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25.01.2022 COVID-19 INDOOR COMMUNITY SPORT UPDATE Hi everyone, We are certainly getting closer to the day when all of our squash and racquetball players in Victoria will be allowed back on court.... At this stage the only people allowed on a squash court across Victoria are 18 year old’s and younger to a maximum of 20 in the squash area from 11:59 PM on 8th November. Click HERE to download the Third Step for Indoor Community Sport information document. From 11:59 PM on 22nd November we can have up to 100 people of any age. Below is a brief summary on what came out from the state government on the 9th of November. As you can see, no adult across the state is allowed back on court until 23rd November. Indoor Community Sport: Non-contact sport for those aged 18 years and under. Non-contact sport means a sport capable of being done with a distance of 1.5m, including recreational classes. Spectators limited to one parent, guardian or carer only, where the child requires parental supervision. For Squash and Racquetball: Only 2 people per court will be allowed. This could consist of singles match play / rallying, 1 on 1 coaching, solo training. If two players are on court having a coaching session, the coach must either remain outside of the court or be on court with only one player. Doubles play is strictly banned. What are the penalties for non-compliance? Victoria Police can issue on the spot fines of up to $1,652 for individuals and up to $9,913 for businesses. I hope this clarifies the position for you, if you have any further queries please contact me via email at [email protected]
24.01.2022 Mike Bushell, the sports presenter of BBC Breakfast TV fame, does Squash57/UK-Racketball:
24.01.2022 I am not wanting to get nostalgic about times gone bye because the future of Squash57 is looking very good indeed. That said, we in England have a past littered... with epic matches many of which will have been videod by Lawrence Ogden. Lawrence has agreed to make his Squash57 video library available to us (WSF). So, for the benefit of all, are there any matches that you remember particularly 'fondly' where there may have been a GoPro on the balcony? Alternatively, when you are at a competition who have you gone out of your way to watch? We will attempt to find related footage and 'drip feed' these 'best bits' into the world of social media for the Squash57 community. See more
24.01.2022 We cant wait to grow the #RebelsSquad At Squash & Racquetball Victoria we are proud to be developing and delivering our latest participation program for juniors, Racquetball Rebels. This program is funded by Sport & Recreation Victoria. At this time we are in the development stage of the program, and are eager to start testing and piloting stage Racquetball Rebels as coronavirus restrictions ease.... We truly believe that juniors are the future of our sports, and we are so excited to bring Racquetball Rebels to our clubs and local primary schools over the coming months. Meet our Racquetball Rebels below, they are our program mascots! Meet Rohan He loves to go on bike rides with his parents and play with their family dog, Bluey. Meet Tarush He absolutely loves swimming! And any kind of food, as long as it comes with fries (who doesn’t, right?!) Meet Sofia Very few kids can play the violin as good as Sofia does, she practices any time she isn't playing racquetball. Meet Sasha Doing puzzles and making origami can keep her occupied for days... Meet Nicki One of her favourite things to do is read a good book with a big mug of hot chocolate. Twitter Facebook Website Instagram Copyright 2020, Squash & Racquetball Victoria, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Box 6, Melbourne Sports Centre 30 Aughtie Drive, Albert Park Victoria 3206
24.01.2022 Geelong, Victoria, Australia fun hit on a cool outdoor court, the building is used as a carpark during the day and we were lucky enough to get a clear run. Some... tough bounces and a little bigger than a squash court but we will take anything with all sports centres closed in Victoria. We are allowed gatherings of up to 10 outdoors. Hope you enjoy World Squash Day, we certainly did. Cameron White Peter French Barry Reid Squash & Racquetball Victoria Squash Australia World Squash Day
23.01.2022 Introducing the Game Show All Stars Round! For the final round next Tuesday of the S&RV Game Show we will be joined by 10 of our amazing celebrity guest...s...and we are so excited! You will NOT want to miss this event. Why join in? $10 registration, with funds going back into our sports Meet epic squash and racquetball celebrities Get your club valuable points for the Game Show ladder Challenge your fellow club members to trivia Register here: http://www.squashvic.com.au/w/srv-game-show
23.01.2022 Quick plea to ask everyone to upload their posts here and to our Twitter page instead of sending them to my personal Inbox. It's getting full up and it's not yet 5am in the UK. Many thanks!!!
