Racquetball is a sport played with racquets and a hollow rubber ball on an indoor or outdoor court. It was invented by Joe Sobeck in 1949 incorporating rules from squash and handball. Unlike many other racquet sports, the walls, floor, and even ceiling of the racquetball court are considered in-bounds. The game is normally played by two players, though there are variations with three or even four (which can get very crowded). Two player games are called singles, three player games are typically called iron-man (2 on 1 during entire game) or cut-throat (each player take turns serving to the other 2), and four player games are called doubles.

History

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Joe Sobek is credited with inventing racquetball, though not naming the sport. Sobek, a tennis professional, and handball player, was looking for a fast paced sport that was easy to learn and play. He designed the first strung paddle, devised a set of rules based on those from squash and handball and named his game, "paddle rackets". In 1952, Sobek founded the National Paddle Rackets Association, codified the rules, and had rules booklets printed.

The new game grew quickly through Sobek's continual promotion of the game but was also aided by the estimated 40,000 existing handball courts across the country in YMCA's and JCC's which could be also be used for racquetball.

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Scored double digits twice in playing racquetball against Pastor Don this morning but, ran out of gas in the third game...Still had fun!
sbhs65 (Carl Souder) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:38:05 -0000
Scored double digits twice in playing racquetball against Pastor Don this morning but, ran out of gas in the third game...Still had fun!
Some wikipedia curiosity detailed today on The Racquetball Blog.
evanpritchard (Evan Pritchard) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:24:49 -0000
Some wikipedia curiosity detailed today on The Racquetball Blog.
Just got my ass kicked by my boss at racquetball. Guess there are worse 1-on-1 meetings...getting ready to teach 930 bootcamp.
BootcampGuru (Jonathan Domoleczny) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:09:43 -0000
Just got my ass kicked by my boss at racquetball. Guess there are worse 1-on-1 meetings...getting ready to teach 930 bootcamp.
right then going to play racquetball...
justinjamesdj (justin james) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:04:02 -0000
right then going to play racquetball...
I must be getting old. My knees hurt from too much racquetball. Totally worth it though!
purk4u (Purkey) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:03:11 -0000
I must be getting old. My knees hurt from too much racquetball. Totally worth it though!
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Sportsvite (Sportsvite.com) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:58:31 -0000
@cjessee2 Looking for more people to play racquetball with? Try using Sportsvite to find some! http://bit.ly/2hh02c

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