{"id":5003,"date":"2025-10-08T17:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T21:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/community\/?page_id=5003"},"modified":"2025-10-10T22:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T02:33:54","slug":"squash","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/community\/leagues\/squash\/","title":{"rendered":"Squash Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/athletics.carleton.ca\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/09\/Untitled-design-3.png); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Squash Rules\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"rules\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rules<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"1-players\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Players<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Matches are played <strong>1 vs 1<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"2-time\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Time<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Matches begin 5 minutes past the hour and last up to 60 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continuous play is expected; 90-second breaks allowed between games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"3-boundaries\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Boundaries<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Standard squash court used.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"4-scoring\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4. Scoring<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Best of 5 games.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each game to 15 points (win by 2 if tied at 14).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Point-a-rally (PAR)<\/strong> scoring system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If time expires, the player leading wins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"5-warm-up\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>5. Warm-up<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5-minute warm-up (2.5 minutes per side).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ball must be warmed up before play resumes after delays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"6-good-return\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>6. Good Return<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ball must hit front wall above tin and below out line.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Side\/back wall contact is allowed before hitting front wall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faults include: \u201cNot Up,\u201d \u201cDown,\u201d and \u201cOut.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"7-service\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>7. Service<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First server decided by racket spin.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Server alternates service boxes after each point won.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Good serve: ball hits front wall above service line and lands in opposite back quarter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"8-rallies\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>8. Rallies<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Players alternate hitting until one fails to return.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rally ends if ball hits opponent before reaching front wall.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety is paramount\u2014do not strike ball if risk of injury exists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"9-turning\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>9. Turning<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201cTurning\u201d occurs when a player follows or lets the ball pass around them before hitting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If ball hits opponent after turning, rally is awarded to opponent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If unsure, stop play\u2014\u201cLet\u201d may be called.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"10-further-attempts\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>10. Further Attempts<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Players may retry hitting after a miss.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If second attempt would be good but hits opponent \u2192 Let.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If not good \u2192 rally lost.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"11-interference\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>11. Interference<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Players must avoid obstructing opponent\u2019s access, view, or swing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interference outcomes:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Let<\/strong>: if opponent tried to avoid interference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No Let<\/strong>: if interference was minimal or return impossible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stroke<\/strong>: if opponent didn\u2019t avoid interference or return would be winning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"12-lets\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>12. LETs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rally replayed; server serves again from same box.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LETs allowed for:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ball touching foreign object.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safety concerns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Receiver not ready.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ball breaks during play.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"13-bleeding-injury-illness\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>13. Bleeding, Injury &amp; Illness<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bleeding must be stopped before continuing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Injury caused by opponent \u2192 injured player wins match.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-inflicted injury \u2192 3 minutes to recover or concede a game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shared fault \u2192 1 hour recovery allowed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Illness (e.g. cramps, asthma) \u2192 player must play or concede a game.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vomiting on court \u2192 opponent wins match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rules 1. Players 2. Time 3. Boundaries 4. Scoring 5. Warm-up 6. Good Return 7. Service 8. Rallies 9. Turning 10. Further Attempts 11. Interference 12. LETs 13. 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