Members Information and Club Rules Season 2007/2008 |
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| Introduction
This information and these rules are to regulate the administration of the Squash Section and the conduct of its members. They are subject to the overriding aims and rules of the memorandum of articles of the Stratford upon Avon Sports Club Limited, of which this section is a part. The club cannot accept responsibility for the safety of any individual whilst on club property. It is the responsibility of each member to ensure before participating or entering the Squash courts or clubhouse that they are covered with the appropriate insurance.
The section is managed by the squash committee, Click here for the Officers for the 2008/2009 season. The AGM takes place in February each year to receive the chairman’s annual report, appoint the committee for the forthcoming season and ratify the membership subscriptions and playing costs for the forthcoming season. The Squash Section is represented by the Chairman as a Section Director on the Board of the Sports Club, which is responsible for the overall management of the Sports Club. The playing year/season is 1st April to 31st March the following year.An electronic members directory is available, if you are a current member then Click here to request a copy. Membership Categories
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| Category | Benefit |
| Full Senior | Play anytime Club access card Court booking key fob One car parking sticker |
| Off Peak Senior | Off Peak only Club access card Court booking key fob One car parking sticker |
| Under 18 | Off Peak only - The Squash Committee may permit Under 18 and Full Time Education members to participate in representative teams, leagues and competitions at its discretion, and as such the member will be permitted to play anytime in peak as well as off peak times on the proviso that the member plays in at least the senior leagues. has attained at least league standard. Club access card Court booking key fob One car parking sticker may be provided where the member is over 17 and regularly drives him/herself to the Club. |
| Full Time Education | Those over 18 studying full time at school, college, university or equivalent institution Off Peak only - The Squash Committee may permit Under 18 and Full Time Education members to participate in representative teams, leagues and competitions at its discretion, and as such the member will be permitted to play anytime in peak as well as off peak times on the proviso that the member plays in at least the senior leagues. has attained at least league standard. Club access card Court booking key fob One car parking sticker may be provided where the member is over 17 and regularly drives him/herself to the Club. |
| Social | Non playing Club access card One car parking sticker |
| Parental | Mandatory membership for the parent of an under16 member, where the parent is not a playing member and does not have Social membership |
| Full Life | Must be at least aged 60 Play anytime Club access card Court booking key fob One car parking sticker |
| Off Peak Life | Must be at least aged 60 Club access card Court booking key fob One car parking sticker |
| Temporary | Please EMAIL the Membership Secretary for details |
| Corporate | Please EMAIL the Membership Secretary for details |
Any member who has not paid the annual renewal subscription by 30th April will be considered to be ex members and as such will not be entitled to play squash during peak periods nor at the club sessions on Saturday afternoons, Wednesday mornings but will be welcome to play in off peak periods providing they are playing with someone who is a member and they have paid the additional visitors fee of £5.00.
Any ex member can rejoin the club during that renewal year providing they pay the full annual subscription, however if they re-join in a later renewal year then they will also be subject to the joining fee.
If a member wishes to cancel membership as from renewal or mid term then there will be no return of any subscription or joining fee which has been paid for that playing year.
If a social member wishes to become a playing member then the transfer cost will include the joining fee where the member is not already a playing member of another section.
If a playing member wishes to transfer to another membership category then a quotation can be obtained from the Membership Secretary but if the transfer is to a lower subscription level then their will be no return of subscription on what has already been paid in that playing year.
Under 18s who become 18 by the start of a playing year will have to change to one of the other categories.
Your annual contribution to the general running of the Sports Club is collected as part of your squash club subscription, those who are members of more than one sports section only pay this for their elected ‘first’ sport and it will be deducted from their renewals for their other sports.
For playing members your membership automatically includes membership of England Squash – please see www.englandsquash.com and the fee is also collected as part of your squash club subscription.
| Court 1 | Court 2 | Court 3 | |
| Peak | 5.20 to 9.20 |
5.30 to 9.30 Monday to Friday |
5.40 to 9.40 Monday to Friday |
| Off Peak | All Other Times | All Other Times | All Other Times |
| Time | Court Booking | Additional Guest Fee |
| Peak | £5.00 | N/A |
| Off Peak with Member | £2.50 | N/A |
| Off Peak with Visitor | £2.50 | £5.00 |
New members are provided with a club access SALTO card, to gain access to the clubhouse and the squash courts but will only give access between 8am and 11pm.
