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ace

Sports; Racquetball

This is a serve that scores one point and the person receiving the serve is not able to touch the racquetball when it is served. This is the same term that is used in Tennis.

defensive players

Sports; Racquetball

This is the player or team that is receiving the serve.

advantage position

Sports; Racquetball

This refers to a player being in the center of the court. From this position a player is best situated to execute kill and pass shots.

defensive position

Sports; Racquetball

This is the back portion of the racquetball court. It is the area where a player will stand in order to have a better chance of returning an opponent's serve or shot.

alley

Sports; Racquetball

This is an area that runs along both sides of the court, near the side-walls, that goes from the doubles service box to the front and rear walls. There are no lines marking the alleys and the term is ...

defensive shot

Sports; Racquetball

This is a shot that is hit just to keep the ball in play and will allow the player hitting it time to get back to center court to get ready to hit their next shot. Defensive shots include; ceiling ...

angled serve

Sports; Racquetball

This is a serve that first hits the front wall and then hits low on a side-wall, without touching the floor, before it bounces in the back-court.

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