...A game is won by the first player to reach nine points, but in an 8-on-8 game, the receiver can choose to play it as a 10-point game or as a 9-point game. Squash is a variation of rackets (racquets), in which players hit the ball by bouncing it off the wall. It is said to have originated in the mid-19th century when boys at Harrow School in England squashed the ball to weaken the bounce while waiting for their turn to use their rackets, making it possible to play in the narrow space beside the court. In the 1890s, special courts were built, and the game quickly spread throughout the UK in the 1920s. *Some of the terminology that mentions "racquets" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…1ゲームは9点先取した者が取るが,8対8のときは,レシーバーの選択により10点制にするかそのまま9点先取で勝ちにするかを決める。 スカッシュは,壁へのはね返りを使ってボールを打ちあうラケットrackets(racquets)の一変種で,19世紀の中ごろイギリスのハロー校の少年たちがラケットの順番を待つ間,ボールを押しつぶして(squash)はね返りを弱くし,コート脇の狭い空間でもできるようにしたのが起源だという。1890年代には専用コートが作られるようになり,1920年代にイギリス全土に急速に普及した。… ※「racquets」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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