TABLE 17. Organizational Positions on Protective Eyewear for
Racket Sports
Date | Organization | Level of Play for Which Eyeguards Mandated | |
Racquetball | Sept. 1, 1978 | Canadian National Racquetball Association | All sanctioned tournaments |
Squash | June 1980 | Canadian Squash Rackets Association | Juniors in sanctioned tournaments |
Racquetball | 1980 | St. Lewis Jewish Community Center | All players |
Squash | Oct. 7, 1982 | Massachusetts Squash Rackets Association | “The MSRA strongly urges that all members, in league and other play, wear polycarbonate, lensed eye protection.” |
Squash | Sept. 1, 1982 | Massachusetts Independent School League | All practices and competitions |
Racquetball | 1982 | American Amateur Racquetball Association | Eye protection required for juniors (and for doubles as well in Wyoming, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, Missouri, District of Columbia, Montana, Vermont, and Kentucky) |
Squash | 1982 | Ivy League Schools | All practices and competitions |
Squash | 1983 | United States Squash Rackets Association | All national championships, all levels of play |
Racquetball | 1983 | Spaulding Racket Clubs (35 facilities) | Staff and junior players |
Racquetball Squash Handball | June 19, 1983 | American Medical Association | Endorsed safety glasses exceeding requirements of ANSI Z 87.1 for these sports |
Racquetball | 1985 | Air Force (regulation 215–22) | Eye protection mandatory on all Air Force racquetball courts |
Squash | 1986 | United States Squash Rackets Association | All sanctioned tournaments |
Squash | May 1987 | United States Squash Rackets Association | Eyeguards made part of the rules of squash play |
Racquetball | Dec. 1987 | American Amateur Racquetball Association | All players |