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This page contains information about the squash section of the Evesham Rowing Club.

• Contact Details
• Joining Information
• Mission Statement
• Officials
• Court Booking and General Information
• Leagues and Competitions
• Equipment
• Good Practice

Contact Details

Evesham Evesham Rowing Club
Abbey Road
Evesham
WR11 4ST
Tel.: 01386 446131

Joining Information

Membership (which includes all sections - rowing, squash and tennis) is about £16 a month for adult single, £35 a month for family and various discounted rates for students, juniors, etc.  Providing you use the facilities more than once a week on average, this works out significantly cheaper than the local leisure centre.  Contact the squash vice captain (Richard Avery) for more information.  You can download the relevant documents (Microsoft Word format) here:

Membership Application Form

Direct Debit Form

(In Internet Explorer, right click on the links and select 'Save Target As...' to download them to your hard disk.  In Netscape and other browsers, you're on your own!)

Mission Statement

To encourage and assist people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to develop their knowledge and enjoyment of the games of Squash and Racketball in a congenial social atmosphere and within well maintained facilities.

Officials

Court Booking and General Information

1. Squash bookings are for sessions of 45 minutes, as detailed on the booking pages on the web site.
2. Courts may be booked by squash members by selecting their name and the name of their opponent for the session required. Advance bookings may be made up to two weeks ahead.
3. Lights are turned on by operating the switches (labelled 1, 2 & 3) in the electricity cupboard opposite the door to Court 2. Please turn the lights off when finished!
4. Sessions are governed by the time displayed on the booking page on the terminal in the balcony.  This is synchronised to an NTP server on the Internet every hour, so should be pretty accurate!
5. Courts booked in advance must be cancelled if not required, so that other members may use them.
6. Courts which are not occupied 10 minutes after the start of any session are available for use by other members, notwithstanding that they may have been booked. Late arrival may thus result in forfeiture.
7. There are no light fees for squash members.  However, there is a guest fee of £3 per session (£2 off peak) which should be collected by the member from the guest, and handed over to one of the officers later.
8. It is fraudulent to avoid payment of Guest fees.
9. Free visiting membership is available to England Squash individual members on payment of the usual Guest fees.
10. Guests who play more frequently than once a fortnight should consider becoming full members.
11. Under no circumstances may the courts be used for any purpose other than for playing Squash or Racketball, in accordance with the rules of those games, and with appropriate equipment and balls.
12. Players using the Squash courts do so at their own risk.

Leagues and Competitions

1. There are leagues for players of all standards. Details are posted on the Squash notice board.
2. Club competitions are held regularly. These include Ladies’ & Open Club Championships, Open Handicap, Restricted (non team players), doubles competitions and Racketball. Details are on the tournaments pages on the website and also posted on the Squash notice board.
3. The Club enters Men’s and Ladies’ teams in the Worcestershire County League, and mixed Veterans teams (men over 45, ladies over 40) in the Gloucestershire Veterans League. Anyone interested in Team squash should contact the Squash Captain, Vice Captain, or Ladies Captain, who will introduce them to the appropriate Team captain.
4. Club Night and Training for players of all levels, is held every Thursday evening from 7.30 pm. All members are encouraged to participate.
5. The Club has several qualified coaches. Details are available on the Squash notice board, or from the Captain and Vice Captain.

Equipment

1. Only white-soled or non-marking shoes may be used on the courts.  Shoes that have been worn outside the club house may NOT be used on court as they deposit mud on the floors.
2. Players must wear appropriate clothing for the sport. There is no restriction on colours. Protective eyewear must be worn in Doubles play, and is recommended for use at all times. The Club has protective eyewear available for the use of members free of charge. It is kept in the locker in the Squash Gallery.
3. Metal-framed rackets are not permitted. Racket head protectors are required on all graphite type rackets, and should be opaque, or covered by specialist tape, available from the Squash Captain and Hon. Secretary free of charge.
4. Players are requested to use black or blue balls, appropriate to their standard. Green balls are discouraged as they mark the courts.
5. Rackets and balls are available for use by beginners free of charge.

Good Practice

1. Evesham Squash is committed to ensure that the talents and resources of all its members, coaches, volunteers and visitors are utilised to the full, and that no person receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, disability, marital status, religious belief, social class, colour, ethnic group, age or sexual orientation, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be relevant to performance. However, it reserves the right to limit certain competitions to persons of specific age, gender, ability or disability groups to provide opportunities for equal competition.
2. Codes of Conduct covering Fair Play and Coaching have been published by Evesham Squash, and copies are available for reference in the Squash Gallery, and on the Club’s website. It is also fully committed to the Club’s Child Protection Policy.
3. Members’ attention is drawn to England Squash's Technical Sheets 13 (ES Safety Code for Squash Players) and 14 (Eye Protection for Squash Players), copies of which can be found on the England Squash web site. Members are strongly advised to read these papers, and act in accordance with the advice contained in them.

©Copyright 2004 by Paul Heneghan

Last modified: 22 May 2008 00:23