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Racquetball
A Brief History:
Racquetball is a relatively
new racquet-and-ball sport that is played indoors by either 2 or 4 players
on a standard 4-wall court.
Certain aspects of
the game resemble squash, paddleball, and handball, but the origins of
the sport are obscure. Joe Sobek, a former squash and tennis teacher from
Greenwich, Conn., is unofficially recognized as the inventor of racquetball.
In 1950 he started
working on a game that would be less intricate than squash but more interesting
than paddleball. Rules and regulations were first codified in North America
in 1968.
Racquetball is played
with basically the same rules that govern handball except that balls can
be played off the ceiling and games are to 15 points. The short racquet,
lively ball--it may reach speeds of 265 km/h (165 mph)--and enclosed court
add to the game's tremendous popularity in North America.
A standard racquet
is 18 in (45.7 cm) long and has a wrist strap. Racquet frames are made
of wood, steel, or fiberglass . The racquets are strung with nylon.
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