The Club is currently looking at the possibility of funding a squash clinic for the more novice & newer Club Members in the very near future.
If you are interested, please add your name & contact details to the list located on the court booking display boards at the Club or contact Neal Adams at NealandPam@aol.com
Court 4 having been completely refurbished with new floor, re-plastered front wall and all walls painted, we now eagerly await the refurbishment of courts 2 and 3.
This is anticipated to be carried out this weekend by Wearwell, and is being financed out of club funds (court 4 being financed by the school).
In this instance, the floors will be sanded, rather than replaced, and the side and back walls painted, the front walls still being in very good condition.
This will give the club (and the schoolboys) four courts in top condition on which to play.
The floors and walls will now ‘play’ properly – ie the ball will be ‘gripped’ by the walls and floors and bounce properly instead of skidding.
Members can help keep the courts in good condition by:
Not wearing shoes which mark the floor (proper ‘court shoes’ should always be worn for safety in any case)
Not entering the courts with shoes which are carrying mud or grit from outside use
(If, on entering the court to play, the floor has been contaminated by previous users who have not observed the above guidance, before playing, SWEEP THE FLOOR using the bristle brush provided (not the blue fluffy one). Playing on the floor while it is covered in grit is dangerous and damages the floor further).
Not using dark protective tape on racket heads which marks the walls
By following the above guidance we’ll keep the courts in good playing condition for many years.
COURT TIMINGS
Following the school’s ruling that club members may not enter the courts during school hours (8.30 – 5.30), we changed the court timings so that all courts commenced at 5.40, to allow for changing time.
Some members have said that having all courts commencing at 5.40 creates jams in the changing rooms.
Has this been a problem for you? If you’d like the club committee to look again at court timings please register your view here.
Recent injuries means Tania starts the year in the snow ranked 20th in the World Rankings.
With all the snow that has fallen recently many may have been put off by the journey to the squash club for a squash match, but whilst it may have been chilly (it’ll be good when those court heaters are sorted!) it’s still good to have a knock about. So as an ode to the heaters, the slightly amended lyrics to Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
Tis snowing outside - must soon be Christmas!
Oh the weather outside is frightful,
But stamford squash courts are delightful,
And since we’ve no place to go,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
The heaters are nearly freezing!
The school kids must be holidaying,
The heat is turned down very low!!
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
I would rather the sun actually came out,
Then the heaters would not really matter,
But I do like to see the snow,
so, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
We’ll just have to warm up harder,
So that we can play a really good game,
We’ll run around a bit farther,
Now I’m glad I came.
The view from the club window.
The ball is slowly dying,
And, my friend, we’re still playing,
But as long as you hit it back at me,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Merry
Christmas
Everybody
and a
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
A crowd of between 60 and 70 watched Tania Bailey beat second seed Kimberley Hay comfortably, 11-1, 11-7, 11-4.
This meant that Tania had won the women’s event for the second consecutive year, and without dropping a game at Boston Squash Club
At last we are able to bring some good news about the squash courts.
The Squash Club Committee has approved expenditure to sand the floors and paint the walls (with squash court paint) of courts 2 and 3. This funding comes from club reserves built up during the past years.
This refurbishment will vastly improve the game quality for players as the floors and walls were becoming very slippery.
Court 4 is also scheduled to have a completely new floor fitted and walls painted as soon as possible during the coming Christmas / New Year period, but no firm date has been set yet.
All being well we will have four top quality courts to play on by the first week or two of 2010.
Heating
During the school holiday period (11th Dec – 3rd Jan incl) when the school is not using the courts during the day the courts can become extremely cold. Accordingly, during the holiday period, the court fan heaters will be switched on at 4.30 every day to warm the courts up before the usual start time of 5.30.
PLEASE NOTE: During the school holiday period the squash courts are available for booking ALL DAY weekdays and weekends, but unfortunately the heating will only come on at 4.30.
(This situation is being addressed and we hope to be able to come to a more satisfactory arrangement soon)
Squash Court Booking on the Internet
Martin Brewin and Simon Barker have been asked to review the various products and systems available for the Committee and we hope to be able to implement an internet/web-based court booking system early in the New Year. (For those who don’t have internet there will be a facility at the club to book courts as well).
Best regards,
Martin
Mixed results so far for the Stamford Squash Teams in Peterborough & District Squash League
The details are below:-
Stamford I
Stamford II
Stamford Juniors
We can even name and shame the individuals by checking out the individuals results!!
However, in the Cambs Leagues, Stamford are sitting in third place, looking for promotion into Division 1
Tania is still coming back from injury and made a good effort. Find out more here
Tania is one of the players profiled by England Squash on You Tube.
You can click here to see other squash related videos by England Squash.
Click here to listen to Tania talking about an early return after injury.