Halifax Squash League registration is open!

Halifax Squash League has a new look!

Team captains met over the summer to discuss how to improve and renew the league and agreed to adopt, with minor modifications the concept of the ODSA Open City League.

Registration closes on 7 Sep. Club registration caps SMUFit 40, CHP 20, Dal 20. Spares unlimited. Registration is first come first served with a waiting list for players over the cap. 16 teams will be filled.  This year the season will run from 11 Sep 2019 to 3 June 2020 (no matches on 25 Dec, 1 Jan and 18 Mar). Useful links are below and are followed by a league overview.

1.    League website is here

2.    Registration link is here. Please sign in to register!

3.    Rules can be found here 2019-07-30 HSL Rules – Final

4.    Current session stats and standings are available here (To be published)

5.    Season rankings are here (To be Published)

6.    Previous Season results 2013-2018, 2018-19

The Halifax Squash League (HSL) is a team league that operates out of participating Squash Clubs in the Halifax Region from September to May each year (six sessions). It is open to players who are a competitive member of Squash NS, belong to a participating club and have a Club Locker (CL) rating of 3.75 or less (subject to review). Session one is an exhibition and warmup round and sessions two through five contribute to crowning division champions. The number of teams that can participate from a club is based on the number of courts they can contribute.  League matches are scheduled on Wednesday evenings in either an early (7-8:30pm) or a late (8:30 – 10pm) time slot at participating clubs. Cost is $40 per player per year, with a discount of $10 to those who have a Club or higher officiating certification.  Spares can register for $5 for the season.

Clubs enter teams composed of 5 players. Four of the five players on a team play each week. Players are assigned to teams by their club based on their CL rating with the top five being placed into the first team from the club, the next five into the next one and so on. The teams are placed into four team divisions, initially based on cumulative rating and then based on performance. Each team then plays each other twice in a six-week session. At the end of each session the top team in a division is promoted to the next higher division and the bottom team in a division is relegated to the next lower division. At the end of every session, players’ placements within teams are also adjusted to ensure that this condition continues to be met. For example:  a player whose ranking has improved may move into a team in a higher division. This repeats for a total of six sessions. Essentially teams move up and down between divisions based on performance in each session and players move between teams, in each session, based on their individual ratings. At the end of the competitive season (sessions 2-6) the top team in each division is declared the division champion.

There is an active social element to the league.  Players routinely gather after play at Freeman’s on Quinpool Road and the league organizes one or more league parties with at least one being the year-end party.

Matches are player refereed by players waiting to play their matches.  Players are strongly encouraged to complete the Squash Canada Online officiating course https://www.coursepark.com/squashcanada. Players are also encouraged to attend an in-person certification clinic.  Certified referees get a discount on league fees.

2nd Annual No Frills Charity Tournament

Our 2nd annual charity tournament is quickly approaching! The date has been set for Friday, September 13 at 6:00pm, through Sunday, September 15 at 3:00pm, taking place at SMU. There is a suggested entry fee of $30, or donation – all proceeds go to The Children’s Wish Foundation. It will be a great weekend for competition, charity and ranking points.

Registration can be done so via Club Locker: https://clublocker.com/tournaments/11046/info

Your registration fee can be sent directly to Children’s wish: https://childrenswish.akaraisin.com/ui/hero2019/participant/4428158?Lang=en-CA

All entrants who signup with a donation before August 31st, will be entered to win Scotiabank skybox tickets to a Halifax Hurricanes game in their upcoming season.

We are looking for a few volunteers to help us put on a successful charity event:

  • Desk/ Draw management
  • $500 court rental sponsorship
  • Friday night pizza sponsorship

If you would like to assist us in any way, please reach out to Leah Boody: leahcboody@gmail.com

 

Follow Canada at the Pan AM games and the World Junior Championships

Squash Canada will be providing daily updates on both our website and social media channels of our athletes as we receive updates and information.  We encourage you to re-share information via your communication channels as it becomes available.  If using social media please tag @squashcanada




PAN AM GAMES (LIMA 2019) – TEAM CANADA DAILY RECAP AND PLAYER BIOS

NEWS RELEASE (EN): http://squash.ca/en/news/panamgameslima2019teamcanadadailyrecapandplayerbios

NEWS RELEASE (FR): http://squash.ca/fr/nouvelles/panamgameslima2019equipecanadarecapitulationquotidienneetbiographiesdejoueurs

To view direct information related to the event: https://www.lima2019.pe/en/panamerican-sports/squash

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CANADA’S RISING STARS READY TO TAKE ON WORLD JUNIOR SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS

NEWS RELEASE (EN): http://squash.ca/en/news/canada%E2%80%99srisingstarsreadytakeworldjuniorsquashchampionships

NEWS RELEASE (FR): http://squash.ca/fr/nouvelles/les%C3%A9toilesmontantesducanadasontpr%C3%AAtes%C3%A0disputerleschampionnatsdumondejuniorsdesquash

To view direct information related to the event: https://www.wsfworldjuniors.com/

Attention Referees

Please see the attached for an update on the WSF/PSA interpretation of the rules by WSF Referee Wayne R Smith at the referee symposium around the Pan AM Junior Championships. Key issues being guidance on dealing with player behaviour – blocking, interference and direct access, freedom to hit, unfair use of the body, to prevent players from attempting to earn points by interfering with their opponent’s ability to play the ball or trying to create interference rather than attempting to play the ball.