23.01.2022 First Junior match in 8 months!! Happy to back!!
22.01.2022 Winter Pennant is back! Action will take place from Monday 20th of July with COVID-19 protocols in place. Call the office to sign up or to find out more details on 0448 410 845.
20.01.2022 How to hit a winner!
19.01.2022 In case you missed it, this past week's new offering on our Squash57 YouTube channel was the 2010 England Open Men's Final between Peter Nicol and Daryl Selby! Don't forget to subscribe...
16.01.2022 World squash day. We can’t play inside so we found an outdoor court
16.01.2022 Hi Everyone We have some good news for those people residing in Regional Victoria, as you will see by the message below. Unfortunately, for those of us who live in Melbourne our squash venues and clubs have to remain closed, although we may get some good news during mid-late November.... As from 11:59 PM on Tuesday 27 October our squash courts in Regional Victoria are allowed to reopen for those players aged 18 and under. Spectators are limited to one parent, guardian or carer only, where the child requires parental supervision. In accordance with social distancing guidelines (1.5m between people at all times), only 2 people per court will be allowed o This could consist of singles match play / rallying, 1 on 1 coaching, solo training o If two players are on court having a coaching session, the coach must either remain outside of the court or be on court with only one player o Doubles play is strictly banned
16.01.2022 3wall Ball Mixed Doubles Elite Damian Zamorano and Susie Boulanger vs Geoffrey Peters and Kim Reimschisel
15.01.2022 Hi Everyone THIN RED LINE NEWSLETTER... Please click onto the link below to access the October edition of the S&RV newsletter https://mailchi.mp//srv-thin-red-line-newsletter-oct-2020- RACQUETBALL REBELS Click onto the link below to find out the names that we have given these epic characters (pictured above), who are the mascots for our latest junior participation program, Racquetball Rebels. Click onto this link to access all the information on this new & fabulous program: http://www.squashvic.com.au/w/particip//racquetball-rebels
15.01.2022 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=3003259889799499&id=1309981009127404
13.01.2022 Our Squash57 YouTube Channel's latest offering, a coaching masterclass by Luke Bishop on the 'scuzzer', has only been available for a day but it is racing up the leader-board in terms of views. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8EFdKTS_i6WGUDp770-Og
12.01.2022 Have you seen the Racquetball Rebels yet The hunt is on for names for our Racquetball Rebels, the new mascots for our junior participation program. We would love to hear your ideas! Give it a go here: http://bit.ly/RacquetballRebelNames
12.01.2022 A message from Paul Vear for #WorldSquashDay2020 Stay safe everyone, and see you on court soon!
11.01.2022 SQUASH AND RACQUETBALL GAME SHOW - ALL STARS FINALE Hi everyone This is it the finale to world’s first ever squash and racquetball game show, this Tuesday night at 7:00 pm with ten of our famous celebrity guests back on the show.... First click on this link for the promo to this weeks extravaganza the ALL STARS finale: https://youtu.be/qig63peh8py . Now that we have you champing at the bit to participate or watch; click on this link to provide you with the full details on this week’s show and how to enter: http://www.squashvic.com.au/w/srv-game-show You do not have to play the game as you can be on the sidelines watching every thrilling second of the ALL STARS finale play out with your whole family. Come on Australia, join in with our World and Australian champions as you will never ever have this opportunity again. Could you please pass this message onto your fellow club members via your own and your club/centre’s social media pages?
10.01.2022 Iranian Racketball - Images provided by Mehyar Behrouzia based in Tehran. Mehyar has been working to help develop Racketball in Iran since 2011
10.01.2022 Sweeping the court before the afternoon training session. Geelong outdoor court
08.01.2022 Thanks to popular demand a new YouTube ChanneL has been set up to house as many 'best bits' (largely from Lawrence Ogden's archives - THANK YOU) as we can discover ... [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8EFdKTS_i6WGUDp770-Og](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi8EFdKTS_i6WGUDp770-Og)
08.01.2022 Hi Everyone SQUASH AND RACQUETBALL VICTORIA GAME SHOW Points of interest from Round 10 with only two more rounds to go.... Squash Logic Melton holds on to top spot for a record 8 consecutive weeks in a row, but can still be knocked off their mantle with 2 rounds remaining Kooyong edges closer to their first top three appearance since back in round 3, thanks to a corker from Christopher Pon who took out the overall win for Round10 An excellent solo effort from youngster Manaia Kara-Brown saw Squash Melbourne do enough to regain 2nd position, shared equally with Ballarat this week Brian Lynn's efforts saw him lift MSAC up into 12th position AND FOR THIS TUESDAY 7TH JULY, WE HAVE AS OUR CELEBRITY GUEST FORMER WORLD TOURING PLAYER AND VICTORIAN OPEN CHAMPION RAJ NANDA, WHO HAS BEEN COACHING IN THE US FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS AT THE ELITE LEVEL, IS NOW BACK IN AUSTRALIA AS SQUASH AND RACQUETBALL VICTORIA’S HIGH PERFORMANCE MANAGER. MAKE SURE THE WHOLE FAMILY IS WATCHING! To find out how the Game Show works, plus on how to join in this week, click onto the link below: http://www.squashvic.com.au/w/srv-game-show Could you please pass this message onto your fellow club members via your own and your club/centre’s social media pages?
