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| Racketball Nationals, 23rd - 25th May
in Birmingham |
The National Racketball Championships 2008 are
being held at Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham.
The entry fee is £10.00 per event. Entries close Friday, 2nd May,
2008. Click here to
download an entry form.
The event has block-booked he Menzies Strathallan Hotel at less than
half the normal rate:
Single Rooms @ £39 bed & breakfast per room per night.
Twin/Double Rooms — sole occupancy @ £49 bed & breakfast per
room per night.
Twin/Double Rooms — double occupancy @ 59 bed & breakfast
per room per night.
Executive rooms will be available at the extra charge of £10 per room
per night.
Further details available from Nicola Robinson,
North West Area Administrator |
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| Racketball at HSRC |
| Racketball is in its infancy at the club, and
we're very keen to see it grow. |
| There's a racketball mix-in on
Wednesday mornings and it's starting to take over at the Friday
evening mix-in as well - please come along & give it a try. |
Some racketball is also played at the Sunday
mix-in. Some of our squash players only play racketball now due to
injury. Its a much easier game than squash to play. It keeps you fit
but is not as hard on your knees!
Thanks to a grant from Awards for All we now have several qualified
Racketball coaches in the club who can help you get started. But it is
such an easy game to play that you don't need a lot of instruction to
get going and anyone at the mix-ins will help you. We can provide
balls and rackets if you don't have your own. |
| If you are not a member of the club you can
still come along to the Friday or Sunday mixins on THREE occasions for
free. This lets you explore the club before making any decision about
joining. We're a friendly bunch though so hopefully you will join us! |
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| Racketball Teams, Box Leagues and
Ladder |
| We hope to start a Racketball Team soon. If
anyone is interested in playing racketball in the League , please
contact Dave
Beecham There is a County
Racketball Team: see http://www.merseysidesquash.com/ that individual
good players can request a trial for. This team is ran by John Mc
Givern 01516484963 and Paul Allen 07771812837. Please call them if you
are interested in playing for County. There is a Racketball Box League
at the club and a ladder will be starting shortly. Please contact John
Williams, 334 9490 or 07818831966. |
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| Racketball Tournaments |
| The Double
Trouble Racketball Tournament on Friday 29th
February was a great success. Eighteen members - including three new
members and that Sunday night star Paul Hammond - turned out for an
evening of fun which mixed Racketball Doubles with some Singles
matches. Players were split into two teams of roughly equivalent
ability. Interesting one team led by Paul B, fresh from adventures in
Australia and New Zealand, were the overall winners of the Doubles
while the other, led by Tim M won the Singles! Some wonderful
calculations - worthy of Stephen Hawkings himself - led to Paul B's
team being declared the overall winners. Prizes - that most wonderful
of delicacies a Cadbury's Easter Egg - were presented to each of the
winning team in the bar. The loosing team quietly drowned their
sorrows and tucked in to the great filled rolls generously provided by
Maggs & Co. Many thanks Maggs and thanks to all for participating. |
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Previously... The first tournament of the
2007-08 season got underway on Friday 21st September with the Rabble
team playing the Rousers. Unfortunately for the Rousers, the Rabble
team led by John Williams were in sterling form and the poor old
Rousers, despite the presence of Sean Holgate, fell to a 40-20
crushing defeat. Desperately the Rousers retired to the bar to drown
their sorrows only to have their despair made worse when the Rabble's
rooky player David O'Keefe won the draw for the prize of the evening,
a brand new Ektelon Racket!! Thanks to Awards for All for their
support of this tournament.
More tournaments to follow at roughly 6 week intervals ... |
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| Racketball Coaching The taster Racketball coaching sessions on
the 19th September had some 'veteren players' take to the court in the
morning session. Ken Wilson clearly demonstrated his sporting skills.
He rapidly adapted his stroke to hit down on the ball. The ball flew
low and hard around the court clinging to the walls. Very impressive!!
Clare and Betty showed that drop shots ARE possible, even at
Racketball. The evening session had another veteran player on court
and two new members, welcome to Eileen and Charlotte! Charlotte showed
that all her squash lessons with Jamie have not gone to waste by
rapidly adapting her game to racketball while mum, Eileen, quickly
demonstrated how easy it is to learn Racketball. Much easier than
squash!! Thanks to Awards for All for their support of these coaching
sessions. |
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