Programs
Racquet Network runs programs throughout the squash season at the Acadia Recreation Complex. New programs are added as existing programs fill up.
Acadia Co-ed Intermediate Squash League
This is an excellent 10 week program for intermediate, self-taught squash players who want to meet some new partners and face some new challenges.
Each session combines two hours of refereed round robin play with opportunties to take some breaks, watch other players and learn the rules regarding lets and strokes.
For many players, this will be their very first experience playing matches in front of certified referees. As a result, they should expect to become more familiar with the rules of the game than they have ever been before.
Each participant will recieve a copy of Squash Canada’s GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING THE RULES OF SQUASH ($13.00 value).
Each participant will also receive a Racquet Network gift certificate that will allow them to join the CALGARY SQUASH LEAGUE and the CALGARY SQUASH BOX LEAGUE upon completion of this program.
Program Organizer: Brent Johner
Date: Tuesdays,
January 19, 26
February 2, 9, 16, 23
March 2, 9, 16, 23
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Acadia Recreation Complex
240 90 Ave SE
Calgary, AB
Price: $150.00 – Click here to register
Maximum class size: 10
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. Do I have to come every week?
The program was designed on the assumption that some players will be missing every week. So missing now and then won’t have much of an impact.
2. If I miss a week, will it mess me up?
This is not a sequential lessons program. So what you learn one week does not depend on what you learned the previous week.
3. What will I learn?
The bulk of the time will be spent covering common situations in recreational squash that lead to lets and strokes. Players will first learn when to play a let and when to award a stroke. As the weeks advance and as the players play with each other, they will become more familiar with the rules. By the end of the 10-week program, most players will fully understand the rules and will be able to make their own calls with confidence during recreational games.
4. What level do I need to be?
This course is designed for intermediate players who can sustain a rally long enough for let and stroke situations to occur. Since the emphasis is on learning rather than competition, the program can accommodate a wider range of skill levels than a typical lessons program. Anybody who can rally well enough to keep the ball in play for an average of 10 to 20 seconds will be comfortable in this program.
5. How will I benefit?
Once you fully understand the rules of squash, you will be safer, you will be smarter and you will win more points against equal players with less knowledge. Most importantly, though, you will give up fewer points to players who use their lack of knowledge to “cheat” or to gain illegal advantage.