The cards will be de-activated on 30th April and only be re-activated on 1st May providing the annual subscription has been paid.
When a card is first to be used and when a card has been re-activated by payment of the renewal then the member must swipe the card at the main entrance to the club for it then to also be useable at the squash court door - thereafter if the main doors are open then the card will be useable at the squash court door without swiping it at the main door.
If a member loses his/her card or the card is damaged or does not work as it should then it should be reported to the Sports Club Managers (behind the bar) who are responsible for the management and service of the cards.
The issue of a new card without the old one being handed in may incur a replacement fee.
If a card is found then it should be handed in to the Sports Club Managers at the bar.
New playing members will be issued with a key fob and an account on the court booking system will be set-up for them containing the initial amount included in their subscription click here for the amount.
If a key fob is lost then the membership secretary must be notified in order for the account to be frozen.
A replacement key fob can be obtained from the Membership Secretary at a cost of £20.
If a key fob is failing to work then notify the Membership Secretary and if the problem cannot be resolved then the key fob will be replaced, free of charge in exchange for the old key fob.
If a member has not paid the renewal subscription by 30th April then the members account will be frozen and the key fob will be deactivated.
If a key fob is found then it should be given to the Membership Secretary.
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Car Parking
For new members and on payment of the annual subscription those members whose membership category qualifies them for a car parking sticker will be provided with ONE car-parking sticker for the benefit of free parking which must be clearly displayed on the car in the members car parking area. Please only use the pay and display area when the members area is full.
If you have more than one vehicle which you use to visit the club then the car park sticker needs to be switched between vehicles so it is best not to stick it to a windscreen but put in some form of transparent wallet and display it on the dashboard of whichever car is being used at the time.
It is the members responsibility to ensure they display a sticker for free parking. The pay and display tickets are only for guests and visiting teams.
Click here to read the notice issued by the Sports Club management .
Please note that that the car parking sticker is only for free parking whilst using the club facilities or representing the club elsewhere and not for leaving your vehicle there whilst working in or visiting the town etc.
If a member loses his/her car parking sticker then notify the Membership Secretary.
A replacement car parking sticker can be obtained from the Membership Secretary at a cost of £20.
Damaged car parking stickers are replaced free of charge in exchange for the damaged car parking sticker.
The entrance door, the changing room doors and the door to the court area MUST be locked at all times.
The last person leaving the court area must turn off the lights and ensure that the court entrance door is closed.
Courts may be booked via the kiosk at the squash courts or online.
There are instructions at the court on how to use the kiosk and new members will be issued with a user id and password to use the online booking system via this website click here to view - please change the password to something more suitable to yourself when first you use the system.
To book a court your account must first be in credit to the full value of the court time you wish to book.
You can make credits to your account either by using your key fob to sign on to your account at the kiosk and feeding coins or by giving the Squash Chairmen or Membership Secretary a cheque and they will update your account.
If you have booked the court then to commence play your opponent must apply his/her key fob at the court door in order to switch on the court lights and transfer half the court fee from his/her account to your account, which means that you opponent must also be in credit to this amount in order for the transfer to be effected.
If you have booked the court and you also apply your key fob at the court door then the system will assume that your opponent is a visitor and will apply the visitors fee to your account which means that your account must also be in credit to this amount.
If you wish to cancel a court you will be credited the full booking fee, if this is done more than 48 hours before the court time and date and the court is booked by someone else, otherwise you will receive a refund of half the booking fee. If it is less than 48 hours you will receive a full refund if someone else books the court, otherwise there is no refund.
Only THREE courts may be booked in peak times unless the committee authorises otherwise, in which event this will be published on the Notice Board.
Appropriate sports kit, including tracksuits. Non-marking squash shoes only.
Squash shoes are the only permissible footwear allowed on court. Black or multi coloured sole general trainers are not permitted on court. Members are responsible for their (and their quests) compliance. Persons found not conforming will be asked to stop play and may be liable to reimburse additional cleaning costs that may be necessary.
Only S.R.A. approved may be used and they must be non-marking.
Double yellow spot balls must be used In Club tournaments and leagues
Playing without lights is not permitted under any circumstances.
