2018 HEAD UK-Racketball Series

The 2018 HEAD UK-Racketball Series

The UK-Racketball Series is entering into it’s 9th year in 2018. The feedback on t-shirts, venues and grades was very positive last year so I have decided to keep things running very similar to 2017.

The Series is now entering it's 9th year, almost into the veteran categories. We have run over 60 events in total over that period, I don't want to even start to think about how many matches...

See below for information on how this years Series will run and for dates and venues.

2018 HEAD UK-Racketball Series Information

Entries to be restricted to 60 per event
Entries will once again be restricted this year. I know that this will mean that at some events people will be disappointed about not being able to play but we feel that at some of the venues the events were simply to big to run as well as we would have liked.
We hope that this will help us to release the draws and schedules earlier and make the day run smoother.

UK-Racketball Series - Points Mean Prizes!

Points are earned from every event that you play. These are the same points as the National Rankings points but are accumulated over the course of the tournaments and start again from 0 the following year. If you play in 2 events then you can only earn points once.

Top End Racket - Free entry into Series next year - HEAD Bag- HEAD Shoes - zip top HEAD UK-Racketball Series Winner - wristbands - balls - string - grips
Top End Racket - Half Price entry into Series next year - zip top HEAD UK-Racketball Series Second Place - HEAD Rucksack - wristbands - balls - string - grips
Top End Racket - Half Price entry into Series next year - zip top HEAD UK-Racketball Series Third Place Finish - wristbands - balls - string - grips
HEAD Bag - Long Sleeve warmup top top 10 finisher HEAD UK-Racketball Series wristbands - balls - string - grips
HEAD Bag - Long Sleeve warmup top top 10 finisher HEAD UK-Racketball Series
HEAD Rucksack - Long Sleeve warmup top top 10 finisher HEAD UK-Racketball Series wristbands - balls - string - grips
HEAD Rucksack - Long Sleeve warmup top top 10 finisher HEAD UK-Racketball Series
Long Sleeve warmup top top 10 finisher HEAD UK-Racketball Series
Long Sleeve warmup top top 10 finisher HEAD UK-Racketball Series
Long Sleeve warmup top top 10 finisher HEAD UK-Racketball Series

UK-Racketball Series Shirts Now Optional
Every competitor who enters has the opportunity to buy a UK-Racketball Series shirt for a heavily substituted price of only £5.00 per tournament. Anyone signing up to Series membership (information below) receives two free shirts!

Membership
You are still able to join UK-Racketball and play in all 8 of our events. This will only cost £60.00 this year, a reduction of £5.00 from last year.

Membership Benefits
You can enter all 8 events for FREE
You will receive a free UK-Racketball Series shirt and a UK-Racketball Nationals shirt.

Don’t forget to email through your entry
If you are a member of UK-Racketball and would like to play in an event don’t forget to email us early to reserve your space. As we are now restricting entries it is important to do this as soon as you are aware that you will be playing in an event. All entries will be done on a first come, first served basis.

Entry List, Draws and Schedules Release Dates

This is another major change but something that we hope will make the event run smoother.

Friday – 8 days before the event - All events will close on midnight the Friday before the event so almost exactly a week before the event.

Sunday – 6 days before the event - An entry list will be released on www.uk-racketball.com on the Monday before the event. If you have entered the event then please check on the Monday that your entry has been received and that you are on the list. If you should be on the list but are not then please email Mark Fuller [email protected] as soon as possible.

Tuesday – 4 days before the event – Draws and Schedules will be released on www.uk-racketball.com

Tournament Rules
Register at least 15 minutes before your scheduled match time.

Winners referee the next match on the court they have just finished on.
You must be ready to referee by the time that the next players have finished knocking up, if not then the UK-Racketball forfeit comes into effect and you will have to referee the next 3 matches on that court.
When refereeing please write the name of both opponents and the grade on the score sheet.

All matches are best of 3 games, unless best of 5 is indicted. Tiebreak at 10-10 with the game going to the first player to be 2 points clear.

Spirit of the UK-Racketball Series – All our events are competitive but they are also fun. Lets should be lenient, strokes only rarely given.

Grades

It is important to remember that UK-Racketball Series events are designed to be inclusive. Although the A grade does attract the best racketball players in the country the events really are for players of all ages and abilities. We have never had a competitor who felt they were not good enough for an event in which they have taken part.

A Grade – County, national or good club player
B Grade – Regular club player
Women’s – All ages and abilities, these events have a great range of players which makes for a fun and competitive day.
Over 40’s – For players over the age of 40
Over 50’s - For players over the age of 50
Over 60’s – For players over the age of 60
Beginner – This is for players who have recently started racketball. Players who have previously played squash to a high level and have now started playing racketball may be better off in the A or B grade. To maintain a fun atmosphere for this grade, only trophies will be awarded to the winners however there will also be a reduced entry fee of just £10.

If you are unsure which category to enter please feel free to contact Mark Fuller directly on 07846 067505 or email us at [email protected] we will be happy to advise you.

If entries to a category are not sufficient grades may be merged, however all participants will always be informed in advance and will have a choice if they would still like to play, this has never happened in the last three years.