There is a proposal that all squash should move to PAR scoring to 11? This is your sport, your views count.

The Management Committee of the World Squash Federation (WSF) has drafted a motion for the Federation’s AGM on 18th October that point-a-rally scoring (PAR) to 11 be the sport’s sole scoring system.

This survey has been designed to address the issues involved in such a radical move, in particular those covered in the motion, and its results will be representative of the views of players worldwide.

The survey has the support of many associations and the results will be presented to the WSF and its member nations for consideration in the debate at the AGM. Respondents can obtain a copy of the results.

The essential question is: should PARS to 11 be compulsory for all play or should the associations and players wishing to use traditional hand-in, hand-out scoring be allowed to continue doing so?

Articles relating to the proposed change – for and against – can be found on www.squashplayer.co.uk/rules.

To count towards the results presented at the WSF AGM 18th October, your completed survey must be received by 10th October.

You may fill out the survey only once.

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Q. How long will it take?

The survey is in seven parts.
Section 1. ABOUT YOU
Section 2. UNDERSTANDING THE SCORING SYSTEM
Section 3. YOUR PLAY
Section 4. YOUR VIEWS: LOOKING AT THE ARGUMENTS: OLYMPICS, UNIFICATION, OTHER SPORTS.
Section 5. YOUR VIEWS: PLAYING THE GAME
Section 6. YOUR VIEWS: A COMPULSORY CHANGE
Section 7. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?


THE FULL SURVEY: Sections 1-7
Answering the full survey will take less than ten minutes.
Sections 4-6 address many of the issues involved and may assist you in your answers to Section 7: What should be done?

THE SHORT SURVEY: Sections 1, 2, 3 and 7.
You can shorten the survey by skipping to Section 7 after Section 3 if you wish. This will take you less than five minutes. We do ask you to complete the full survey if possible.
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NOTES:

Standard scoring refers to hand-in, hand-out scoring to 9 (otherwise known as ‘traditional scoring’ and, by the WSF as ‘HiHo’).

PARS refers to point-a-rally scoring (also referred to as ‘pro scoring’). This can be to 15, 11 or 9, with setting at 14-all, 10-all or 8-all respectively. The WSF proposal is that all scoring move to PAR to 11.

PSA refers to the men’s Professional Squash Association.

WISPA refers to the Women’s International Squash Players’ Association.

Masters refers to over 35s.