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HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN RACQUETBALL- LAST UPDATED 10TH DECEMBER 2018
In 1977, through the efforts of a small number of Victorian squash venue operators the sport of Australian Racquetball was conceived.
Why- because at that time 15 – 20% of people who had a go at playing Squash could not hit the cold ball with the long handle of the squash racquet, so they were lost to the sport and to our venues.
The game was devised from facets of both American Racquetball and the International sport of Squash Rackets.
Interestingly, around the same time but without our knowledge, a game spelt Racketball, also played on a squash court, was introduced into the UK... follow this link for the full article
Why- because at that time 15 – 20% of people who had a go at playing Squash could not hit the cold ball with the long handle of the squash racquet, so they were lost to the sport and to our venues.
The game was devised from facets of both American Racquetball and the International sport of Squash Rackets.
Interestingly, around the same time but without our knowledge, a game spelt Racketball, also played on a squash court, was introduced into the UK... follow this link for the full article
