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Order of Play Trainer

Practise the referee's scheduling rules — minimum rest between matches, plus the order-of-play essentials. Independent study tool, not affiliated with the FIP.

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Rest-time calculator

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.

Previous match finished at Previous match length

Proposed next start (optional — to check compliance)

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).

Test yourself

Rest-time quiz

Six randomly-generated matches — pick the minimum rest each pair is owed (same category). Grade to score yourself; hit New set for fresh durations.

Spot the scheduling violation

Each snippet is a slice of an order of play. Decide whether it breaks a rule — and which one. Randomised and scored.

Section-rest order builder

A 32-draw splits into four sections — Sections 1–2 are the top half (lines 1–16), Sections 3–4 the bottom half (17–32). Click the sections in the order you'd play them to keep rest balanced, then check. (Order logic per FIP course material — the accepted balanced sequences are 2 – 1 – 3 – 4 and its mirror 3 – 4 – 2 – 1.)

Your play order:

MSP mini-quiz

Who owns the Match Schedule Plan and how it's run. Randomised and scored.