06.01.2022 Hi Everyone THIN RED LINE NEWSLETTER... Please click onto the link below to access the August edition of the S&RV newsletter https://mailchi.mp//srv-thin-red-line-newsletter-april-202 RACQUETBALL REBELS The hunt is on for a name that captures the spirit of our Racquetball Rebels! These epic characters (pictured above) are the mascots for our latest junior participation program, Racquetball Rebels. Click onto this link to access all the information on this new & fabulous program: http://www.squashvic.com.au/w/particip//racquetball-rebels
05.01.2022 Hi Everyone UPDATE ON THE 2020 RACQUETBALL EVENTS CALENDAR... Please be advised that unfortunately the Commercial Club Australian Open Racquetball Championships which was to be held on 16-18 October, has been cancelled. This means that the only racquetball event left on the 2020 Calendar is the Big4 Whiters Holiday Village Lakes Classic, scheduled for 7/8 November, and we will have an update for you at the end of this month. In regard to the Australian and Victorian Open Racquetball Championships, both these events were to be up for tender for the three year period 2021 2023, but due to their cancellations because of COVID, the 2020 hosts, the Mt Districts Squash and Racquetball Club for the Victorian Open, and the Commercial Club Albury for the Australian Open, both these clubs will have their hosting rights for 2020 transferred across into 2021. This means that the tender documents for the three year period 2022 2024 will be released during July next year. THE SCOTT HABERECHT STORY Over the past couple of weeks Squash and Racquetball Victoria has been featuring stories on our much needed squash and racquetball volunteers. Click onto this link to access Scott’s story: http://www.squashvic.com.au//people-you-should-know-scott- The people in the photo, which was taken at the 2019 Lakes Classic are Back row: Furry from Lakes Entrance, Blake Sutcliffe, Connor Haberecht, Cory Sutcliffe and Scott Haberecht, with Lexi Sutcliffe & Harrison Haberecht in the front row.
04.01.2022 In the beginning......this is an account from Gavin Thomas of how Squash 57/Racketball started in South Africa. Wayne Fyvie brought two rackets and a ball to S...outh Africa in 2006 and started playing with his rugby mate Rolf at Westville Virgin Active. Rod Soutter saw them playing and tried it out. Rod saw the appeal and imported two racquets from USA and three balls from Price Balls in UK. Rod Soutter, Tim Harkness and Gavin Thomas tried it out for the first time at Westville Country Club in January 2007. All three gave up squash and concentrated on racketball. Rod saw the commercial opportunity and imported 200 Wish rackets from China in 2007 and another 30 Head rackets from USA whilst waiting for the Chinese racquets to arrive. All those racquets were sold by June 2007 and thereafter Rod imported and sold over 2000 racquets by the end of 2008. Rod Soutter and Gavin Thomas ran a Tuesday evening league at Berea Rovers in October/November 2008, the results of which were published in the Natal Mercury on Wednesday mornings. A list of players who participated is listed below. Rod organised Racketball exhibitions at Westville, La Lucia and Cascades Virgin Active, Berea Rovers, Crusaders, Umhlali, Tongaat, Pietermaritzburg Collegians, Pietermaritzburg Golf Club, Hilton Club, YMCA Pietermaritzburg. During this time Westville Country Club, Kloof Country Club and Umhlali Country Club BANNED racketball from their courts. Thereafter Rod toured the country introducing Racketball to East London, PE, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Johannesburg, Potchefstroom and Pretoria. He also introduced the game to KZN towns such as Empangeni/Richards Bay, Port Shepstone, Dundee and Underberg. He introduced the game to schools such as Glenwood High School, Westville Boys High School, Kearsney College, Hilton College, Thomas More and Michaelhouse. The schools squash representatives and coaches actively discouraged racketball! Berea Rovers league 2007 - Participants Rod Soutter Gavin Thomas Grant Lister-James Jeremy Lister-James Chrispher Gillatt Marten Corfe Richard Corfe Ryan Roelofse Gary Sweeney Rodney Ward Barry Martin Gavin Goodwin Peter Wallace Dave Terblanche Dave Caine Travis Rhodes Bud Takis Marc Bush Dave Albert Mike Butcher John Hankinson Guy Hankinson Shaun Matzner Greg Akkers Mervyn Pillay Cedric Tilley Fiona Mann Laura Wakeford Nicky Howard Amanda Egner Katy Moore Kerry-Anne Coetzee Thank-you Rod for introducing such an amazing game for us all to play.
