El squash, un deporte a puerta cerrada

PostAuthorIcon Author: Miguel A. Allemant VII ciclo | PDF Imprimir E-mail
Esta disciplina no solo requiere la habilidad y técnica del jugador, sino que se caracteriza porque quienes la practican deben tener una gran capacidad física y una respuesta motora muy ágil. Su origen fue en una prisión de Londres a principios del siglo XIX

 

por: Miguel A. Allemant VII ciclo
«Agilidad, resistencia física, resistencia aeróbica y un buen manejo y control de la pelota», así responde Gonzalo Seminario Torres - actual número uno de la categoría "Profesional" del Circuito Nacional -   cuando se le pregunta por las aptitudes que debe tener una persona si quiere practicar este deporte.
Él lo hace desde el 2003, y a partir de ese primer contacto de la raqueta con la pequeña pelota de goma surgió un nuevo amor. El dinamismo y la explosión de este juego lo atraparon, además que su constancia en los entrenamientos lo llevó a representar al Perú en 15 torneos internacionales con la selección nacional y obtener el reconocimiento de que en el país este deporte está alcanzando mejores niveles.
Así como él, otros jugadores le han traído lauros al Perú como la dupla formada por Andrés Duany y Alonso Escudero, quienes en el 2008 ganaron la presea dorada en los VII Panamericanos de Squash. Pero,  ¿en qué consiste este deporte que día a día gana más adeptos?
Aunque suene inverosímil, este deporte tuvo sus orígenes  en una  prisión de Londres llamada Fleet, a principios del siglo XIX. Allí, los reos se entretenían golpeando una pelota con una raqueta contra alguna de las paredes que formaban parte de sus celdas. Aquí nació el rackets.  
Luego, el juego se trasladó a diferentes lugares del país y fue en la Universidad de Harrow donde un grupo de estudiantes  - que esperaba turno para poder practicar este nuevo deporte - descubrió que una pelota pinchada de rackets producía una serie de efectos al golpearla contra la pared.  Este fue el inicio del squash.

Modo de juego.- En primer lugar, el squash puede ser definido como un deporte de raqueta que se juega en interiores y en el que la práctica puede ser en singles (uno contra uno) o en dobles (dos contra dos).
Las reglas no son muy complicadas y la principal señala que los jugadores deben golpear la pelota con sus raquetas haciéndola rebotar en la pared frontal de la cancha. La pelota solo puede tocar una vez el suelo, aunque esta puede rebotar en cada una de las otras dos paredes de  la cancha sin que rebase las líneas pintadas en ellas.
El juego se inicia con un saque o servicio y la pelota debe pasar la línea del medio de la pared frontal y caer en el cuadro de recepción del oponente para no cometer falta. Luego, tanto receptor como sacador deben golpear la bola por encima de la chapa, línea ubicada en la parte baja de la pared frontal.
El partido se divide en tres o cinco games de 9 puntos a 15 puntos - dependiendo de la organización del partido o certamen - , y estos a su vez en rallys, que consisten en un buen servicio y un número indeterminado de devoluciones, que termina cuando uno de los dos jugadores no llega a devolver correctamente la pelota. Cabe mencionar que solo el servidor puede sumar puntos, puesto que este al ganar un rally anota un punto; el receptor, en cambio, cuando gana un rally se convierte en servidor.
Si es que van empates - en el caso de los 9 puntos - se le pregunta al receptor si es que quiere jugar a un punto o a dos (es decir, hasta los diez). Cuando se juega hasta los 15  se realiza el mismo procedimiento, pues en el punto 14 se le pregunta al receptor si se va hasta los 17.

Circuito nacional.- Existen 7 categorías oficiales que rigen el ránking nacional de squash. Estas van desde la sexta a la primera categoría, y luego está la categoría máxima denominada «Profesional», la única que tiene ocho jugadores como límite máximo, ya que en el resto hay 32.
Para entrar en este circuito hay que inscribirse en la mínima categoría oficial (sexta) y clasificar para la siguiente si se termina el torneo en cualquiera de las primeras tres posiciones. De esta forma se avanza desde la sexta hasta la primera, puesto que para llegar a la categoría absoluta (la Profesional) el jugador debe campeonar en el Torneo Nacional de Primera.  
Anualmente la Federación Peruana de Squash Racket (FPSR) organiza cuatro torneos nacionales por cada una de las categorías y a fin de año se realiza un Torneo Nacional Abierto, el cual tiene como característica que es el más importante de todos porque otorga una mayor cantidad de puntos para el ránking nacional.
Indumentaria e instrumentos de juego
Para la práctica de este deporte se requiere de una indumentaria y equipo especial, los cuales pueden resultar costosos.  
En primer lugar se necesita una raqueta más pequeña que la que se utiliza en el tenis.  Esta puede llegar a pesar 120 gramos y, a pesar de ser ligera, posee una gran resistencia porque en su elaboración se utiliza compuestos de titanio y grafito, que le dan gran resistencia y flexibilidad, respectivamente. El precio de estás raquetas asciende a 110 dólares americanos. Por otro lado, se requiere de un par de zapatillas indoor, que cuestan alrededor de 75 dólares y una bola cuyo precio es de 5 dólares.
Otro tema que hace un poco complicado la mayor difusión de este deporte es que solo existen
55  canchas de squash repartidas en Lima, casi todas ubicadas en clubes privados.

 


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