Members should not turn off or tamper with the squash court heating system for individual preference of court temperature, or otherwise interfere with the infrastructure of the squash area, unless in the case of an emergency.
The S.R.A. Rules of Squash, displayed on the notice board in the court area, are to be followed.
Any dispute please contact a committee member.
A court not in use 10 minutes after the booked starting time is free for use by any member.
A court becomes immediately free for use at the end of the booked finishing time.
The club has two main annual competitions, which all playing members may enter.
In spring, the Noel Felton Handicap rounds culminating in a Finals Night in mid May.
In late autumn the Club Championships, culminating in a finals night in December.
During the winter season we usually run two teams in the Midland and Worcester Leagues. If you are interested in playing team squash then you will need to make contact with the Club Captain, details of which can be found on the notice board. Those who represent the club in these events must also be active Club Leagues players .
These take place on Wednesday mornings and Saturday afternoon, just turn up, whatever your standard and get a game, on a round robin basis, with anyone who is there. Court time free just pay for the lights .
Non Members are welcome to attend these sessions but would be expected to join the club where there is frequent use of the facility.
Ali Aziz an Ex World Masters Champion provide individual or group coaching. There are regular junior coaching sessions on Saturday mornings – cost £2.00.
Playing members may play with a non-member but during off peak playing hours only and at the additional fee.
These are run on a monthly cycle, with 5/6 players per league, with new leagues being formed at the beginning of every month, with promotions and relegations based on the previous month’s results.
Only full members may play in the leagues as it is expected that league games are primarily played in the peak period with the occasional game being played off peak. Off Peak leagues will be available for those who prefer to play primarily in off peak periods or are not full members.
Under 18s/FTE’s are allowed to play in the leagues at the discretion of the squash committee .
New leagues will be placed on the squash website Click here to view the latest leagues, and a paper copy will be placed on the notice board for completion of the match scores together with an instruction sheet for players to indicate their future intent.
A new player wishing to join the leagues will need to include their name on the instruction sheet after ascertaining from a member of the committee the most suitable league to join.
Points awarded for league games are as follows:
One point is awarded for playing the match.
One point is awarded for each game won.
One point is awarded to the match winner.
E.g. if the result was 3–0 the score would be recorded as 5–1, or if the result was 3-2 then the score would be recorded as 5-3
Members completing all their league games will be awarded 5 bonus points - anyone who has not played all their games or has a zero score in a match is not entitled to bonus points.
A member offering two games on booked courts, which are not reciprocated by the end of the month, scores 5-0 and counts the game as played for claiming the bonus points, but to avoid dispute it would be preferable if both parties agreed to this score line before the end of the month.
Where a court is booked and one player does not turn out then, unless an alternative date is arranged, the player who did turn out also scores 5-0 and counts the game in the bonus point claim.
If a player has completed all the scheduled matches but wishes to withdraw from the forthcoming league then this should be indicated on the instruction sheet, stating whether if it is permanent or giving a date of intent to return to the leagues.
If a player wishes to withdraw from the league not having played all their matches then they should cross their name out in the league and then this should be indicated on the instruction sheet, stating whether if it is permanent or giving a date of intent to return to the leagues - all games played so far by that member will not count and bonus points will based on the reduced league.
Matches played but not completed shall either:
At the second session, start at the score of completed games after the first session.
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If the scores after the first session are two games all, the second session should be played the best of three games for deciding the match.
Or,
If it is not possible to play a second session, then each player scores the number of points won plus one point for game played.
If two or more members in a league have scored the same overall total then the scores are reworked in a ‘mini- league’ containing just those members and if there is still no way to distinguish a result then it will be taken as the order in the league in which those members commenced the month.
In each league, the winner will go up two leagues, the second placed will go up one league, the bottom but one placed will go down one league and the bottom placed will go down two league, however in the top leagues the bottom placed in the first league will swap with the first placed in league 3 and the top two placed in league 2 will swap with the third and fourth placed in league 1.
Any player who has not played any games during the month, without explanation, will be omitted from the next month’s leagues unless they request otherwise on the instruction sheet.
No player can join or re join the leagues above the fourth division.
Where a player is due to return to the leagues after having withdrawn, they will be re-entered two leagues below where they left irrespective of their score and position. The return of players to the leagues does mean that there are occasions when other players may not advance up the leagues, as they would be expecting.
