Oct
7
2 Free Referee Clinics
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The BC Honda Vancouver Squash League is pleased to present two free referee clinics to players in the VSL and Squash BC members.
If you play squash in the VSL and are refereeing league matches on Monday or Tuesday evenings it is highly recommended that you attend one of these FREE referee clinics to learn, or brush up on, the rules that we all play by. Free to all VSL players and Squash BC members. (*$10 charge for non-members of Squash BC.)
The first clinic will be held in RICHMOND at the River Club on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19. This clinic starts at 7:00pm and will be run by STEVE LAWTON, VRC’s Club Professional & Certified B1 Official.
The second clinic will be held in VANCOUVER at the Arbutus Club on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20. This clinic starts at 6:30pm and will be run by KEVIN KYDD, Squash BC’s Executive Director & Certified B1 Official.
Please RSVP by Sunday, October 16th to info[at]vancouversquashleague[dot]com
FREE RULE BOOKS TO THE FIRST 20 RSVPS.
Sep
22
Captain’s Meeting 2011
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Last night the BC Honda VSL held it’s inaugural Captain’s Meeting in the social lounge of the Jericho Tennis Club. We had over 30 people attend and partake in refreshments and the winner of the $50 gift certificate to “Local” restaurant was Doug Hodgins. Congrats!
The board would like to thank club pro Shauna Flath, catering manager Rhonda Porter and AV superstar Dara Sklar for their help in organizing and running this event. We hope to run this event every year and we look forward to any feedback you might have.
If you were unable to attend, a Word document entitled “A Guide to Captaining in the VSL” is now available for download.
Captain's meeting group.
Big winner!
Aug
26
2011 / 2012 Season Schedule
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OPEN Div 1-7 - 1ST CYCLE - 9 Matches
26 - Sept - Start Date
3 - Oct - 2nd week
10-Oct - THANKSGIVING - No league play for OPEN
17 - Oct - 3rd week
24 - Oct - 4th week
31 - Oct - 5th week
7 - Nov - 6th week
14 - Nov - 7th week
21 - Nov - 8th week
28 - Nov - 9th week
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OPEN Div 1-7 - 2ND CYCLE - 9 Matches
5 - Dec - 10th week
12 - Dec - 11th week
19 - Dec - Holiday Break for all divisions
> NOTE: Three Open divisions (3, 5 and 7) have matches on Dec 19 due to scheduling conflicts.
26 - Dec - Holiday Break for all divisions
2 - Jan - Holiday Break for all divisions
9 - Jan - 12th week
16 - Jan - 13th week
23 - Jan - 14th week
30 - Jan - 15th week
6 - Feb - 16th week
13 - Feb - 17th week
20 - Feb - 18th week - Last matches for OPEN Div 1-7
OPEN PLAYOFFS
27 - Feb - OPEN Semi-Finals
5 - Mar - OPEN Finals (Div 2-7 Only)
AGM + Wrap Party March 10 - Div 1 Open and Div 1 Women FINALS
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WOMEN + OPEN Div 8 - 1ST CYCLE - 10 Matches
27 - Sept - Start Date
4 - Oct - 2nd week
11 -Oct - 3rd week
18 - Oct - 4th week
25 - Oct - 5th week
1 - Nov - 6th week
8 - Nov - 7th week
15 - Nov - 8th week
22 - Nov - 9th week
29 - Nov - 10th week
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WOMEN + OPEN Div 8 - 2ND CYCLE - 10 Matches
6 - Dec - 11th week
13 - Dec - 12th week
20 - Dec - Holiday Break for all divisions
27 - Dec - Holiday Break for all divisions
3 - Jan - 13th week
10 - Jan - 14th week
17 - Jan - 15th week
24 - Jan - 16th week
31 - Jan - 17th week
7 - Feb - 18th week
15 - Feb - 19th week
(NOTE * Feb 14th - aka Valentine’s Day - matches will be played on Wednesday, Feb 15th)
21 - Feb - 20th week
WOMEN + OPEN Div 8 PLAYOFFS
28 - Feb - WOMEN AND OPEN Div 8 Semi-Finals
6 - Mar - WOMEN AND OPEN Div 8 Finals (Div 2-7 and Open Div 8 Only)
AGM + Wrap Party March 10 - Div 1 Open and Div 1 Women FINALS
Aug
26
Captain’s Meeting
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The BC Honda Vancouver Squash League is holding a Captain’s Meeting on Wednesday, September 21st, at 6pm, in the social lounge at the Jericho Tennis Club (3837 Point Grey Road).
