Squash

Description

The Squash Club operates a House League in the Fall and Winter semesters and welcomes players of all skill levels – from beginners to the pros!  Squash is a fantastic game, and the club is a great way to get exercise, meet great people, improve your game, and most of all have fun.

House League takes place on Tuesday evenings between 5:00 & 10:30 pm. It is important that you can commit to a Tuesday evening game if you join the house league. You will have a 40-minute pre-scheduled match every Tuesday against another player who is in your general skill level. League play, including play-offs, ends just before exams start.

Winter Semester Update - January 24, 2022: The province has lifted some restrictions on indoor recreational facilities.  Current guidance from Athletics is that we can run an abbreviated house league from February 8 to April 5th. The Squash Club will continue to be administered in conjunction with Intramurals.  

It looks like squash courts can be booked for recreational (non-club) play online through the main Gryphons Fitness and Rec webpage (https://fitandrec.gryphons.ca/) starting January 31st.

• For University of Guelph updates please visit:  https://uoguel.ph/COVID19
• For Department of Athletics Fitness and Rec updates and COVID protocols for club players please visit: https://fitandrec.gryphons.ca

 There are two steps to register.  REGISRATION DEADLINE IS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND AT 4:00 PM

1. Pay the club fee at the AC or at www.uoguelph.ca/connect, selecting the most appropriate level based on the description below. 
   
   • Competitive A - Intended for more advanced players.  For former UofG Squash Club members this is for players in house league levels A, B or C. 
   • Competitive B - Intended for intermediate players.  For former UofG Squash Club members this is for players in house league levels D, E or F. 
   • Recreational - Intended for players who are newer to the game or who do not play very often.  Beginners are welcome. For former UofG Squash Club members this is for players in house league levels G, H or I. 

           Players will be seeded into levels for round robin play.

2. Join IMLeagues | Squash (University of Guelph) | IM | Sport Home as a “Free Agent”. You will learn of your match times and can view results through IMLeagues.

Fee

• $12 for intramural Squash Club House League

Club Times and Key Dates

Fall 2021 Semester:

• Preliminary matches to determine seeding: September 21 and 28
• Round robin matches: October 5 - November 16
• Play-offs - Semi-finals: November 23
• Play-offs - Finals: November 30

Winter 2022 Semester:

• Seeding Night (approach TDB): Tuesday, February 8th
• House league February 15 - April 5 (no matches during winter break - February 22nd)

Club Executive

• Convenors: Stacy Favrin and Dave O'Driscoll 
• Treasurer: Sophie Warlow 
• OUA competitive team liaison: Sedley Benitz 

Contact

Squash Club - House League: squash@uoguelph.ca

OUA Competitive Team (see below):  gryphonsquash@uoguelph.ca

OUA Competitive Team

The University of Guelph OUA Men’s and Women's Squash Teams consist of students from the University of Guelph who wish to play competitively against varsity teams from other universities such as Waterloo, Western, Toronto etc. The teams have full-time coaches who help players to improve their skills and play at a higher level. Currently the teams compete in 5 university tournaments organized by the Ontario Jesters, the OUA Championships as well as several other tournaments throughout the year across South-Western Ontario.

Tryouts: The OUA competitive team hosts tryouts every September. Please contact the team for more details. If you have missed tryouts, please email us to see if there are any positions available.

If you have any questions regarding the Guelph Squash Teams or are looking to play high level squash at Guelph, please contact Alex Nolan or Sedley Benitz at gryphonsquash@uoguelph.ca

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Links

• Basic rules of squash: http://www.squashsa.asn.au/w/participation/basic-guide-to-squash
• Understanding interference in squash (and calling ‘lets’): https://squashclub.org/main/e-lessons/lessons/beginner_lessons/interference.shtml
• Squash Ontario:  http://www.squashontario.com/