Squash is a high-speed sports. Two or sometimes four players play this game with a racquet and a small rubber ball. Formerly, the game was known as squash racquets, because of the use of squashable balls in this game.
The game was first introduced in France in the early 12th century. The theme was the game was to hit the ball against the wall. The main equipments of this game was a netted racquet and a squash ball.
The basic rule of playing squash:
The court- The squash is basically a flat surface which is covered with four walls. The surface of the court contains a front line, which separates the front and back part of the squash court and a half court line which separates the right and left handed back part of the court and creates three boxes in the court.
The walls- There are four walls in a squash court. One is the front wall, which has the largest surface for playing, and another is the back wall, which has the entry point of the squash court. The front walls of the squash court has three marked parallel lines. The three parallel lines set the rules of this game.
How to play the game?
When the match starts, the players go for a toss by spinning the racket. The toss decides who will serve for the first time. For a perfect serving, the feet of the server should be in the service box, but any other part of his/her body should not be in touch with the service box.
After striking the ball, the players need to hit the ball again in the front wall. The ball should be hit below the marked outline and above the tin and should not hit the floor after it is served. The ball can only touch the floor when it has touched the floor once after serving.
