Practise the referee's scheduling rules — minimum rest between matches, plus the order-of-play essentials. Independent study tool, not affiliated with the FIP.
Minimum rest depends on how long the previous match lasted. Enter when it finished and how long it ran; optionally check a proposed next start.
These are minimums within the same category. Recommended: ~4 h is decent, 5 h is ideal; about 3 h usually causes complaints. A player entered in two categories isn't guaranteed the same rest across them.
Order-of-play essentials
Rest minimums (same category)
Previous match under 1 hour
1 hour
Previous match 1 – 1.5 hours
1.5 hours
Previous match over 1.5 hours
2 hours
Scheduling rules
Publish the next day's order of play by 22:00 the day before (ideally 17:00–18:00).
Max 8 matches per court per day; avoid starting after midnight.
A fixed "starting at" time is only for a court's first match; later matches are "followed by" or "not before".
Limit "followed by" chains to two; keep some "not before" slots for flexibility.
Keep the top section (lines 1–16) and bottom section (17–32) in step so rest is balanced.
MSP (Match Schedule Plan)
Prepared by the main referee; reviewed/revised by the supervisor.
States the number of courts, matches and rounds each day, and the sequencing.
Aim for gender parity (~50/50 men's/women's on show courts), colour-coded.
Play order (which rounds each day) is set by the tournament director/promoter and published at tournament open.
Any match may be moved by the supervisor/main referee — but notify affected teams promptly (one player per team is fine).
