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Squash Game
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Squash is a racquet based sport played on an indoor court which is surrounded by walls on all sides. The objective of the game is for players to take alternate turns to strike the ball against a specified area on a front wall. A point is won if an opposing player is unable to hit the ball or plays a foul shot against an illegal part of the court. Shots can be played using any of the four walls, but must see the ball hit the legal part of the front wall.
The fundamental strategy of Squash is to hit the ball straight up the side walls to the back corners of the court (referred to as a 'good length' shot), then move to the centre of the court to be well placed to retrieve the opponent's return. Attacking with soft shots to the front corners (referred to as 'drop shots') causes the opponent to cover more of the court and may result in an outright winner. 'Angle' shots are used for deception and again cause the opponent to cover more of the court.
Highly-skilled players will attempt to finish rallies by hitting the ball at an angle onto the front wall and into the 'nick' (the junction between the side wall and floor). This can cause the ball to roll along the floor and become unreturnable. However, if the shot misses the nick, the ball may bounce out from the side wall and allow the opponent to play an easy attacking shot.
History
Squash historians assert that the game originated in the 19th century at the Harrow School, just outside London. Squash is a derivative of the game of Racquets. The first recorded construction of a purpose-built Squash court was at Harrow in the 1860s. It is possible that earlier Squash courts were created at Harrow by sub-dividing a Racquets court, which is almost exactly the size of three Squash courts (to allow more players on the courts at the same time).
Squash was exported to USA in 1885. For many years, the game was dominated by Australian and Pakistani players, but these are now joined by Canadian and British players.
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