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The first ever National Junior Racketball Rankings
The first ever National Junior Racketball Rankings have now been released. Click here to see the rankings for both girls and boys, age groups from U13 to U19.
New racketball tournaments added to the events page
Time to get the calendar out, the National Doubles and Singles Championships dates are now up! The busiest year for racketball tournaments ever! To get involved in all the action visit the "events" page.
Loads of new videos now up on the site!!! We have been busy uploading videos Devon Closed Racketball Tournament 2010 Exeter Racketball Tournament 2010 National Racketball Finals 2010 Videos added to the "Away from the wall page"
Also the England Squash and Racketball Video for how to play can now be found here.
The Harrow UK Racketball Series Rankings are now online!
Click here to see the positions and how we have calculated them.
New videos and photos page added - Check out the action!
We will be putting up as many photos and videos as we can for tournaments all round the UK. If you have any videos which you would like us to put up then let us know at info@uk-racketball.com We will also be shortly introducing a best of section on the videos and photos page to showcase some of the best action!
UK Racketball is now live on Twitter
Find us tweeting at: UK_Racketball http://twitter.com/UK_Racketball We are just getting into this so if there is anything you would really like us to tweet on then let us know!!
Chi Open Graded Racketball Tournament 14th/15th August 2010
The 2nd Chi Open tournament took place onSaturday 14th August At Chichester R&FC and held A,B and C events. Click here to see the match reports and the photos
The Next Harrow UK-Racketball Series event is in Torquay 4th Sept
With a strong reputation for racketball in Devon and Exeter it looks like this will be a great event and a great weekend.
Click here to see the details and how to get there
Match reports and photos for The Harrow UK Racketball Surrey Open
All grades saw some top quality racketball, especially the over 40's which was fiercely competitive. Once again Dominic Hamilton, Rob Watkins and Mike Philips continued their top form from the Nottingham racketball open. Click here to see the action and read the reports
The Harrow UK Racketball Series Surrey Open was a great success Match reports, photos and videos to come soon... Click here to see the results.
The Surrey UK Racketball Series Open draws are now online
Click here for the draws and start times
UK RB Raises Racketball Profile In The Midlands UK Racketball and Nottingham Squash Rackets Club recently launched a four pronged attack to kick off racketball in the Midlands. Click on any of the links or pictures below or go to the "Promoting RB" section to see what we did.
UK Racketball hits the headlines at BBC East Midlands !! Click here to find out about the UK Racketball interview and how it went. The Video footage for the actual clip shown on tv will soon be available to watch here online!
Laura Hill, 5 times National Champion, with Colin Hazelden, East Midlands Sports presenter
Nottingham City Centre Promotion
To get our message about racketball out to the public and potential players we decided to try and promote the sport at Nottingham City Centre.
Click here to find out what we did, how it went and some tips for what we could have done better if you are thinking of trying a similar event.
Nottingham Squash Rackets Club Exhibition and Open Day
Click here to find out how we ran the event and what a success it was.
Having had a succsesfull first tour event at Nottingham we managed to get an article published in the Nottingham Evening Post.
We hope these articles inspire some of you to go out there and try your own promotional events. If you do please let us know how it all went at info@uk-racketball.com
Hurry The Surrey Esporta Racketball Open is on 7th August !
Get your entries in now.....closing date extended to next Tuesday August the 3rd.
The Nottingham UK Racketball Open videos
Match reports now online for The Nottingham Racketball Open The Nottingham Racketball Open was the first event in the UK-Racketball tour. As tour organisers both Will and myself were definitely nervous about how the event would go.............
Laura Hill vs Matt Baker Click here to find out how the event went and for all match reports
Thanks to everyone who entered the Nottingham UK Racketball Series Tournament on July 24th
With 45 entrants the tournament was a huge success, with some top quality racketball in all grades. There are still many photos, videos and match reports to come which will be added over Tuesday and Wednesday so keep an eye out. Click here to see the results and the gallery
The Draws are now up for Nottingham, 24th July:
The draws for the first UK Racketball Series Tournament at The Nottingham Squash Rackets Club are now online.
