There are several ways to play squash in a competitive setting.
Squash Federation
There is a competition organized by the Squash Federation. In this competition, players are grouped by playing strength and by region. The higher the level you play at, the larger the region becomes. Playing strength is determined by your results in league matches and official federation tournaments. As an association, we are currently not participating in the federation league. However, several members are members of the Squash Federation in order to take part in federation tournaments. A ranking is also maintained for this. More information can be found at: http://www.squashbond.nl
Kleine-Kompetitie
The other competition is the Kleine-Kompetitie. The Boosters have been participating in the Kleine-Kompetitie for many years. This is a regional competition in the south of the Netherlands, Brabant and southern Gelderland, with a wide variety of players, such as students and people who have been playing squash for more than 25 years. The competition consists of multiple divisions. Poule 1 is the highest level, and Poule 6 or 7 are the lowest. The Boosters usually participate with three or four teams in different poules. In principle, there is always a team in a poules that suits your level.
The competition consists of two halves, autumn and spring. The first half runs from October through February. The second half starts in March and ends in May or June. Promotion and relegation can take place between the two halves.
Each team currently consists of at least three players. A team may consist of more than three players and rotate players. All matches are played on Friday evenings, approximately once every three weeks. Each player plays two matches per evening. An evening starts around 20:00 and, depending on how quickly matches are played, ends no later than 23:00, after which there is often time to socialize. The playing location depends on where the home team is based. This could be, for example, Uden, Eindhoven, or Nijmegen. These locations are reachable within one hour by car or 1,5h by public transport.
What can you expect during a competition evening?
– Two matches against friendly and possibly challenging opponents.
– A match consists of best of five games.
– Each game you win counts as one point. This means you can earn a maximum of three points per match. If your team as a whole wins more matches than the opposing team, you win the encounter and receive two bonus points.
What are the benefits of becoming a competition member?
– Priority registration for the Wednesday training sessions. This means you can sign up up to four weeks in advance. Recreational members can only sign up five days in advance.
– A competition match once every three to four weeks, where you play against other challenging players with different styles and or tactics.
– Socializing afterwards with the opponents.
If you have any questions, you can contact the board or the Technical Committee. To sign up, please send an email to bestuur@deboosters.nl.