Proposed Changes to the Racketlon Rules
- for the Fürth AGM
2009-01-05, rev C: by acting Rules Officer Hans Mullamaa
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Revision History:
2008-11-18, rev A: First version. 
2009-01-01, rev B: Updated to reflect that the actual AGM decisions are recorded in the documents containing the detailed proposals.
2009-01-05, rev C: Added a link to the updated rules document ("end point")
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This document contains the proposals for changes of the Racketlon Rules brought forward by the FIR Rules Officer for the 2008 Annual General Meeting of the International Racketlon Federation. The proposals originate from members of the FIR and of the general Racketlon community.

In each of the documents linked from below containing the detailed proposals the corresponding AGM decision has been recorded.
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Starting Point:
The Rules document valid before the AGM (version dated 2008-03-19): The Rules of Racketlon

Proposed Changes (click links for full proposals):
1) Squash Doubles Order: Let Them Choose!
2) Squash Doubles Order: Independent Matches & Relevant rankings
   (only relevant if proposal 1 is not approved)
3) Squash Doubles Split (2 sets to 11)
4) Towel Breaks
5) One Point Margin to Win Set
6) Coaching
7) Receiver Side (forehand/backhand) in Tennis; Opportunity to Switch at 11

Proposed General Voting Procedure: 
1) Precondition (rule 17.2 in the FIR statutes):
"No alteration shall be made to the Rules of Racketlon except at a General Meeting. Any proposal embodying such alteration, or one having a likewise effect, must be carried by a majority of two-thirds of the votes cast. Such alterations will take effect on the 1st January of the year following the General Meeting unless decided otherwise by the General Meeting."

2) For some of the proposals a simple "Yes" or "No" vote might not be enough since they might contain alternative ways of implementation. In these cases the AGM will first need to decide between these alternatives "within the proposals". For these decisions simple majority votes should be appropriate. 

End Point:
The Rules document updated with those proposals - 1, 4, 6 and 7 out of the above - that got approved at the AGM (version dated 2009-01-01): The Rules of Racketlon

Enjoy the reading,
Hans Mullamaa
- acting FIR Rules Officer

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