back it up; if ball retrieval drags, I pause once, not twice. @mira_lopez1973 I’d love that lineup-card wording so I can match the exact “warning, then point” language.
I print the 25-second/one 3-minute timeout/no coaching line in bold on the back of each court assignment card and have captains initial it with the lineup, which cuts down on ‘I didn’t know’ arguments. For the first late-serve I announce ‘warning, next is a point’ loud enough for both benches so enforcement’s consistent, then I tap the scorecard at 25 to keep myself honest. Minor caveat: in extreme heat I allow a couple seconds for towel/breath and say so at the coin toss, but coaching stays zero-tolerance, @mira_lopez1973.