Looking at a standard squash court:
The two service squares (labeled as 5) are the goals. Your first point of contact has to be within one of these areas with possession of the disc. All the walls/ceilings are in play. You check the disc in (usually starting at the intersection of line 6 and the line connecting the service squares) and you have to "check" the disc in off the back wall (where the 1, 4, and 7 are). This occurs either by touching the disc to the wall or catching a pass off the wall. You can then score in one of the boxes. After scoring you have to re-check the disc off the back wall. After a turnover you have to re-check the disc off the back wall. Generally more physical play is expected and tolerated. Games are to 7. You will lose track of the score multiple times because the game moves very quickly. Its a great game for working on explosive short cutting (dump cuts) and boxing out/jumping/reading/etc.
First time players definitely play a little slower than seasoned veterans. Eventually the more you play you learn to brace for running into the walls and running into other people and it allows you to play the game faster. Its a lot of fun and a great workout.
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Sounds like good old-fashioned rough fun. Maybe we'll adapt it for raquetball courts, which is what we got at Rutgers
I think with Raquetball courts you end up play 4 v 4 because they are larger. Of course you can still play 3 v 3 just depends on #'s. I know the Penn kids already play it. Its a good excuse for getting touches and getting a workout indoors. Should not replace other training but its a good addition. Apparently Ryan Todd tried to get the Ironside guys to play and they looked at him like he was crazy.
We're slowly spreading the game across the country.
In my days at Tufts, there were actually three members of the squash TEAM that played on the E-Men, Tufts Ultimate TEAM. Never have I ever heard of this concoction of a game, but I will try it out. Unique.
Only thing I ask is that as a seasoned squash player I pray you are using non-marking shoes when you play, yes? Of course you are.....
"Unique" is ~ as close to a compliment as you'll get from pallaver.
We play on Haverford's old squash courts that have been scheduled to be torn down for going on 3 years so no one cares what we use as far as footwear is concerned.
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