Within the club environment it is important to not only focus on your session delivery but to think about the players experiences with the club as a whole. There are lots of things that you can set up within the club to help players to get to know each other and help your community to grow and bonds strengthen. From talking to Racketball leaders across the world I have included some of the best recommendations below.

Internal box leagues
If your club does not already have internal leagues this is something that you should look to set up. They form a very easy way for players to compete semi competitively against players of a similar level. At the end of each month or five week period players can move up and down divisions based on how they do. Most leagues consist of around 5 players meaning that everyone needs to play 4 games within the period. It is often a good idea to be flexible with the time set for each period meaning that over Christmas for example you might want to allow for an extra week.
If you do not have enough players to form full league you could always look to start with a ladder. You can challenge up two or three spaces, if you win and the person that you are competing with sits above you on the ladder then you slot in above the person.
If your club does not already have internal leagues this is something that you should look to set up. They form a very easy way for players to compete semi competitively against players of a similar level. At the end of each month or five week period players can move up and down divisions based on how they do. Most leagues consist of around 5 players meaning that everyone needs to play 4 games within the period. It is often a good idea to be flexible with the time set for each period meaning that over Christmas for example you might want to allow for an extra week.
If you do not have enough players to form full league you could always look to start with a ladder. You can challenge up two or three spaces, if you win and the person that you are competing with sits above you on the ladder then you slot in above the person.
Summer Leagues
The best example of a successful Racketball summer league anywhere in the world can be found at Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club in Yorkshire. The summer league works over a two month period during the summer. Teams of 6 compete first in a group stage which then leads into knockout playoffs. Matches take place over a couple of evenings during the week with full results published on a big Summer League notice board in the club entrance and in the bar. The club sees over 100 players sign up each year with teams coming up with their own team names and team kit!
The best example of a successful Racketball summer league anywhere in the world can be found at Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club in Yorkshire. The summer league works over a two month period during the summer. Teams of 6 compete first in a group stage which then leads into knockout playoffs. Matches take place over a couple of evenings during the week with full results published on a big Summer League notice board in the club entrance and in the bar. The club sees over 100 players sign up each year with teams coming up with their own team names and team kit!

Handicap tournaments
Peter Edwards at Chapel Allerton runs handicap tournaments throughout the year. These can take the form of a club wide event that runs over several months or an event that runs over a single afternoon. Peter says that these can be a great way to strengthen the club community by bringing players of different levels together. Peters weekly handicap doubles tournament on a Saturday afternoon is always well attended it might have something to do with the first prize, a bottle of wine for the winner.
A great example of how to set up a handicap system can be found by heading to the Hallamshire Club case study page https://www.uk-racketball.com/hallamshire-case-study.html
Peter Edwards at Chapel Allerton runs handicap tournaments throughout the year. These can take the form of a club wide event that runs over several months or an event that runs over a single afternoon. Peter says that these can be a great way to strengthen the club community by bringing players of different levels together. Peters weekly handicap doubles tournament on a Saturday afternoon is always well attended it might have something to do with the first prize, a bottle of wine for the winner.
A great example of how to set up a handicap system can be found by heading to the Hallamshire Club case study page https://www.uk-racketball.com/hallamshire-case-study.html
Doubles Partner Change
This is a great session for helping to bond the Racketball community at your club. You will need to split your sessions so that you have 4 players to a court, it doesn't matter who partners whom at the start as pares will quickly change. Name one court top court and then label the others so that they descend towards bottom. Games are timed (ideally between 5 and 10 minutes) the pair that is winning when the time goes off moves up a court and the team that is losing at the end of the minute moves down. Once you have four players together on the same court switch the partners around so that the pair that has moved up is split and so is the pair that has moved down. You can do as many rotations as time permits.