service box
noun
: the area in which a player stands while serving in various court games (such as squash or handball)
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Wilson, of Columbus North, smashed a serve near the left corner of a service box.
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Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2023
What can be done that can be implemented even at a club level, assuming shorter service boxes/taller nets are out?
—Jon B., Seattle, Wa.
—Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 21 Feb. 2018
The children were assessed twice for Glenohumeral range of motion and isometric strength of the bilateral (dominant and non-dominant sides) shoulder-complex muscles, after all players warmed-up with rallies in the service boxes.
—NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2018
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Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 11 June 2023
What can be done that can be implemented even at a club level, assuming shorter service boxes/taller nets are out?
—Jon B., Seattle, Wa.
—Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 21 Feb. 2018
The children were assessed twice for Glenohumeral range of motion and isometric strength of the bilateral (dominant and non-dominant sides) shoulder-complex muscles, after all players warmed-up with rallies in the service boxes.
—NOLA.com, 3 Feb. 2018
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“Service box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20box. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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