Cal Squash Box League

Current League


Signups

To sign up for the Cal Squash Box League 2010, please contact Toby Reiner and provide the following:
  1. Full Name
  2. Contact Phone Number
  3. Approximate Level of Play

Fee

The fee for participating in the box league is $25 per semester. It is free to Cal Team players. Pay at Cashiers office at RSF entrance. Pay fee to Cal Squash Club.

Rules

  • On average, five players are assigned to each box. However, on occasion, there may be as few as four players or as many as six players.
  • It is each player's responsibility to arrange matches by contacting the other players within his/her box.
  • New participants in the league will be added to a box of their approximate rating at the discretion of the league organizers. If your playing ability doesn't match the box in which you have been placed, please contact Toby Reiner and you will be moved to the appropriate box the following month.
  • We will adjust any major inaccuracies regarding rating within a box level.
  • Generally, at the end of the month, two players will go up to the next box, two players will go down, and one player will stay in the same box. Please note that the addition of new participants may, at times, alter these results.
  • Points scoring:
    3/0 = 6 points to the winner, 1 point to the loser
    3/1 = 5 points to the winner, 2 points to the loser
    3/2 = 4 points to the winner, 3 points to the loser
    No show or walk over (injuries) = 5 points to the winner, 0 points to the loser
  • Please enter results into the box accordingly (i.e., you win 3/0 enter "6" in your box and "1" in your opponent's box). Results are posted on the monthly box league sheets on the bulletin board on Court 1.
  • The charge for box league is $20 for every quarter. New quarters begin in March, June, September, and December.
  • Disputes should be brought to the attention of Toby Reiner. His decision is final.
  • You do not have to sign up again for the following month; you are automatically included. Please note that if you are away for an entire month, please inform Toby, so that he may remove your name for that month and re-enter you the following month.
  • Unless instructed, your name will be removed from the league if you have not played any matches for an entire month. However, you may re-enter your name for any subsequent month. The box league is intended to help you meet different playing partners and to generate a level of competition within the Club. Good luck!

Prizes

There is no official prize for winning your box, except the wonderful feeling you get inside. However, the top players in the top 4 boxes are encouraged to play on the Berkeley teams participating in the East Bay Squash League. The East Bay Squash league is comprised of club teams from all over the East Bay, playing roughly every other Wednesday evening from September to April.


Example of box scoring.


Ashley Kayler, John Kunze, and Jonathon Power on Berkeley court #1
Jonathon Power, World No. 1 squash champion
in March 2006, appears on the Berkeley courts at
a May 2006 exhibition and plays Cal box league
members Ashley Kayler and John Kunze.


John Kunze hitting a forehand with Jonathon Power on Berkeley court #1
Kunze surprises Power with crafty deception
learned from years of box league experience.