04.01.2022 In our People You Should Know series, this week we have an awesome interview with Geoff Wilcock! "My squash journey..I wouldn’t change a thing. I found my cl...an. and that’s important for everyone to try and achieve." Full story here: http://www.squashvic.com.au//people-you-should-know-geoff-
03.01.2022 2020 LAKES CLASSIC RACQUETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS Unfortunately our final event for the year the Lakes Classic Racquetball Championships has also been cancelled, so our beloved Furry has had to put his surprise costume for this year back into the closet for another 12 months.... PEOPLE YOU SHOULD KNOW In our people you should know series, click onto the links below to read about another two of our finest volunteers: Shane Skidmore - http://www.squashvic.com.au/ and Elwyn Langford http://www.squashvic.com.au//people-you-should-know-elwyn- .
03.01.2022 This week's People You Should Know interview is with Leon Faustini, one of our S&RV Board Members He has dedicated so much to our sports to date, and his stor...y is well worth a read! "I want to acknowledge everyone in our Squash and Racquetball community for your efforts to minimise the impact of Coronavirus here in Victoria to date (and NSW for those of you on our northern border reading this). I know it’s a hard slog and I want to give you all a big shout out for your efforts thus far." Full article here: http://www.squashvic.com.au//people-you-should-know-leon-f Ballarat Squash and Racquetball Association Squash Australia
02.01.2022 SQUASH AND RACQUETBALL VICTORIA GAME SHOW Points of interest from Round 9: Gladstone Park Junior Squash Club was flagged as the club to watch as they have steadily increased participant numbers each week and are consistently moving up the ranks, boosted by Kumail Naqvi's win last week... Squash Logic Melton hangs onto their No.1 ladder position Ballarat takes over second place from Squash Melbourne The Portland powerhouse, Patrick Jones, scored a 2nd placing which narrows the gap between their current 4th ladder position and Squash Melbourne sitting only 25 points clear in 3rd place. Commercial Club moves up into 8th, nudging Maffra down into 9th The number of junior participants is growing each round and their engagement with the celebrities has been great 80 individual people have participated across the season - growing from 17 in the initial trial run (which is a 370% increase) AND FOR THIS TUESDAY 30TH JUNE, WE HAVE AS OUR CELEBRITY GUEST WORLD RENOWNED SQUASH COACH ROGER FLYNN, THE COACH OF WORLD CHAMPIONS, HEAD SQUASH COACH OF THE VIS FOR 11 YEARS, THE NATIONAL COACH OF SCOTTISH SQUASH FOR NINE YEARS, PLUS MANY OF HIS PROTEGES HAVE BECOME NATIONAL AND WORLD RENOWNED COACHES AS WELL. MAKE SURE THE WHOLE FAMILY IS WATCHING! To find out how the Game Show works, plus on how to join in this week, click onto the link below: http://www.squashvic.com.au/w/srv-game-show Game Show - Squash & Racquetball Victoria Game Show Ladder. Check out the S&RV Game Show ladder - we will update it each week so you can keep track of the top spot! Make sure you enter to try and get your club to the top. Intro round winner - Lee Jackson (Bendigo Squash Club) Round 1 winner - David Cowell (Squash Melbourne) Round 2 winner - Thomas Cagliarini (Squash Logic Melton) www.squashvic.com.au Could you please pass this message onto your fellow club members via your own and your club/centre’s social media pages?
