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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penalties

Sports; Squash

Penalties can be accessed against a player for a number of different reasons. Please see Rules of the Game for further explanation.

points

Sports; Squash

Like almost all sports, points are what a player or team tries to accumulate in order to win the game. In squash only the player serving can win points.

quarter court

Sports; Squash

This is one half of the back part of the court. The half-court line divides the back-court into two equal areas.

What a player uses to hit the ball with. The maximum overall length of a racket can be 27 inches (68.6 centimeters). The head of the racket can be no more then 7.25 inches wide (18.41 centimeters) ...

rally

Sports; Squash

A Rally can be a service only or a service followed by a number of hits or returns of the ball, ending when one player is not able to make a successful return.