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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The ball floats into the service box and onto the racket of Iga Swiatek, one of two women’s players who can claim to be the best in the world.
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Improper display/storage of single service items (single service boxes need to be 6 inches above the floor).
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
Wilson, of Columbus North, smashed a serve near the left corner of a service box.
—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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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Improper display/storage of single service items (single service boxes need to be 6 inches above the floor).
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2024
Wilson, of Columbus North, smashed a serve near the left corner of a service box.
—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 30 Dec. 2024.
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