Para-Squash trial held at Carrara Squash Centre
Posted on 28th Mar 2019, 12:00am
Carrara Squash Centre has held a successful "come and try" wheelchair squash day - the first of many planned for the center.
Dion Reweti, who owns "Wicket Wheelchairs" is a regular wheelchair tennis player and thought he would try squash with his mates Peter and Steve.
As this was the first para-squash trial on the Commonwealth Games legacy courts, we experimented with the types of racquets and balls used. The players found that normal length racquets were best for reach, but opted for a racquetball style ball with higher bounce. They also adapted to allow two bounces per rally similar to wheelchair tennis.
Dion says they all found it challenging because they had to travel shorter distances in a shorter amount of time. They also had to manoeuvre their chairs faster in tighter turning circles to get the ball.
The feedback was great and there will be more trials held as Carrara looks to establish a Para-Squash club and a Wheelchair Squash League.
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