Rackets

Rackets is the fastest and arguably the most exciting of ball games, with ball speeds of up to 160 mph. It is played on a court 60 feet long and 30 feet wide, with a ball that resembles a golf ball. Rackets originated in the debtors' prisons of the mid-18th century, preceding squash — a miniature version of the game … played with a soft ball!

There are now 14 schools which play rackets and we all employ full-time professionals to coach the sport. Boys who take up rackets can look forward to a full programme of school fixtures and the twice annual Public School Championships, held at the Queen's Club in London. We're immensely fortunate in our outstanding court — built through the generosity of an anonymous benefactor.

In addition to all this, we also run a popular evening rackets club.

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