This league runs to Sunday 11^th November and then the following league will end 6^th January .

                                       League news

Welcome to 4 players joining the league and with  2 dropping out, we  have 49 players with a further 14 out injured or away.

In the last league, 104 games were played, being  93% of games , with 33 players playing all their games and 11 who did not with just  8 games not played. 59 games were played in the last two weeks.

Annual Knockout tournament

The draw for the annual club tournament will take place later this month ( last chance to let me know in next 7 days if you do NOT want to be included) and the first round deadline will be  the 21st October through to finals on Sunday 9^th December. Details of the tournament will be on the website and, as usual,  there will be three tournaments with the league players split between A,B & C and for each there will be the main competition with the first round losers going to the plate competition.

Rankings

The following are the biggest increases in rankings in the last league :

Avon Seneviratne                 +163 points

James Mollard                     +145 points 

Terry Giles                          +141 points

Mark Chatfield                    +138 points

Mark Elliott                         +126 points

Vinnie Russell                       +105 points

Annual RUSC fee and Club tee shirts  

Thanks to all those who paid their fees on time.

The draw for the two club tee shirts has taken place at club night and the lucky winners were  Mark Priest and Josh Wells .

The first name drawn was actually Henry W but unanimously we decided that if Henry had been at club night he would have insisted that we should re-draw as he has hundreds of squash tee shirts already. His generosity was appreciated !       

Also this year everyone who paid their fee will be able to collect from Geoff at The Racket Shop a free squash ball ( to be collected by the 30^th September )

Club Polls

Thanks to all those who voted in the recent polls- the response  was 72%.

The results were:

Squash team eligibility

Votes were  17 for and 16 against  the proposal that for this Winter League only  and whilst the 1st team are in the Premier League one player may play for the team without having to play in the leagues. This will now be implemented.

Formation of committee

14 voted in favour of the proposal that it would be beneficial to form a committee and were prepared to stand on the committee and a further 8 voted in favour of a committee but were not prepared to serve on the committee! There were 11 votes against.

 Further advices will follow regarding the actual formation of the committee. It is  similar to Brexit (hopefully not so painful) in that the idea of a committee has been agreed in principle and now it is just necessary to decide how this should be implemented. It might be that for those interested some brain storming sessions might be appropriate but if anyone has any ideas, they will be welcome.

The original suggestion was  a committee of 4-6 people meeting 4 times a year with, as appropriate, sub committees  on the more labour intensive subjects , like social events , competitions , coaching, club finances.

Team Matches

The Summer leagues have now concluded and the great news is that both teams won promotion. The 1^st team from Division 2 to 1 and the 2^nd team from Division 4 to 3. A tremendous effort by both teams.

No sooner has that league finished than the new Winter League starts on September 13th with the 1^st team playing, for the first, in the Premier Division and the 2^nd team in Division 3. The first home game is on the 13^th for the 1^st team.

Do come along to support and please ensure you make yourself available for selection as we will need our strongest teams this season.

Court Closures

Many of you will have noticed cracks on the front walls of Courts 2 & 3 and I am pleased to report that Sportspark have arranged for these to be repaired. The work will take place on Monday 1^st and Tuesday 2^nd October and these courts will not be available for these two days.

Berkshire Squash Closed Tournament

Spaces still available for this tournament which takes place on the 20th and 21st October at SportsPark and Wellington. Details have been circulated to all members. If any queries contact Henry. Entries –

https://sites.google.com/site/rusquashclub/doubles-tournament

Club squash shirts

The original design (in the two different colours) are still available and still at £17.50 each. The new range of tee shirts, as proudly worn by the teams, is available in a wide range of colours with the squash club logo printed thereon at a mere £10 each. Both shirts are now produced by Geoff at The Racket Shop.

Club Coaching

 Andras Pal is available to provide coaching for those interested. Andras is a Level 2 squash ( and racketball ) coach with extensive experience working with various age groups with varying abilities . Andras plans to offer group and individual squash coaching for RUSC members at SportsPark.

If anyone would like to talk to Andras about coaching now, then please contact him either by e-mail or phone : andras.squash@gmail.com / tel:0740-255-7654 9 or see details on his club profile page.