Report an Incident

If you observe inappropriate conduct at a college squash match, please file an incident report with the CSA Rules & Regulations Committee. Reports help us maintain the integrity and sportsmanship that define college squash.

Online Incident Report Form Download PDF Form

Submit Completed Forms

Email your completed PDF form to: rulesandregs@csasquash.com

You will receive a confirmation of receipt, and our adjudication panel will review the matter expeditiously.

Potential Penalties

When an infraction is deemed to have occurred, the CSA committee will determine the appropriate level of penalty based on the severity and nature of the violation.

Player Penalties

  • Match Forfeit or Suspension
  • Season Suspension
  • Suspension from Individual or Team Championships
  • Counseling Requirement

Team Penalties

  • Match Forfeit
  • Match or Season Suspension
  • Ineligibility for Team Championships
  • Report to Institution and Athletic Director

Coach Penalties

  • Match or Season Suspension
  • Counseling/Training Requirement

Violation Levels

There are four levels of conduct violations, each with corresponding potential penalties. The following examples are not exhaustive but provide guidance on typical infractions.

Infractions isolated in nature, technicality, actions do not result in competitive advantage.

  • Minor unsportsmanlike conduct
  • Occasional bad language not directed at another person
  • Minor racquet abuse
  • Repeated complaints to referee during match
  • Player referees/markers cheering for teammate during match they are officiating
  • Timing violation: Arriving late for match. Every effort should be made to start match on time
  • Submitting team roster line-ups later than 60 minutes before start of match

Repeated Level 1 infractions or infractions that provide competitive advantage.

  • Loss of reasonable crowd control
  • Constant badgering of the referee by the spectators
  • Unsportsmanlike commentary/heckling of players, team or referees
  • Attempts to influence the referee
  • Continued conversations with referees to change outcome of calls
  • Disallowed coaching from gallery by coaches or spectator
  • Loss of player or spectator control

Incidents that represent a severe breach of conduct.

  • Blatant and documented line-up issues
  • Blatant stacking, changing line-ups between consecutive matches or playing injured players as place holders
  • Return from long-term injury and illness: strict monitoring to ensure players are inserted into the line-up in a position that reflects their current skill standard
  • Scheduling Issues: All scheduled matches require CSA board approval to be cancelled with the exception of weather related cancellations
  • Major Recruiting Violations including communicating with prospects outside allowable windows
  • Treating official/unofficial visits as recruit try-outs
  • Directly engaging with players or institutions to promote transfers without written permission
  • Negative recruiting tactics such as denigrating other coaches, facilities, or academic reputation
  • Recruiting players known to be in violation of NCAA eligibility rules
  • Off-season training and coaching violations
  • Inappropriate conduct toward opposing coaches, players, parents, and fans

Violations that seriously threaten or undermine the integrity of the CSA.

  • Severe unsportsmanlike conduct including gross abuse of the referee
  • Physical intimidation/contact between players, coaches and parents
  • Institutional loss of control: egregious loss of crowd control, loss of player or coaching staff control, and derogatory cheering or commentary