Squash Rules
Basic Rules
Two players take turns to hit the ball onto the front wall. A point is awarded each time a player wins a rally.
How to serve
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)
Players can use all of the court after the serve is hit, 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 (a fault)
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 3 or 5 games