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It is with great sadness that the North West Squash League farewells Ray Meadows.

The North West Squash League is greatly saddened to hear of the passing of Bryan Bird.

As you would be aware, the Victorian State Government recently announced that from 22 June 2020 all indoor sport and recreation activities venues may reopen with up to 20 people per space, and up to 10 people per group or activity at any one time. Squash and Racquetball Victoria (S&RV) has prepared a 'Return to Play Squash and Racquetball in a Covid-19 safe Environment Plan' which is detailed here. reference: squash victoria

Missing your squash and racquetball pals? Well so are we! Thanks to Karen Cagliarini for setting up an awesome way for us to stay connected as a community and have a bit of fun with it too - while fundraising for us all. First round (test run) is Tuesday, April 21st

In line with the latest and most current information regarding the spread of the Corona, the North West squash competitions will continue at least for the coming week except in the circumstance where a quarantine is issued or required. HOWEVER ..... in order to minimize social contact between players, there WILL NOT BE A SUPPER. THIS DECISION HAS BEEN MADE TO MINIMISE PERSON TO PERSON CONTACT AND TO AVOID FOOD HANDLING ISSUES.

Th North West Squash League (NWSL) was well represents in the State 2019 Summer Competition. Players from NWSL Teams: Fitzpatrick (1), Fitzpatrick (2), Epping (1), and Focus GP (1). MVP State 2 - Glendon AND MVP State 3 Luca Zucchi.

Please be advised that RAP lectures are being held on the following dates: Monday 22nd July 2019 Mulgrave CC 7.30 – 9pm Thursday 25th July 2019 Melbourne University 7.30 – 9pm For players to be eligible to participate in finals they must have attended a RAP course since 1/7/15. Those who have an attendance date prior to this or not attended at all MUST attend one of these lectures to be able to play in finals.

The NWSL competition was a VERY large competition back in 1985. There were a number of competitions: Mens midweek, Womens midweek, Sunday mixed, Masters ( must have been a fairly new addition ), Mens Friday, & Friday Womens. Check out the pictures provided by Garry Gilbertson from Essendon Squash.... thanks Garry! Mostly 10 grade teams . Count the number of grades , 10 teams per grade , multiply by players , ( assuming at least four players per team ). So by my very rough estimate assuming only four players per team , and factoring that some players play more than one comp , I estimate that the player pool was upwards of 3,000. Yes Sunday mixed was a new experience to play with the opposite sex . Previously, men only played against men, ditto for women .

RENT–A–REF Email: referee@squashvic.com.au How would you like to have a qualified referee officiating for your night of squash? Its easy…. For a small fee you can have an easy relaxing night at squash. When using the RENT–A–REF service your team must still supply a marker to assist for $90, otherwise with no markers provided the cost is $180. Rent–A–REF is also a great way to learn the correct rules of squash by observing the referee and gives the opportunity to ask questions. For more information or to book a referee please contact referee@squashvic.com.au Please remember that if you try to contact a referee directly and you do not go through the above email, we cannot guarantee that a referee will be provided for you.

Checkout this video documentary trailer; Ref: https://vimeo.com/69214305