RACQUETBALLHystory. Racquetball is a racquet sport played with a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court. Joel Sobek invented the sport in 1948, incorporating rules from squash and handball. Unlike most racquet sports, such as tennis or badminton, the court's walls, floor, and ceiling are legal playing surfaces, rather than out-of-bounds.
Rules. Normally, a racquetball game is played between two opposing players, though three- and four-player variations exist. Two-player games are called singles or "one-up" (1-on-1 for the entire game); three-player games are called "Ironman" or "Cut-throat" (2-on-1 for the entire game) wherein each player take turns serving to the other two; the "California" variation is a 3-player game wherein it is played as a three-way singles game, except that the player losing the point remains in the back court while the other two play the next point; the four-player game is called "doubles" and played as teams.
- During play, a player loses the rally if any of the following circumstances occur
- The ball bounces on the floor more than once before being struck.
The ball does not reach the front wall on the fly.
The ball flies into the spectator's gallery or wall opening or strikes an out-of-bounds surface above the court's normal playing areaA slow ball with neither the velocity nor direction needed to strike the front wall strikes another player.
A ball struck by a player hits that player or that player's partner.
A penalised hindrance.
Switching racquet hands during a rally.
Not using a racquet wrist-safety cord.
Touching the ball with either the body or uniform.
Carrying or slinging the ball with the racquet.
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