Rackets (sport)
For the individual piece of sports equipment, see Racket (sports equipment). For the illegal business, see Racket (crime). Not to be confused with Racquetball. R. P. Keigwin (right) with AEJ Collins the College's rackets team at Clifton College c. 1902 Rackets or racquets is an indoor racket sport played in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, United States, and Canada. The sport is infrequently called "hard rackets", possibly to distinguish it from the related sport of squash (formerly called "squash rackets"). Contents 1 History 2 Manner of play 3 Court locations 3.1 United Kingdom 3.1.1 Schools 3.1.1.1 Two court venues 3.1.1.2 One court venues 3.1.2 Clubs 3.2 North America 3.2.1 Two court venues 3.2.2 One court venues 4 Tournaments 5 World champions 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links History Boys hitting up outside the Harrow Old School (ca lat...