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/// SECTION 11 – OTHER RULES
/// SECTION 12 – SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT POLICIES
/// SECTION 13 – TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT AND OFFICIATING

/// SECTION 11 – OTHER RULES

NEW / REVISED RULE OLD RULE
11 . L . 5 . Portable Net Systems - When net systems have a horizontal bar that includes a center base : If the ball hits the horizontal bar or the center base before going over the net , it is a fault . If the ball goes over the net and hits the center base or the horizontal bar or the ball gets caught between the net and the horizontal bar before touching the court , it is a let and will be replayed .
12 . J . 5 . Stated that the ball was in play if the ball struck the horizontal bar after going over the net .

/// SECTION 12 – SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT POLICIES

NEW / REVISED RULE OLD RULE
12 . C . 1 . Single Elimination with Consolation . The first player or team to score the match-winning point by at least a 2-point margin wins . Losers from all rounds go into a consolation bracket playing for the bronze medal / third place and are eliminated after a second loss . The final two players or teams in the winners bracket play for the gold / first-place and silver / second-place medals .
13 . A . 1 . First round losers go into a consolation bracket .
No new rule as this option was not being used . 13 . A . 3 . Drop Flight . This has been removed . No new rule as this option was not being used . 13 . A . 5 . Point Award . This has been removed .
12 . C . 3 . Round Robin . First tie breaker is head to head ; the second tie breaker is point differential of all games played . See Rulebook for details on calculating point differential . ( NOTE : With this change , round robin matches can now be two out of three to 11 .
Officials . This requirement has been modified and moved to the USAPA Sanctioning Guidelines .
13 . A . 4 . The player or team winning the most matches is declared the winner . If two or more are tied for a medal , the player or team winning the most points will be declared the winner of the tie .
14 . C . Officials : Every USAPA sanctioned tournament must have a referee for each match .

/// SECTION 13 – TOURNAMENT MANAGEMENT AND OFFICIATING

NEW / REVISED RULE OLD RULE
This was removed , players may stop the rally , but at their own risk . If the referee did not see or disagrees , the call made by the player or linesperson ( if present ) stands .
13 . G . 4 . e . After assessing a technical warning or a technical foul , the referee will call a 15-second warning for the players to become ready . At the end of 15 seconds , the referee will announce the score to begin the 10-Second Rule , even if the server and receiver are not on the court and / or not ready to play . See rule 4 . E .
13 . I . Rules Interpretations . If a player thinks the referee has interpreted a rule incorrectly , that player may request that the referee , the head referee , or the tournament director show the applicable rule in the rulebook . If the referee ’ s ruling is correct , the player or team will lose a time-out and be given a technical warning . If no time-outs are available and the referee ’ s ruling is correct , the player or team will be given a technical foul .
Removed 14 . I . 3 . A player wishing to signify an appeal during a rally may do so by raising his / her non-paddle hand to inform the referee that an appeal is being made .
There was no previous rule .
14 . J . Rules Interpretations . If a player feels that the referee has interpreted the rules incorrectly , that player may request that the referee or the tournament director show the applicable rule in the rulebook .
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