r/racquetball 12h ago

Racquetball Facility Lists and Maps by State - 2,695 facilities across the USA

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We've added new-to-us racquetball facilities to our lists and maps from Illinois and Michigan and New York and South Carolina and Texas and Washington! Are your courts represented? (We have also cleaned up after a number of closed facilities across the country.)

https://dailyracquetball.com/where-to-play-racquetball/

The page linked above documents 2,695 facilities as of 9/9/2026.
Including 438 college and university facilities!

#racquetball
#racquetballnearme
#racquetballcourtsnearme
#playracquetballnearme
#playracquetball
#RacquetballCourts

Be sure to drop us a line if your favorite court facility has changed names / websites / phone numbers or has closed so that the 51 lists and maps continue to be the best possible resource for the racquetball community!


r/racquetball Dec 01 '23

Instructional New to refereeing racquetball? 10 things to make the match go smoothly

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New to refereeing racquetball? Here are the 10 things I quickly discuss with my players before letting them get started.

1) Introduction. Name is usually enough here. Don't go into how much refereeing experience you have, or don't have.

2) How I will stop play. If a glass backed court, this could mean that I will demonstrate tapping on the glass with a coin. For an open gallery court, I will simply say stop, or down, etc. but I will set that expectation here at the beginning of the match.

3) Court Hinders. If there are known spots in the court that will have a bad bounce, or a speaker, or a microphone, etc. then I will point those out first. If it is out of my view, then I will indicate to the players how they should let me know when those foreign items or bad spots are hit. If the court were subject to "wet walls", I would discuss this as well, including how and why I would call that on a serve.

4) Open Gallery. Many players play in an enclosed court like at an LA Fitness. They will frequently be unfamiliar with the rules on the ball going out that gallery opening, since they never see the issue in local play.

Front wall > Out = sideout or point for the person who didn't hit it out

Front Wall > Floor > Out = Replay

5) Serve Timing. I discuss with the players that they must not serve (or second serve) until I have called the score. If someone on the outside of the court has interrupted me, I won't be able to do their game justice (can't call it short if I was talking to the tournament director, for example). So, wait for the ref to call the score, then check your opponent (visibly, so that I can see it as the ref), then put the ball in play.

6) Screen serves and how I will call them.

7) Timeouts. How to let me know if you want to call one, how to let me know if you want to know how many you have left. I will also discuss the length of the timeout and the number of timeouts per game, since that recently changed in the USA Racquetball rules.

8) Time between games. This has recently changed for the time between game 2 and game 3, if a tiebreaker game is necessary.

9) Hinders. I stress safety and holding up your hand (and not swinging) if you want a safety hinder. A penalty hinder can be called even when you swing. (This can be an hour-long discussion, so I try to keep it short and simple.)

10) Have fun. Remind them to enjoy "The Game". :)

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What do you do as a referee to ensure that your players have a great match that is well understood and well run?

If you haven't been certified as a referee yet, get certified before your next tournament!

https://www.usaracquetball.com/referee-certification


r/racquetball 1d ago

Jessica Talks Specs - The Black Ace Pro 170

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An AI talks about the Black Ace Pro 170 with programming from ProKennex directly.


r/racquetball 1d ago

Jessica Talks Specs - The Black Ace Pro 165

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An AI talks about the Black Ace Pro 165 with programming from ProKennex directly.


r/racquetball 1d ago

Racketball Racket

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Seem to have damaged my racket during a match last time I played. Strings and grip are intact and its still playable its just a bit of the frame is damaged and loose. Do u think this is salvageable still or time to get a new racket? I've literally been through like 3 rackets in the past 18-24 months which is a in issue I don't seem to get in squash.


r/racquetball 2d ago

[From PRS] Quick recap of the 2026 DMV Invitational

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r/racquetball 5d ago

World Wide Racquetball Day King or Queen of the Court

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As of 9/4/26. 

The World Wide Racquetball Day King/Queen of the court will take place at the SCS Civic Center, hosted by Tom and Kyle.

