Squash

Squash

Squash is a high speed racquet sport played with singles or doubles with a hollow rubber ball in a four walled court.

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Squash

This is when a player will ask a referee to make a ruling on a appeal by a player. The players appeal can be in regards to an on or off court ruling. A player will make an appeal in two contexts: 1) ...

attempt

Sports; Squash

This is a determination by the Referee that a player made an attempt to hit the ball. As an example, if a player, whose turn it is to hit the ball, moves their racket forward racket towards the ball ...

backward motion (reasonable)

Sports; Squash

Players must use caution when moving their racket in a backward motion in preparation to move the racket forward to hit the ball. This backward motion can't be excessive. Excessive backward motion ...

ball

Sports; Squash

A squash ball is made of rubber. It is hollow and so can be squished. It is 1.5 inches (40-45 mm) in diameter and weighs between 12.7 to 13.4 ounces (24 grams). Balls have colored spots on them: a ...

boast

Sports; Squash

This is a shot that is played to the front wall by first hitting a back wall or a side wall.

court

Sports; Squash

The court is 32 feet long (9.75 meters) and 21 feet wide (6.4 meters). The height of a squash court is 15 feet (4.57 meters). The backcourt is divided by a short line, which is 18 feet (5.50 meters) ...

cut line

Sports; Squash

This is a line that is across the front wall. It is 2 inches (50 millimeters) in width, the top edge of which is 6 feet (1.83 meters) above the floor. The ball must hit above this line when being ...