Irish Squash

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Junior Squad News - Final Junior Squad of 2011 took place in Westwood last weekend - November 19th, 20th - click here to read Hadrian Stiffs final report.

A junior squad session was held in WestWood Squash Club on 22nd & 23rd October. Click here to read the report from Hadrian Stiff.

Squad Sessions:

These will be centralised depending on the address of the players and their Coach and
players are expected to attend. The dates will be published on the Irish Squash website
and phone and text reminders will be sent to the players and their parents. Failure to
attend squads may lead to a player not being selected on a team. There will be many more squad sessions than there has been in previous years.

Schools Competition:

The age rule for these competitions is the same as all other junior competitions and a
player must be under the relevant age on the final day of the competition.


Communication between players/parents and Irish Squash:

If you have an issue relating to junior squash please let us know by contacting your
Provincial Junior Secretary who will be able to provide you with an explanation or who will be able to follow up your query through the Irish Squash Junior Committee and the Irish Squash Junior Secretary


Please consult the bye-laws of Irish Squash for additional information.

Junior Secretary 2011/12 - Henry Gillanders is the Junior Secretary for season 2011-12 -henrygillanders@gmail.com . Henry is a member of Mount Pleasant. Please review the Junior Matters information below for ideas around Junior programmes and general information. This information can also be downloaded here

Please note there have been some changes to the guidelines for this season.

Irish Squash Junior Secretary: Henry Gillanders

Provincial Junior Secretaries Contact details:

Connacht: Edwin Brennan 086 3622415 or edwinbrennan@eircom.net
Leinster: Dermot Dineen - 086 1722138 or dermotdineen2@eircom.net
Munster: Cyril O’Mahony 087 2825820 or comahony2@eircom.net
Ulster: Kieran Doherty 07837507795 or glensofantrim@hotmail.com

Player Behaviour:

All junior players are required to be familiar with the Conditions and Rules for Juniors Travelling to Tournaments and Events. A copy of these conditions and rules is
available from your Provincial Junior Secretary and can also be downloaded from your provincial website and from www.irishsquash.com


Tournament Organisation:

All four Provincial Junior Opens will be run over either 2 or 3 days as each provincial organisation sees appropriate.
The Irish Junior Nationals will be run over three days.
Players and parents should note that when a tournament is played over 2 days that matches will be scheduled for 9.30 on Saturday and Sunday mornings to allow for reasonably early finishes on both days.


Tournament Draws:

The standard Swiss 8 or Swiss 16 and where a competition is ‘over-subscribed’ players 9 and 10, and 17 and 18 will be reserves. Entries of 11 and over will result in a 16 draw.
It is also open to each provincial organization to adopt a mixed (gender and age) format if they so wish. This means players would be seeded e.g. 1 to 100, with draws of 16 from the top down.

Withdrawals:

Where a player withdraws from the competition up to the day of the event there will be a redraw but where the withdrawal is on the day of the competition there will be a redraw only where the player is in the top 4. Players should also note that penalties apply for players who withdraw after the draw or who fail to complete the competition. The bye-laws on late withdrawal can be found on the competition entry page on www.irishsquash.com.


Entry Fees:

The entry fee is payable at the venue before the first match. Entry fees will be €20 (£15stg) per player (€30/£25 for 2 siblings & €40/£30 for 3 siblings). In the case of the four Provincial Junior Opens there will be an Irish Squash subsidy of €10 (£8stg) per player (or 50% for siblings) thereby reducing these entry fees.


Seedings:

Tournaments will be seeded by the Junior Secretary on the basis of Irish Squash rankings published on www.irishsquash.com. Rankings will be updated after each tournament. Players dissatisfied with their rankings should, in the first instance, communicate through their Provincial Junior Secretaries (listed above).


Balls:

In line with ESF tournaments the Dunlop Double Yellow ball will continue for all age groups except U11s.