Master the basic rules of squash below. Looking for the full rules? Download the single rules and double rules. Squash is played between two players on a squash court each using a standard racket, and a ball approved by England Squash.
Matches are the best of 3 or 5 games, at the option of the competition organiser. Each game is point a rally scoring to 11 PAR If the score in a game is tied at , a player must win by 2 clear points. Points can be scored by either player. When a player fails to serve or to return the ball, in accordance with the rules, the opponent wins the point.
When the Receiver wins a point, they become the Server and add one to their score. Thereafter the Server continues to serve until they lose the point; the opponent then becomes the Server. After a good service has been delivered, the players return the ball alternately until one or the other fails to make a good return, or the ball otherwise ceases to be in play, in accordance with the rules.
NB: If any part of the ball touches the out line the ball is deemed out or if the ball hits the tin or the floor on its second bounce the ball is deemed down. Similarly, if the ball bounces on or before the short line from a service, the serve is deemed a fault. A let is an undecided stroke, and the service or rally in respect of which a Let is allowed, shall not count and the Server shall serve again from the same box. A player wins a stroke: a If the server fails to make a good serve See point 4 on the Service.
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This is also the scoring method used at most junior and recreational competitions. PAR is played using a best of 5 games format — with each game scored as the first to win 11 points. If the score in a game is tied at , play continues until a player wins by 2 clear points.
Under PAR scoring, players can wins points during every rally — with the winner of the rally earning a point. In HIHO , you can only score points when you are serving — so if the player receiving serve wins a rally, the score does not change, but he or she becomes the server. If you are facing serve, you need to win two rallies to register a point — with games being played under a first to 9 points basis.
Refereeing Decisions With two players occupying space inside the court, there are occasions when players will obstruct each other's path to the ball and ability to play a shot. In such a scenario, a penalty point may be awarded to either player, or the rally may be replayed with no penalty depending on the decision of the referee or the competing players.
The incoming player must then also make every effort to play through minimal interference and complete their shot. Where there are no officials, players must agree when a stroke, no let or let should be awarded. Normally the offending player makes a sporting acknowledgement that he is at fault and agrees to give the opponent a point.
Who Goes First In PSA events and in social matches around the world, players spin a racket to decide who serves first — choosing which way up the racket will land, similar to a coin toss. Starting Play — The Serve The first shot in any squash rally is the serve. When serving for the first time — either at the start of a match or after earning a handover of serve by winning a point on the opponents serve — players can choose which side of the court to serve from.
To serve, players must keep one foot inside the service box during the serving motion. The ball must hit the front wall between the service line and the out line , and then land in the area behind the short line on the opposite side of the court from which the ball has been served. The receiving player can choose to volley a serve after it has hit the front wall. If the server wins the point, the two players switch sides for the following point.
Constructing A Rally The basic principle of squash is to keep hitting the ball against the front wall until your opponent cannot successfully get it back — either by the ball bouncing twice, or them hitting the ball out of play. After the serve, the players take turns hitting the ball against the front wall, ensuring the ball strikes above the tin and below the out lines.
The ball may strike the side or back walls at any time, as long as it hits below the out line, but must hit the front wall after each strike in order for the shot to de deemed legal. A ball landing on either the out line or the line along the top of the tin is considered to be out. After the ball hits the front wall, it is allowed to bounce once on the floor and any number of times against the side or back walls before a player must return it. If a player fails to hit the ball before it bounces twice, hits the ball into the floor before it hits the front wall, or hits it outside the out line, then they lose the rally.
A player can also lose a rally if the ball hits them or their clothing before they strike the ball. Tactical Supremeacy After playing a shot, players will typically look to return to a central position on the court when awaiting their opponents shot.
The central area of the court is called the 'T' and denoted the area where the short line and the half court lines meet. We will come onto this in detail in the Obstruction, Interference and Safety section below.
Scoring There are two ways of scoring. In PAR Point-A-Rally or American scoring , played by junior and professionals, players play to 11 points and are able to score points regardless of who serves. In a match, players play best of five games. In PAR scoring, if the game is tied at , players have to win by 2 clear points, e. There is no requirement to win by 2 clear points in this scoring system. In or out? Service Rules You only get one serve in squash so take your time. However, if a player makes no contact with the ball, it does not count as a serve and theoretically, this could happen over and over again.
You must serve the ball from one of the two service boxes. The person who wins the rally serves at the start of the next rally.
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