ABSTRACT
In May 1988 a new scoring system was introduced to the game of squash rackets by the Squash Rackets Association in an attempt to make the game more attractive to television viewing audiences. This system, initially known as "American scoring", was renamed "point-per-rally scoring", and differed from the traditional scoring system in that a point is scored at the end of every rally regardless of whether the winner held serve or not. The purpose of this study is to establish whether or not the introduction of this new scoring system produced any difference in the patterns of play exhibited in competition by elite male squash players when compared to the traditional "English" scoring, and whether or not any reduction in both the average rally length and the number of let and stroke appeals occurred.
