About Squash
Squash is a ball sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. The players must alternate in striking the ball with their racket and hit the ball onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court.
Squash is a fun and challenging contest of agility, strategy, talent and mental and physical strength. It is an incredibly beneficial game for health and fitness, and has been voted the number one healthiest sport by Forbes Magazine in 2003. Along with its health benefits, squash is in-expensive to play, can be played year-round, in any weather, by anyone – making it a sport for everyone to love!
Squash is a fun and challenging contest of agility, strategy, talent and mental and physical strength. It is an incredibly beneficial game for health and fitness, and has been voted the number one healthiest sport by Forbes Magazine in 2003. Along with its health benefits, squash is in-expensive to play, can be played year-round, in any weather, by anyone – making it a sport for everyone to love!
The health benefits:
- Burn calories - All that rallying makes continuous energy demands of your muscles, giving you little recovery time, which is good news for weight loss!
- Improve your aerobic fitness to boost your heart, muscle and lung endurance
- Boost your flexibility thanks to the lunging and stretching motions
- Develop strength and power in your arm and leg muscles
- Improve hand-to-eye co-ordination - those squash balls can be speedy little buggers!
- Boost cardiovascular fitness so more oxygen can be pumped through to body to energise your muscles
- Boost mental strength and concentration - matches can last a while!
- Easy to get into
To get started, all you need is a racket, ball and a pair of non-marking court shoes
(we recommend visiting Otago Sports Depot in George Street, Dunedin).
Memberships start from just $20 per month at Pirates Squash Club and you're set to go.
Squash vs English Racketball
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English Racketball is similar to Squash in that the rules are almost the same and its played on a standard squash court. However, it is played with a shorter but wider racket and a larger and softer ball - the result is a much slower game and it is much easier to hit the ball.
This is a brilliant game to get started and progress to squash if you wish, or for those longer in the tooth whose bodies are not quite as keen as they used to be, Racketball is an excellent lower paced game to play. It is easier on the body, but the rallies last longer, meaning a great fitness workout at a lower impact! Racketball rackets and balls are available to all members anytime in the foyer of the club. We encourage everyone to give it a go and bring in friends and partners to try. You'll be amazed how much faster they pick it up. |
