During a doubles match, a player from team A returns a shot down the left side of the court but is unable to move out of the way of a player on team B (who is in mid court) and that player calls a hinder. As the ball passes the A team player, the other B team member (who is in back court) attempts to return the shot, not knowing a hinder has been called or who was already in motion to the ball as the hinder is called. Team player A says there is no hinder since both B team members attempted to return the ball.
Team member A contends that he could not block both B team players and that if such a hinder was allowed, games could last forever.
I feel that the play ended with the hinder and even if the other B team player had returned the ball, play should have stopped.
What is your call?
In doubles, player A must yield his position to both team members on Team B....through his movement or non-movement he can not decide for Team B which player will hit the ball....that decision rests solely with Team B.
With that said, once a Team B player moves to hits the ball...and he's hindered...AND CALLS THE HINDER...that's it. Play stops right there. If he's hindered...yet does not call the hinder right then and there...his teammate can go after the live ball. It's not a case of Team B having their cake and eating it too...because once the ball is not called as a hinder; they can't go back and get the hinder after the rally.
Case and point...sometimes I know if I moved through a player I would have a good shot....however, since the guy is in my way, I won't get the shot. I also know my partner will also have a clear shot....so I wouldn't call the hinder. My team has the advantage in the rally...by calling a hinder I take the rally back to a do over or even. So this is a case of a possible hinder call being available and not called...but the advantage is still with the hindered team. Player A in this case (the guy in the way) may stop playing once he perceives I hold up and try and call a hinder...however, he has no right to do so...and his stopping should not stop the point from developing.
I hope this article is valuable to those doubles players out there!
Monday, March 8, 2010
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