Dear Squashers,
NSL 2010 will be commencing soon. Appended below are some of the information that will assist the team captains and vice captains during the course of the NSL season.
1. Home Courts Usage
Once the fixtures have been finalised, team captains are to send Rosalind (rosalind_sum@siasportsclub.sg) a copy of the schedule and team captains are to request for the club to book both courts for the home game dates. Please assist the club by highlighting the dates on the fixtures before sending it to them. 1 week before the home game call the Sports Club Reception at 62148168 to confirm courts are booked. The club will also provide refreshments for the home games. In the drinks are not delivered to the courts, call the Chinese Restaurant at the club (62148178) and instruct them to send the drinks and sign for it when it is delivered.
2. Home Team Paperwork
As the hosting team, we have to provide one new ball for each game. Captain can request to collect a new box of balls from Rosalind when required. Hosting team must also provide the score sheets and the official score card. The NSL division convenors will send you a soft copy of the score card which you can print and keep in stock.
Our own in house score sheet is attached below:
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The winning team will send in the completed score card to SSRA. I also require all captains to make a copy of ALL score cards regardless of whether we are hosting or we are visiting using your camera phone and send me a copy for filing. This is the only evidence we can fall back on during any disputes and grading promotion disputes later on.
Team captains and individual players are to track their players' progress carefully, especially now that we are playing in multiple grades. For those who are winning, it is important to note how many players you have won who are of higher grade than yourself. For example an NG player plays in E and D grade. He scores a win against a D2, an E1, and an E2 player. He is promoted immediately after winning the 3rd player to the E2 grade and the E team lineup has to be changed immediately and the the NSL E grade convenor must be informed immediately. If he continues to win another two D grade players, then he is also promoted to the D2 grade after his third win against a D grade player. He will no longer be allowed to continue to play in the E grade for the remainder of the season. In the above example, when I refer to a D grade opponent, the opponent must be D1 or D2 grade, not an E or NG opponent playing in the D grade league. That is why a copy of the score card is very important to track a player's promotion. Therefore our own team captains must keep our own NSL club convenor updated with the scorecards every week.
Entire teams have been disqualified in the NSL when they flout the above rules intentionally or inadvertently, especially when precious points are at stake for the league champion title. Traditionally (I mean the last 6 years or so), most teams do take maximum points when they play against SIA. On the flip side of the coin, there is also a pressure for them to do so when they play against us if they are aiming to become league champions. Historically, there is also an element of luck. If all our players are in town, they will lose some points. If everyone is away, it will be a walk in the park for them to take all 5 points.
3. Away Games
Captains may claim directly from the club with receipts for refreshments during away games. Approved budget is between $10-15 per away game.
4. Rules of Squash
5. Have Fun
SIA Sports Club & Estella Gardens players are in this league to enjoy the game and add variety to the type of opponents that we are playing against to improve our own game. I expect all players to promote true sportsmanship at all times regardless of the outcome of the game. It is the responsibility of the team captains and players to ensure that we stick to this guiding principle.
