Edgecumbe Squash & Tennis Club

BASIC RULES OF A SQUASH GAME (please refer to the Squash NZ Website)

The Service

  • The right to serve is decided by the spin of a racket ·
  • The server keeps serving, alternating from either side, until he/she loses a rally
  • When serving the server must have one foot within the red service box  
  • The ball must hit the front wall above the middle red line and below the top red line
  • The service ball must land (after striking the front wall first) in the back quarter of the court on the first bounce


The Rally

  • The receiver may take the service on the full (volley) play the ball off the back wall or after it has bounced  
  • The ball is hit alternatively by each player and must strike the front wall before hitting the floor
  • The ball is out of court if it touches the red line that surrounds the top of the court
  • If the ball hits the tin at the front of the court the rally ends


The Score 

  • Point a Rally Scoring—PAR
  • A match is played to the best of 5 games
  • A point is scored off every rally
  • A game is played to either PAR 15 points or PAR to 11(B1 and above)
  • Should the score reach 14 all or 10 all, you have to win by 2 points


The Game

  • The object of the game is to place the ball in such a position on the court so that your opponent may not retrieve it, thereby winning the rally
  • Any game under match conditions is controlled by a referee assisted by a marker