England Squash and Racketball recommends:
See the "England Squash and Racketball Recommendations for Balls" or visit the "How to Play" page for more information
Entries close for the first UK Racketball series tournament in Nottingham on the 20th July!!! Get your entries in now!! Go to the "UK-RB Series" page to download an entry form or enter online
Not sure how to enter....? click here to find out how to enter online
Check out the new videos on the "Away From The Wall" page We hope they will keep you entertained. There are still more videos as well as a number of interesting articles to come so keep an eye out for new additions....... If you have any content which is funny, entertaining or just interesting then please let us know at: info@uk-racketball.com
Trying to promote racketball and bring new players into the sport?
Why not try using the simplified racketball rules, which are now used as introductory handouts at many clubs. Versions can be downloaded from the site in the "Promoting Racketball" or "How To Play" sections. Click here to download a pdf version for your club now!
Thinking of trying out racketball, looking for club nights, coaching, leagues or ladders? Find a ladder near you and reach the next See the updated "Where To Play" page. We are constantly adding more and more clubs to the list. If you would like your club to feature on the list or would like to add details of new leagues, ladders, coaching or club nights then please email us at: info@uk-racketball.com
Lincoln Graded Racketball Open Lincoln proved to be a great event, well run, high standard of racketball and a great atmosphere. One for the diary for next year! UK Racketball were at the event, match reports are now available... Click here to read the reports and see the results
Two new shots have now been added to the coaching tips page. Click below for some expert advice. Straight drive from the front of the court
Racketball National Junior Championships Nick Mulvey Boys u19 National Champion The first ever national racketball junior championships. Congratulations to The Hallamshire and John Mullins for making the event such a success, hopefully this is the first of many...
West Midlands Racketball Competition Report now online Players Brave the Heat at Stourbridge. However the soaring heat and temperatures that were more at home in the Sahara failed to stop the event from proving a success. Click here for some thrilling match reports and results
Check out how to play the narrow cross court With the narrow cross court it’s unlikely that you will make an error and it’s possible that you will hit an outright winner. More coaching tips this week so keep checking...
Promoting Racketball page has now been created Click here for more information on promoting racketball at your club.
Racketball is growing lets keep it going!
Southern Areas Open Graded Racketball Tournament The results are now in for the Southern Open Graded which was hosted at the Racquets Fitness Centre, Thame on the 21-23 May 2010. There was a great turnout and even the sweltering heat could not keep people away from the courts. Click here for the results
The UK-Racketball Series Takes Off Firstly we would like to apologise for the lack of updates to the site in the past week due to the UK-Racketball team working flat out to finalise all the details for the UK-Racketball Series. We are now delighted to be able to confirm all the tournament dates and locations for 2010 and would like to thank all the clubs and Harrow for their commitment to supporting the series. It is now possible to enter online including entry fees and even a discount if all five tournaments are entered. Alternatively you can download a pdf entry form from the UK-RB Series page by clicking the links below each tournament location The team has produced a promotional poster for the series which can be seen below and will be appearing in a club near you very soon. If you would like to download a pdf version to print for your club please click here.
The latest Racketball rankings are now available on our rankings page Click here for the latest National Racketball Rankings - Summer 2010
Daryl selby winning the National Championships
The National Racketball Championships 2010 Congratulations to Daryl Selby National Racketball Champion 2010 Click here for Results and Reports
West of England Racketball Team Challenge 2010 Following the successful launch of this event in 2009, the second West of England Racketball Team Challenge is being held at the Devon & Exeter Squash & Racketball Club over the weekend of 3rd/4th July 2010.
Jersey Racketball Festival 2010 Exeter Diamonds won the inaugural Jersey Racketball festival in what proved to be a hugely successful and sociable event. In the main final the Exeter Diamonds had too much firepower for Yorkshire side Phoenix winning 5-0, without doubt the match of the day saw...
Hallamshire to host first ever National Junior Racketball Championships
The National Junior Championships will take place on the 12th and 13th of June at the prestigious venue of Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club in Sheffield. With one of the biggest junior programs in the country Hallamshires head coach John Mullins is hoping some home grown tallent will claim some trophies. See England Squash and UK-Racketball for entry details.
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