League Info call Bob at 843-343-3149

RACQUETBALL                      

At our Goose Creek Location we have 3 racquetball courts to play on.

You can reserve the Challenge Courts daily, Monday through Sunday, as long as there is no league play going on. We also have some racquets and balls at the front desk you can check out.

Monday through Thursday is the busiest time to come play, where there is guaranteed to be players of all calibers and skill levels A-D. Come out and challenge a friend!

League Info: There are many different racquetball leagues going on throughout the year.

Right now from Sept 15 th - Nov. 24 th there is an open league for men and women. The Women's league is on Monday nights from 5-8:30pm and the Men's league is on Tuesday nights from 5-830pm.

Please contact Bob Ison at 843-343-3149.

Links:

World Fitness Racquetball League Website

http://www.allprosoftware.net/WorldFitnessRacquetballGooseCreek/

United States Racquetball Association

http://www.usra.org/

South Carolina Racquetball Players Association

http://www.scracquetball.org/

Racquetball TV online

http://www.racquetballonline.tv/

RULES

A standard racquetball court is rectangular and is 40 feet long, 20 feet wide and 20 feet high. The court is marked by several red lines to define service and reception areas.

The short line is a solid red line running the width of the court and is parallel to the front and back walls and is twenty feet from the back wall.

The service line is parallel to the short line and is five feet closer to the front wall. Within the area created by these two lines ( service zone ), there are two sets of lines perpendicular to the short and service lines. The first set of lines are 18 inches from and parallel with the side walls and along with the short line, service line and side wall define the doubles box where the non-serving partner in doubles must stand during the serve. 36 inches from the side wall is another set of lines which, along with the short line and the service line, define an area that the server must not enter if he wishes to hit a drive serve between himself and the nearest side wall.

The receiving line is a dashed line five feet parallel behind the short line

To serve, the player must bounce the ball on the floor once and then hit it directly to the front wallâ€"making the ball rebound beyond the short line and touch the floor either with or without touching one side wall; otherwise it is a fault.

Once the ball bounces behind the short line, or passes the receiving line, the ball is considered 'in play' and can be returned by the opposing player(s). The server is allowed two attempts at serving, like tennis, before Side Out. If the ball strikes any surface before the front wall it is a Side Out.

The server must stand within the service zone during the serve, the service receiver must stand behind the receiving line when the serve is being made and until the ball bounces on the floor or crosses the receiving line. After the serve is hit by the service receiver, there are no restrictions on where players must stand. The player who won the last point makes the next service.

After a successful serve players alternate hitting the ball against the front wall. The player returning the hit may allow the ball to bounce once on the floor or hit the ball on the fly. However, once the player returning the shot has hit the ball, either before bouncing on the floor or after one bounce, it must strike the front wall before it hits the ground. Unlike the serve, a ball in play may touch as many walls, including the ceiling, as necessary as long as it reaches the front wall without bouncing on the floor.

Points are scored only by the server, or in the case of a doubles match, the server's team, when the served ball is not returned by an opposing player, or for some of the following rules below. Professional players play best of 5 eleven-point games, requiring a two-point margin of victory. Amateur players play 2 fifteen-point games, with an eleven-point tiebreaker if necessary. It is not necessary to win by two points in amateur racquetball.

During play, the following result in the loss of rally by a player:

1. The ball bounces on the floor more than once before being hit.
2. The ball does not reach the front wall on the fly.
3. The ball is hit such that it goes into the gallery or wall opening or else hits a surface above the normal playing area of the court that has been declared as out-of-play.
4. A ball that obviously does not have the speed or direction to hit the front wall strikes another player.
5. A ball struck by a player hits that player or that player's partner.
6. Committing a penalty hinder.
7. Switching hands during a rally.
8. Failure to use a racquet wrist SAFETY CORD.
9. Touching the ball with the body or uniform.
10. Carrying or slinging the ball with the racquet.