Racquetball

racquet sport · indoor game · fast-paced

Invented in 1950. Joseph Sobek created modern racquetball by adding a stringed racquet to an older game called paddleball, which made the ball go faster and gave players better control.

No net needed. Unlike tennis or badminton, racquetball has no net. Players hit the ball at the front wall instead, and the ball can bounce off the walls and ceiling as part of normal play.

Walls are in play. The court's walls, floor, and ceiling are all legal playing surfaces, which makes racquetball unique because players have to think in three dimensions while playing.

Solo or team play. You can play racquetball as singles (one person against one) or doubles (two people on a team against two others), and the goal is always to hit the ball so the other team can't bounce it back.

Super bouncy ball. Racquetball uses a hollow rubber ball that bounces a lot, which makes the game fast and exciting compared to some other racquet sports.