Our successful case studies all have great links to local groups that help to promote their sessions and bring in new people. Some links can be reciprocal such as physios and U3A. Can you build a link with a local physio where you advertise them to your players and they advertise you to their clients? Groups such as the local doctors surgery or local council have the same goals as you with regards to fitness and wellbeing, see if you can form a link to work together  towards this common goal!

​www.uk-racketball.com/external-groups-promotion

When your main club problem becomes too many people for your daytime court slots. It’s a Jo Robinson kind of problem…
 
This is one of the best case studies I have read. Ebbisham challenged itself to reach a target audience of the over 50’s who played little or no sport. From scratch these sessions now have 50-70 players attending every week. 

Note that this was not an exercise in converting squash or tennis players to Racketball it was to promote the game to “not sporty” people and build a brand new community. This is an incredible story.

​https://www.uk-racketball.com/ebbisham-sports-club.html

If your club has not yet embraced Racketball/Squash57 follow this link to see nine good reasons why it should... ​https://www.uk-racketball.com/racketballs-advantage-to-your-club.html

Development Project Day 3

A study looking at the impact of individual sports on mortality found racquet sports reduced the risk of death by around 47%. They didn't find such effects for people who took part in rugby, football or running…

"If you want to stave off death for as long as possible, you might want to reach for a tennis racquet," The Guardian reports.

The sport of squash was found to be the healthiest sport, according to Forbes and the calculations based on expert feedback

More information and articles from the Guardian and Forbes magazine showcasing the amazing benefits that playing a racket sport has on health shorturl.at/aiuGI

In collaboration with England Squash we have added a Racketball/Squash57 development section to the UK-Racketball website. This is a brand new section and one that looks to collect resources and ideas to help clubs build their Racketball sessions and membership numbers. We hope that this section will help the sport to grow to new heights of popularity. 

Follow this link for more information 

​We need your help to make this goal a reality. But we do have a reward for your help!

Follow this link to sign up to our amazing GIVEAWAY

UK Coaching has made their course on Mental Health Awareness in Sport FREE during this period of Covid 19. The course has 4 modules all of which are very relevant to Racketball/Squash57 coaches.

Understanding mental health
The impact of sport and physical activity on mental health
Barriers and solutions
Talking about mental health

​https://www.ukcoaching.org/courses/learn-at-home/mental-health-awareness-for-sport-and-physical-act

This is a link to the latest statement from England Squash regarding Covid19.

England Squash Covid 19 Update

England Squash will be publishing a COVID19 toolkit to support clubs in their return to squash. To get through this crisis and back on court a proactive approach and some smart out of the box thinking is needed. It is great to see England Squash taking a lead on this.
 
I know that many of you are missing our sport, series and the friends that you have made on the tour. I know that it is not easy but look to the long run, the UK-Racketball Series is not going anywhere and when it is safe we will return!
 
We have had to postpone the 2020 Squash57/Racketball Nationals, due to take place at Edgbaston Priory in July. Please note that at this stage the event is postponed and not cancelled, I am still very hopeful that it will take place at some point and in some form in 2020.
 
If you have already entered this event and would like a refund please email me and I will sort it straight away, mark@starsportsdevelopment.com I think that it shows how much people enjoyed last year that pre Covid19 by February we had already had over 30 entries!
 
Please be reassured that we will only comprehend a return to the UK-Racketball Series when we feel that it is safe to do so.

You might have noticed some changes taking place on the website. We hope to have a new site created very soon, please bear with us while we make these changes. Hopefully the new site will be better than ever with all of the old content as well as some great new additions...

The Covid-19 outbreak has obviously come at a very busy time for the UK-Racketball Series with events coming up in the next few months, major events planned over the summer and our first international event planned for October. The Bluebell Wood British Racketball Open. 

At the moment we plan to keep everything that has been booked into the schedule to continue as normal. I feel that at the moment we have very little information on what will happen with this outbreak. Things are moving very quickly so even events that are a month away I am not sure what will be the state of play by then. 