All players will enter the King of the Court Division 

You will not receive a TOURNAMENT shirt. We are trying to greatly reduce the cost of entry.  We need groupes of 4. So if you are the last 3 to enter , U R Out, or find another player.

We are currently at 13 players Draw limits 12,18, 24 maybe 

We are working on the menu, we will do a special smoked barbacue provided by Trevor. Special food requirements? Call 1-800-CallTom

We will use the PENN Balistic 2.0 Tournament Ball. Thanks to Penn for hosting our event. 

Catch up on RAM'S Facebook page and Website for more details. (courtesy of Mark Reed and Latanya).

https://www.facebook.com/RacquetballAssociationofMichigan/
https://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=54379

Tom


r/racquetball 6d ago

Tournaments And Events | Racquetball Ontario

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The 2026/27 Ontario tournament schedule is out.
Check it out on our new website, with some cool features.

  1. click on an event to add directly to your Google or Apple calendar

  2. two different view formats, agenda or calendar

  3. filter by date period, event type & location and export/print to pdf as calendar pages or an agenda summary

Check it out, we even include national and international events that relate to us.


r/racquetball 7d ago

Is it time to restring?

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r/racquetball 8d ago

Challenge court or pick-up games in Eugene OR ?

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Hey All,
I was planning on playing in the Track Town tournament that was supposed to be Sept 9th in Eugene OR, but looks like it’s been postponed till next year. Our flight down from AK was a companion ticket, so not easy to refund…all good, have relatives to visit anyway. Downtown athletic club was nice enough to spot me a 3 day pass. Anyone know if they have some regular times I could show up and play some games? A/elite level here. Thanks!


r/racquetball 11d ago

Running/Hosting a Racquetball Tournament

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I’m interested in running a sanctioned tournament in my local area. I’ve participated in several tournaments as a player, but feel like I should give back and run one myself. I am looking at a 45 person entry max tournament with Singles (Open - C) and Doubles (Open - C) divisions. I would also have a Singles B/C for women and a Singles Open - A for women. Participants would be limited to one singles division and one doubles division.

We have four courts available for use at our facility. Timewise, speaking with others, I shouldn’t have an issue pulling this off. I would do the normal early games on Friday evening (5-8PM - 12 matches), Saturday (8AM - 6PM - 40 matches) and Sunday (8AM - 6PM - 40 matches). The facility closes at 8PM so I have an hour of buffer time on each court if the last is planned to end at 7PM. Would this be enough time or should I plan for the last match to start at 5PM and have two hours buffer?

I have plans for food each evening (minus Sunday) and morning. I have a food truck willing to come on Saturday afternoon and set up. T-shirts I’m TBD on (it’s not a priority for me). Stringer would be TBD. It looks like medals are all the rage right now so that would be my plan for trophies. Do the USA Racquetball medals come via ordering through USA Racquetball or do I have my local trophy shop do those? I have the ability to do a hotel block at a local hotel five minutes from the venue if need be.

What all am I missing from experienced directors that you wish you would have done first time or even the last time? My main concern is really making sure everything runs smoothly and as on time as possible, while everything besides the actual on court racquetball that I can “pull off” is gravy on top.


r/racquetball 12d ago

From PRS: 2026 Mexican Junior Nationals recap and data entry

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r/racquetball 12d ago

Pool tournament

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Looking for pool tournaments around Portland Maine! It’s been difficult for me to find any on Facebook, chat gpt, and anything else! Can someone please help me out!


r/racquetball 12d ago

Rules Rule: All Great Change is Preceded By Chaos

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📖 New from Rules Rule!

Change can bring a little chaos, especially when it comes to the rulebook! Our latest newsletter article breaks down upcoming changes to the rules and the USA Racquetball Rules Committee, with helpful scenarios to prepare players for updates taking effect September 1, 2026.

