| "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy", | | | | generally prepared with metals like Graphite, |
| so with work it is essential to enjoy some | | | | titanium, boron etc or some amalgamated |
| game that could refresh one and allows him to | | | | materials. The string of the racket is made |
| regain the energy to work. From the point of | | | | of synthetic material. The weight of Modern |
| view of health also games are very helpful. | | | | rackets measures between 4-7 ounces. The |
| Games and sports are the best means to occupy | | | | maximum strung area of the racket is 500 |
| the leisure time; along with this it is an | | | | square centimeters and the length of the |
| important source of recreation. | | | | racket measures about 70 cm or 27 inches. Two |
| | | | pieces of rubber compound are stick together |
| "Squash racket" is also a good game of | | | | to form the hollow sphere of the ball. After |
| entertainment. It is called the "Squash | | | | that a matte finished is planed over it. |
| Racket" with reference to the soft ball used | | | | Bounce of the ball depends upon the material |
| in the game. The historians claim that this | | | | used in it, although it is higher at high |
| game was eventually created and got its | | | | temperature. The ball has to be warmed up by |
| origin from England at Harrow school of | | | | bouncing them on the ground before initiating |
| London. The students of Harrow School began | | | | the game. The level of bounciness of the ball |
| to hit a softer rubber ball against the wall, | | | | is indicated by the small dots present on it |
| when they were waiting to use the racket | | | | like the yellow dots indicates Super slow, |
| court and thus the game was ultimately | | | | green indicates slow, red shows medium where |
| created. The first squash court has been | | | | as blue indicates fast bounce and so on. Now |
| recorded originated from England at Harrow | | | | a day various balls concerned with different |
| school at London. | | | | standard companies are available in the |
| | | | market. The floor of the court is divided |
| Squash racket is an indoor game that is | | | | into half, which in turn are divided into two |
| played amongst two players (for singles) or | | | | rear "quarter courts" and two "service |
| four players (for doubles) in a four-walled | | | | boxes". |
| court. The first "British Open Championship" | | | | |
| for men was conducted in 1930 by "Squash | | | | As far as the dress code, men generally wear |
| Racket Association" that was related the | | | | shorts and t-shirts while women use skirt and |
| British. | | | | t-shirt or they may use the sports dress. |
| | | | Polycarbonate lenses are also suggested to |
| Every game has its own rules and regulations. | | | | use for the eye protection. Normally the |
| The elementary tactic to play the game is to | | | | competition matches ends with best of five |
| hit the ball straight up the side walls to | | | | and each game consists of 9 points. But rules |
| the back corners and then to move to the | | | | and games could be modified subtly to hold up |
| centre of the court near the "T" to be well | | | | the time. Then the game could end at best out |
| placed to retrieve the opponent's return. A | | | | of three. |
| ball landing on either the out line or the | | | | |
| line above the tin is considered to be "out". | | | | Heather McKay and Jahangir Khan (1980s); |
| The ball may also be struck against any of | | | | Jansher Khan (1990s) are considered as the |
| the other three walls before reaching the | | | | greatest female and male player respectively. |
| front wall. | | | | There are about 148 countries in the world |
| | | | having the courts. Now a day Squash is |
| The equipments that are used in the game | | | | getting popular and has a universal appeal. |
| are-the racket and a hollow rubber ball. | | | | |
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