Camper: A type of players who stand in the way of your shot and illegally impede your stroke. A designation made famous by world renowned racquetball coach, Fran Davis.

Ceiling Return: A ceiling ball used as a service return.

Ceiling Serve: A fault serve that contacts the ceiling after hitting the front wall.

Ceiling Shot: Defensive shot with the path of ceiling to front wall to floor.

Center Court: The most strategic area of the court located in the middle about four to five feet in back of the short service line.

Center of Gravity: A point where you are stable and can hit with power and consistency.

Change of Pace Serve: A slow, off-speed serve used to change the tempo of play.

Choke: To move the hand up or down on the racquet handle or to play poorly under pressure.

Chump change: What you get when you’re serves are off.

Continental Grip: A one grip system for holding the racquet. The hand position is somewhere between the forehand and backhand grips.

Closed Face: A racquet face angle in which the hitting surface slant toward the floor or to the front wall side of a player.

Cocked Wrist Position: The position of the wrist when the racquet is pulled back in its set position.

Control: The ability to hit the ball to a predetermined spot.

Control Player: A player who relies primarily on shot placement rather than on the power of shots.

Corner Kill Shot: See Pinch Shot.

Court: The playing area, the dimensions of which are 40 feet long by 20 feet wide by 20 feet high.

Court Hinder: Any obstacles on the court that deflects the ball and interferes with play, such as a door latch, transoms, thermostats, and so forth.

"C" Player: A player whose skill level is at the basic or fundamental level. The advanced beginner level. Varies locally.

Crack Ball: Shot that strikes the juncture of the side or rear wall and the floor. Ball squirts out irretrievably.

Cross Court Drive Return: A relatively hard hit service return that hits the front wall and passes the server on the side opposite from where the shot was hit.

Cross Court Pass: An offensive shot that hit diagonally from one side of the court to the other.

Crotch Ball: A ball that strikes the juncture where two playing surfaces meet.

Crotch Serve: A serve that hits the juncture of the front wall and the floor, sidewall or ceiling. It results in a loss of serve.

Crowders: A type of player who cheat by getting too close, in an attempt to restrain your complete stroke and follow through

Crowding: Standing or playing unreasonably close to your opponent to hinder their shots and shot preparation.

Cut Off Shot: A shot hit before it bounces, also calls fly shot or volley.

Cutthroat: Game involving three players, each one serves in turn and plays against the other two.

Cybervision: A company that sells audiovisual tapes that improves your game through visualization.