I would like to reassure everyone in our community that if events are cancelled or that if players have to withdraw from events due to self isolation they will receive all their money back. Players that have joined as members will receive a rebate on their membership in line with the disruption. 

I advise you all to book into our events and plan as normal. You do not need to worry about being out of pocket.

I feel that the UK-Racketball community that we are all building together is going incredibly well. We have more events and these are bigger than ever before but also I feel that the atmosphere at events has changed a lot over the past few years. Our events were always relaxed and welcoming but I feel that there are now genuine close friendships being forged. We have a great little community at the UK-Racketball Series events. You are all responsible for this.

Hopefully this Covid-19 disruption will be temporary and although frustrating in the short term we will still have a fantastic tour to play and a community to be apart of when it's all over. 

I was sent a very informative podcast from a friend who works in City Hospital. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/making-sense-with-sam-harris/id733163012 ​

Everything is confirmed for the 11th UK-Racketball Series - our biggest and best year so far!
For the first time since we started in 2010 all of our regional dates and venues will remain the same as in previous years. This year is set to be extra special with a new major event being added to the lineup. The Bluebell Wood British Racketball Open will take place at Hallamshire on the 17th/18th of October and boasts the biggest prize fund in our sports history. ​

Nottingham Open Doubles - Saturday 1st February - NSRC - biggest one day squash tournament of the year with 200 players - food + drink deals - great relaxed fun atmosphere for all ages and abilities with 6 grades - highlight of the squash year - Mark 07846067505 www.uk-racketball.com/notts-doubles-2020

If you have not played this event before it really is a unique tournament and a great experience!

Follow this link for more information or contact Simon Martin on 07803 964124

On Saturday the UK-Racketball Series was back to Devon and Exeter for the 7th year running. As always players had travelled from far and wide to compete in one of the best Racketball clubs in the county and watch the action unfold on the clubs show court in the bar. Paul Dodds trip from Newcastle was amazingly not the furthest that anyone travelled with Manuel Costa making his annual pilgrimage from Portugal to beat some UK-Racketball players and catch up with old friends... follow this link to view the full results and report 
​http://www.uk-racketball.com/e8---south-west-of-england-racketball-open---28th-september.html

Run by the Nick Matthew Academy on behalf of Hallamshire Tennis & Squash Club. To enter this event please complete and return the entry form, together with full payment by midnight 9th October 2019.
"Special Offer - Pay for 5 entries & get a 6th FREE!"

The formats will be depend on entry numbers but where possible there will be regional group stages, moving onto a knockout stage with the Semis & Finals over the weekend of 25th/26th April 2020 at Hallamshire Tennis & Squash Club in Sheffield, with evening entertainment on the Saturday night.

The winners of the Men’s & Women’s Events will be eligible to represent England at the European Club Championships 2020

​https://www.englandsquash.com/events/dunlop-national-club-championships-201920/622

• Men’s Squash57 / Racketball Championship (4 player team)
• Squash57 / Racketball Doubles (4 Players – 2 men & 2 woman) *NEW EVENT

The Devon and Exeter Squash and Racketball Club is a fantastic venue and a beacon for Racketball in the South West. The sport has a fantastic and passionate local following, which helps to make this event extra special. 2019 will be the 7th year that the Series has made a trip to Devon and Exeter. 

The club itself is a fantastic local squash centre with a great atmosphere. Devon was one of the first centres in the UK to really champion Racketball and has shown just what the sport can do for the revival of a squash club. This is one of the only clubs that have converted a gym back into a squash court due to overwhelming demand. 

What: Devon and Exeter Racketball Open
When: Saturday 28th September
Where: Devon and Exeter Squash and Racketball Club
Postcode: EX4 4PR
Cost: £13.50 (£7.80 for tournament t-shirt, high quality, quick dry, sublimated print)
Closing Date Entries: Friday 20th of September

For More Information: Email Mark Fuller mark@starsportsdevelopment.com or call Mark on 07846 067505