Rules of squash
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Image credit: Squash Mad
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Squash is a game that can be played both singles and doubles, with rules that are relatively simple to understand and adhere to.
The game is played on an indoor court, which is essentially four walls surrounding a playing ground. Each game can be played by either two players (known as a singles game) or four players (known as a doubles game), who
The game is played on an indoor court, which is essentially four walls surrounding a playing ground. Each game can be played by either two players (known as a singles game) or four players (known as a doubles game), who
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Image credit: Squash Company
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Basic Rules
During the rally
When is a ball out?
Scoring
- Two players take turns to hit the ball onto the front wall. A point is awarded each time a player wins a rally.
- Stand with one foot in either service box
- Hit the ball to the front wall landing it above the service line, below the out line
- The ball then must travel from the front wall to the opposite back corner (behind the short line and on the other side of the half court line from where it was served)
- The ball can rebound off other walls or be hit on the full (a volley)
During the rally
- The ball MUST hit the front wall each shot but can hit other walls before or after
- The opponent must hit the ball before the 2nd bounce
- Players can hit the ball before it bounces on the floor (a volley)
- Whole court is in play after opponent serve, there are no restrictions on where to run
When is a ball out?
- When it hits the tin or out line
- When it hits above the out of court line (on a serve or during a rally)
- When it bounces on the floor more than once before being hit
- When a serve lands in the incorrect area (fault serve)
Scoring
- The player who wins the rally scores a point
- A game goes up to 11 points, if the score is 10 all the game continues until a player wins by 2 points
- A match is the best of 5 games
