rules to play racquetball

Rules to play Racquetball

21. Manner
Remove and replace with After taking a set position inside the service zone, a player may begin the service motion any continuous movement which results in the ball being served. During the service motion, the ball may not be bounced anywhere but on the floor within the service zone. The ball must directly bounce on the floor in the service zone and on the first bounce be struck by the servers racquet so that it hits the front wall first and on the rebound hits the floor back of the short line, either with or without touching one of the side walls.
22. Readiness
Once a rally has ended, the players are given a reasonable amount of time (according to the judgment of the referee) to return to their respective positions, and then the score is called. If the server or receiver is, in the referees opinion, taking too much time in commencing play, that player will be assessed with a Loss of point penalty.
i) The 10 second rule applies to the server and receiver simultaneously. Collectively, they are allowed up to 10 seconds after the score is called to serve or be ready to receive. It is the servers responsibility to look and be certain the receiver is ready. If a receiver is not ready, they must signal by raising the racquet above the head or completely turning the back to the server. These are the only two acceptable signals.
ii) Serving while the receiving player/team is signaling not ready shall be replayed with no penalty and the server shall be warned to check the receiver. If the server serves a second consecutive time without checking the receiver, the referee will assess a fault serve.
iii) After the score is called, if the server looks at the receiver and the receiver is not signaling not ready, the server may then serve. If the receiver attempts to signal not ready after that point, the signal shall not be acknowledged and the serve becomes legal.
23. Partner
(a) In doubles if the servers partner is not in the service box with both feet on the floor and back to the side wall from the time the server begins the service motion until the ball passes the short line.
(b) A served ball that hits the doubles partner while in the doubles box results in a fault serve. In Open play (one serve), this fault may be replayed one time only, per service. The second instance, on the same serve, will result in a hand out or a sideout.
24. Injury
Add at the end of the rule Muscle cramps and pulls, fatigue and other ailments that are not caused by direct contact (such as with the ball, racquet, wall or floor) will not be considered an injury.