“If England Squash wishes to concentrate on squash - which will clearly be to the detriment of Racketball - just say so, don't dress it up and 'spin it'.” The late Michael Keogh, Racketball enthusiast, in an email to Keir Worth CEO England Squash (ES).
The World Squash Federation (WSF) and ES have decided to try and rename Racketball, ‘Squash57’. I know that many of the members of my website, UK-Racketball.com, and players that play the UK-Racketball Series are confused by what the changes are designed to accomplish. From what I can make out from the press release on the WSF and ES websites the change is trying to achieve the following; “We hope that increased synergy between squash and squash57 will broaden appeal and create a stronger playing community” Keir Worth. The main issue with this is that as Andrew Shelley Chief Executive of WSF points out “current players will doubtlessly still call Squash 57 by its old name”. This immediately creates a problem when trying to achieve “synergy”, within the sport; with the national governing body calling it one thing and the players calling it something else. Follow this link for the full article
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We have done a rankings update and seeded all the draws based on the current National Rankings, these are the numbers in brackets after the names. Head to the rankings tabs for more information. ![]() Event 4 of the HEAD UK-Racketball 2016 Series is to be held at Nottingham Squash Rackets Club on Saturday 27th August. 2016 will be the 7th year in a row that Nottingham has hosted a UK-Racketball Series Event, making it our longest standing venue. Secure your entry now as the entry deadline is at midnight on Friday 19th August. CLICK HERE TO SEE WHO HAS ALREADY ENTERED ONLINE Any late entries contact Mark Fuller directly on 07846 067505 or email [email protected] ![]() Nottingham Squash Rackets Club has hosted 6 previous UK-Racketball Series Events, making it the longest standing venue in the Series. We are returning on Saturday 27th August to find out if a new selection of Racketball players will join the long list of winners. Follow this link to our Hall of Fame see all the champions since we started the Nottingham Racketball Open in 2010. Over the next few months we will try to build the Hall of Fame for all grades at all events. The defending champions from the Nottingham Racketball Open 2015 are: A Grade - Mark Fuller B Grade - Kasey Hall Over 40's - Andy Wood Over 50's - Patrick Osborn Over 60's - Andy Mitchell Women's - Rachel Woolford Read more about the 2015 event here or to see photos, click here. The Nottingham Racketball Open - Saturday 27th August 2016![]() What: Nottingham Racketball Open - Event 4 UKRB 2016 Series When: Saturday 27th August 2016 Where: Nottingham Squash Rackets Club Postcode: NG7 1BX Cost: £15.00 (includes a free tournament T-shirt) Grades: A, B, Over 40's, Over 50's, Over 60's, Women's, Beginners Online Entry: Click here For more information or if you have any queries, email Mark Fuller at [email protected] or call Mark on 07846 067505. With under one week until entries close, CLICK HERE TO ENTER. |
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