• The red lines mark the out of bounds of the court.

• If the ball touches on or outside of the out of bounds line it is “out”.  The ball is also “out” if it touches the tin or board at the bottom of the court.

• Squash court

• Squash ball (single or double dot)*

• Squash racquet

• Squash goggles (recommended)

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*Click image of squash balls (right) for more information about equipment. The link will open in a new window.

• The winner of the coin toss determines who will serve first.

• The ball is served underhand diagonally, starting from the right side of the court.The server must have both feet behind the back line.

• Only the serving player/team can score a point. Hence, Pickleball does follow rally point scoring like volleyball, badminton, or squash.

• Players on each side must let the ball bounce once before volleys are allowed (double bounce rule).After the double bounce rule, players can hit the ball in the air or off the ground.

• After winning the point, the server switches sides of the court.The server continues to serve until they make a fault.

• In singles, the server’s position is determined by their score: 0 and even scores are on the right side of the court, and odd scores are on the left side of the court. In doubles, the server’s partner receives the next serve after the fault.  When the serving team has made their second fault, the ball is turned over to the opponent. 

• Every rally is a point, and games are scored to 11 points.  If you serve the ball and lose the point, then your opponent gets a point and gets to serve.

• A rally ends when the following occurs:

  • The ball bounces twice

  • The ball hits the tin

  • The ball is hit out of bounds

  • Interference resulting in a “let” or a “stroke”

• In squash, you must make every effort to clear your shot to give your opponent direct access to the ball once you have played it.

• When interference does occur, it results in either a “let” which is to replay the point, or a “stroke” which is a point to the person whose shot was obstructed.

  • Interference far from the ball (>1m) – could have got the ball = “let”

  • Interference close to the ball (<1m) – could have hit it = “stroke”

• Safety – You must never attempt a shot that has a risk of either the ball or racquet hitting your opponent.

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Parkview Squash Centre. (n.d.) Equipment. Retrieved from http://parkviewsquash.co.za/play-squash/equipment/#b

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Squash Canada. (2011). Rules of the game. Retrieved from http://www.squash.ca/en/rules-game

Squash Club. (n.d.). Squash rules. Retrieved from http://squashclub.org/main/e-lessons/lessons/beginner_lessons/rules.shtml

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SquashSkills. (2016). Squash skills. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/user/squashskills

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Squash Tips (2015, September 15). Squash tip: 5 quick tips for beginners #1. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtaeu4FuuRg

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