Shropshire Squash Summer League 2023

Introduction

We are proud to be welcoming back the Shropshire Squash Summer League from Tuesday 6th June 2023. For those who haven't played this competition before, rather than traditional best of 5 to 11 or 15 matches, we play to a set time. Matches of 25 minutes which includes a 4 minute warm up and a 1 minute break.

All of the players in the competition have been given a handicap which has been judged based on their Squash Levels ranking and their performances in the Shropshire League 22/23 season. 

Yes - You have all been researched!

The Handicap System Explained
Matches will begin as the margin between two players handicaps. 

For example Player A: +10  Player B: -12 and Player C: +30
A vs B = 22-0 start for Player A
A vs C = 20-0 start for Player C
B vs C = 42-0 start for Player C

At the conclusion of the match, please fill in the score card and pass on to the tournament organiser.

What times are the matches and Where?

Matches will take place at 7pm or 8.30pm at Shropshire Squash Club. Please pay attention to the fixtures which are listed below; will be circulated on the Whatsapp group and also be shown at the squash club.

Each match is 3 against 3. If you have a squad that is large this; you will need to rotate them in a way that is fair for everyone.

The Clock Explained

Matches will begin with number 3s, then number 2s and finally number 1s unless there is any other agreement between the teams. 

You will start with a 4 minute warm up. There will be music playing and a countdown timer on the projector which ensures everyone is starting at exactly the same time. Note that there is a 10 second countdown which is a prompt that players should spin for serve so that they can start from when the horn goes off.

The match is 20 minutes long (2 halfs of 10 minutes) with 1 minute break in the middle. There will be a horn sound and music que that the matches need to stop. Please take this 1 minute recess and start again at the end of the minute for when you need to start again. At the end of the 2nd half there will be another horn signals the end of the game.

The second player will follow the same pattern and the third. 

After the first set of matches (around 8.15pm), there will be a 15 minute break before the start of the warm up for the second set of matches. If you are first on in the second session, please feel free to use this time to warm up. This is to help the game flow and we can manage the car park.

The Objective

Summer League is a game of accumulation. The idea is to accumulate points for your team by winning rallies. It is a different proposition to traditional squash which can be more calculated and last a long time.

Who do we play?

There are 16 teams in Summer league, which have been randomly split into two groups of 8. This is dictated by those with a blue header and those with an orange header. You will play all your group in the first 7 matches of the competition. 

The top 4 teams in each group at the end of those 7 matches will progress to the Main event where they will play 3 more matches to finish between 1st and 8th. The bottom 4 teams in each group will progress to the Plate event to finish between 9th and 16th. 

The final matches are on Friday 1st September.

Housekeeping

The cost of entry for Summer League is £75 per team to cover the costs of bar staff, squash balls, food and trophies/medals.
Please can this be paid to Shropshire Squash Club by the end of the June using the reference: SL23 - (Team Name). 

Account Details are:

Shropshire Squash Club

Sort Code: 20-77-85 

Account Number: 73026108

The Fixtures

Here are all of the fixtures for Summer League 2023:

Here are the 16 teams in the competition. 

If you need to add any player, please contact the organisers and we can create handicaps for new players.