Match – in amateur competition, a match is decided by the best of three games,; in the pros the match is decided by the best of five games

Match Point – the serving player or team needs to score only once more in order to win the match

Midcourt – the area consisting of the “Service Box” and the “Safety Zone” between the “Service Line” and “Receiving Line”

Novice – a player new to the game of racquetball

Offensive shot – an aggressive shot meant to score

Out of court ball – a ball outside of the court’s boundaries

Out serve – a rules violation during the serve which immediately results in a loss of service or, in doubles, a Half-Out, these violations are:
    Two Consecutive Faults – See “Fault”

Missed Serve Attempt – a failed serve in which the swung racket completely misses the ball , the ball can, however be picked up by hand before the serve without a penalty
    Touched Serve – A rebounding serve makes contact with the server

Fake Serve – an attempt to trick the opponent by pretending to serve, such as starting the swinging motion and then catching the ball before making contact; this is only an Out Serve if the referee rules it intentional

Illegal Hit – hitting the ball more than once, carrying the ball with the racket, hitting the ball with the racket handle, the hand or anything other than the racket face

Non-Front-Wall Serve – a serve striking any surface before hitting the “Front Wall”

Crotch Serve – A serve hitting the corner of the front wall, simultaneously striking the “Front Wall” and a “Side Wall”

Out of Court Serve – a serve which hits the “Front Wall” and then rebounds outside of the court’s boundaries

Safety Zone Violation – when the server enters the “Safety Zone” before the ball strikes the court behind the “Short Line”

Overhead – a shot hit from above the shoulder, hard and fast in a downward direction toward the front wall.