Introduction to Squash Rules

Answers to Rules questions - Q11

Idea by Clive Pollard

The question is :

Q11 - Opponent serves and serve is not good. Opponent goes to opposite service box and attempts to serve again.

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This is correct - well done !!

Reason


Referee stops play and it is hand-out - see Rule 4.

There is no second serve in the game of Singles Squash, although this was not always the case. Earlier Rules (pre-1987) did allow a second service after a 'fault'. There is no reason why the calls of 'fault' and foot-fault' exist in the modern game, as they are entirely superfluous - see definitions in Appendix 2.


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