Squash Rules

Rules for Playing Squash  

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PLAY:    Best of three games.

SCORING:
    
1.    First player to 9 points. If all tied at 9-9 then the first player to be ahead by 2 points wins.

2.    Only the server can score points, if he wins the rally.

3.    The receiver must win a rally to become the server and get a chance to score points.

4.    A match point is the best of 3 games and for a player to win a game they must reach 9 points.

5.    If a player is impeded or unsighted as they play their next shot, ask for a let. If agreed, the point must be replayed.

RULES OF PLAY:

1.    Keep hitting the ball against the front wall until your opponent is unable to get it back any more.

2.    Players must keep one foot in the service box when serving.

3.    The ball must hit the front wall between the service line and the out line and land in the area behind the short line, on the opposite side of the court.

4.    For the remainder of the rally it must hit the wall above the board and below the out line.

5.    The ball is only allowed to hit the floor once before each shot, but it can hit as many walls as the player wants.

6.    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.