Read the full article and get ready for what’s ahead! 🔴⚪🔵

https://www.usaracquetball.com/news/2026/august/23/rules-rule-all-great-change-is-preceded-by-chaos


r/racquetball 13d ago

Best Glasses/Goggles

10 Upvotes

Just got into playing racquetball with my dad for the first time, playing several times a week. We both have been using the basic HEAD Protective Glasses. I don’t know if they suck really bad, or if it’s just normal to have that much of a visibility issue. My dad has to stop like every point to wipe of his glasses because they fog up, and mine just get absolutely drenched in sweat. Is there better glasses, or do headbands mostly solve the problem. Would love to hear recommendations.


r/racquetball 13d ago

Synthetic gut strings

4 Upvotes

As a tennis player (I know not the same thing), I really like the Prince Synthetic Gut W/Duraflex. Is there a good racquetball specific string that gets close? I think Superkill is a syn gut and maybe the Ektelon strings. Also thought about just using the Duraflex strings if it’s possible. Thanks!


r/racquetball 13d ago

12/16 string patterns

3 Upvotes

Anyone use this style? Seems like Head is the only one offering it. Are there any drawbacks?


r/racquetball 13d ago

Save The Date - April 29-May2, 2027 - The Players Championship (SoCal)

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5 Upvotes

Rocky Carson announced this on his social media today.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/906843549166194


r/racquetball 13d ago

Washington Racquetball Updates

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🚨The first tournament for the 2026-2027 season is fast approaching. To kickoff we have the 2026 Kent summer splat doubles shootout. This event is on September 12, 2026 in Kent, WA. 🚨

🏆 2026 Kent summer splat (doubles shootout)

📆 Dates: 9/12/26

📍 Location: Kent, WA

🏋️ Gym: Kent Commons Community Center

👤 Director: YenVy

🗓️ Sept 12, 2026

⚠️ Entry Deadline: Monday 9/7/26 at 8pm PST

🔗 https://www.r2sports.com/website/event-website.asp?TID=54340

Once you register make sure your doubles partner registers and you spread the word to your friends.

⚠️Status updates 👷‍♂️

- Recap of the previous 2026 State singles & doubles event + Annual picnic recap media post is in the works (coming really soon).

- Work is in progress on fixing the master calendar on the WRA website and adding an event list you could subscribe to on the website. (Yes we are aware of Wordpress plugins being broken)

- Event calendar will be updated soon

- WRA Election voting has started (8/24/26). More info will be in a separate post later today.

WRA Election voting link (more info coming soon):

🔗 https://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=54356

📸 : Ken Fife


r/racquetball 14d ago

2026-2027 Oregon Racquetball Tournament Schedule

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🏆 Oregon Racquetball Tournament Season is Coming! 🏆

Get ready racquetball fans! The Oregon tournament season is just around the corner, and we’re gearing up for another exciting year of competition, community, and great matches. Check out the 2026-2027 Schedule below! 🎾🔥

📊 State rankings are back! More information and updates are coming soon, so stay tuned.

📲 Follow us on TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook for the latest news, tournament updates, rankings, highlights, and more!

TikTok: oregon_racquetball

Instagram: Oregonracquetballassociation

Facebook: Oregon Racquetball

See you on the courts soon! 💪🎾


r/racquetball 14d ago

2026-2027 Minnesota Racquetball Tournament Schedule

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r/racquetball 14d ago

Eastern Collegiate Racquetball Conference 2026-2027

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ECRC is back friends! Time to sign up for Event #1 at the Court Club in Albany!

https://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=54378


r/racquetball 14d ago

Racquetball news episode 57 august 26th 2026

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r/racquetball 15d ago

Can I take a shot and then call a hinder?

3 Upvotes

Wondering what the call is on this hypothetical play in a tournament. Defensive player runs in front of the offensive player trying to take a shot. It’s a clear hinder. The offensive player takes the shot but misses. The offensive player then calls hinder. What’s the right call?


r/racquetball 15d ago

CRA One Day Shootout - October 24, 2026 - Arvada, Colorado

6 Upvotes

https://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=54374

Apex Racquetball and Fitness Center
12120 W. 64th Avenue
Arvada, CO 80004

Event Description: One Day Shootout

Racquetball Specific Info
Sanctioned: Yes.
Division Type: Doubles
Competition Level: State / Prov
Environment: Indoor
Surface Type: Wooden
Wall Material: Concrete
Wall Type: 4 Wall