Hi Folks,
The GSRA summer league fixtures are now available on the website. Please have a look now, as they start in 2 weeks time (first matches on the Wednesday 7th June.)
The website is currently being updated to allow you to enter the double match results, however if it is not ready in time then please email the complete fixture result to us, and keep a record for yourself to enable you to enter the result later.
The summer squash league is a less formal event than the winter league, with fixtures consisting of 3 singles and 2 doubles matches, and teams playing each other only once. Matches are played on a Wednesday evening. All costs are shared (food, beer, courts and balls), with the beer and food (and costs) arrangements sorted out before hand by the team captains. An overview of the league rules are shown below.
Sometimes in the summer it is difficult to raise a team one evening due to holidays and injuries - so please confirm availaility well inadvance with your team members, so any issues can be raised and sorted well inadvance of the fixture date. Also note that their are penalties for not fielding a team of 7 players.
Entry fee per team is £15, to be paid into the GSRA bank account by direct transfer.
If you have any questions then please let us know.
GSRA committee
GSRA Summer League Rule Overview
1. Fixtures consist of 3 singles, and 2 doubles matches.
2. Fixtures are played on a Wednesday evening, starting between 7.00 pm and 8.00 pm.
3. The fixture score is one point for every game won, plus 5 bonus points for winning the fixture.
4. The league is held over June/July, possibly extending into August depending upon the number of teams which enter.
5. Teams must register their players, and shall play the matches in merit order.
6. Teams play each other once, and the fixtures shall be organised so teams will alternate between a home and away fixture on successive weeks where possible.
7. All fixture costs are shared equally between the teams, with captains contacting each other before the fixture to sort the food and drink arrangements, and confirm the court and ball costs.
8. Teams consist of 7 members, however If a team turns up with less than the required 7 players then whichever player plays twice then they must forfeit their singles match 0-3.
8.1. If a team turns up with 6 rather than 7 players then they can clearly still win the match but do they play their best player in the doubles and forfeit his singles match or play their worst singles player in the doubles and forfeit his singles match? Either way they are at a disadvantage, but could still win the match.
8.2. If a team turns up with 5 rather than 7 players then they can clearly still win the match but do they play their best two players in the doubles and forfeit their singles matches or play their worst two singles players in the doubles and forfeit their singles matches, either way they are at even more of a disadvantage (for turning up with two (or too) few players.)
8.3. If a team turns up with 4 rather than 7 players then they cannot win the match since they will have forfeited all three singles matches.
The whole point of the summer league is that a club can play a mix of players across all the divisions of the league so the lower league players (or older players) can play in the doubles which is a great leveller when it comes to the game.