All captains are encouraged to attend this brief information session. Topics to be discussed will include an overview of a captain’s requirements, new rules and a Quick Draws demo. There will also be a question and answer period.
If you cannot make it to the meeting, feel free to send a representative from your team.
Please RSVP by September 15th to info@vancouversquashleague.com
Regards,
Robert Pacey
Aug
12
Vancouver Squash in the news!
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Check out this article about squash in Vancouver, the BC Honda Vancouver Squash League and the campaign for inclusion in the Olympics from the Vancouver Courier.
Aug
2
New and revised rules for 2011/2012 season
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All club representatives, captains and players and are encouraged to review the rules before the start of every season. Below are the rules that were added or revised in advance of the new season:
2.1.2 REVISED The VSL Board will use final League points (not playoffs) as the primary basis to determine placement of teams for the following season, i.e, two up/two down (Open) and one up/one down (Women). (Starting in the 2012/2013 season, (beginning with the the results of the 2011/2012 season) the process of relegation and promotion between Open Division 1 and Open Division 2 will be one up/one down.) Club Reps may make alternative requests for team placement which will be perused and decided upon by the VSL Board. These requests must be received in writing, or via email, by the League Coordinator by June 30 of each year.
3.1.4 REVISED If a club has more than one team in a division it may choose to have a stronger and a weaker team or two teams of equal strength. Clubs must decide the rosters of each of their teams prior to the start of the season and are not allowed to make significant changes without the written permission of the VSL Board.
3.1.7 NEW Spares cannot play for more that one (1) team per division and to a maximum of two (2) teams per club.
5.2.4 REVISED The rescheduling of an individual match, between two players, will not be allowed unless agreed to by both captains in advance. The rescheduled match must be played BEFORE the date that the two teams are scheduled to meet.
9.2.1 NEW In the semi final round of the playoffs the 1st place team will have home advantage and play the 4th place team. The 2nd place team will have home advantage and play the 3rd place team. The higher ranked of the two semi final winning teams will have home advantage in the finals except in Division 1 where the finals will be played at the club hosting the Wrap Party.
Jun
27
Evergreen Women in the North Shore News
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Check out this article, in the North Shore News, about the Evergreen women’s teams playing in the BC Honda Vancouver Squash League.
May
16
2010/2011 Season Prizes
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All winning captains have been sent an email regarding these prizes. If you have not received an email please contact the league coordinator.
NOTE: Orders must be placed, by emailing the league coordinator, on or before May 31st.
May
15
2011 AGM Minutes
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The minutes from the 2011 VSL AGM, held on Saturday April 30, 2011, at the Vancouver Racquets Club, are now available for download (Word document).
The VSL’s 2011 Financial Statement is also available as a PDF.
May
8
Summer league for VSL players
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Sport Central (SPC) is in its 3rd successive year of running a Spring-Summer Squash League that is open to all VSL members.The league will consist of 3 players’ per team. Co-ed teams are okay, if the players are of similar levels; and a team of players from different Clubs is okay too.
Monday Nights: Three Men’s Open/A calibre players times four teams; and Three Men’s B calibre players times four teams. Women of these calibres of play are welcome to form their own team, or a mixed team.
Tuesday Nights: Three Men’s C/D calibre players times four teams (Women of this calibre are welcome to form their own team, or a mixed team); and Three Women’s D calibre players times four teams.
• All matches to be played out of Sport Central (SPC) on Monday and Tuesday evening’s beginning at 6:30pm – 8:00pm, with social to follow!
• Cost per team entry is $60.00. Funds to cover prizes and wind-up party.
• If you do not form your own full team we can help match you with another single, or paired entry.
• Matches will be posted on the Quick-Draw’s website & count towards Squash BC ranking points. Matches are the best of 5 games to 11/15 using PAR scoring “Point A Rally” (note: if the score is three games to zero; players can choose to play one more game for the bevy — or not, and begin the social aspect of the evening).
• Spring-Summer League begins May 16/17 to June 27/28 (6 weeks - excludes May 23/24 – Victoria Day). There is a “Spares List” for non full-time players.
• Spring-Summer League is looking at a maximum of 4 teams in each division class, so enter early — first four teams in each category get in.
Please note date change: Matches will begin on the Monday and Tuesday following the long weekend. Deadline for registration will be Thursday May 19th at 10pm.
Register at Sport Central front service desk, 604-278-8884. (Note: only paid entries are confirmed.)
Contact Barry at: barry@sportcentral.ca if any questions.
