2008 Referee and Rules Clinic Recap

September 16th, 2008 Chris Thomas Posted in Education, General | Comments »

Doug Bennett reports:
On Sunday, September 14th the RSRA held a Referee and Rules Clinic at Midtown Athletic Club. Led by US Squash certified referees Herb Barbehenn and Eric Hernady, with expert on-court exhibition play by Midtown’s Professional Mark Banford, the clinic taught players from beginner to experienced the nuances of the rules and on-court play.
The goal of the clinic was to teach everyone the rules that everyone thinks they know, but do not execute very well. Many of us were surprised to learn that some “lets” were “strokes”, some “strokes” were “no-lets”, and that some played points that are “down-right dangerous”.
The clinic only helped us realize that the more players who learn the rules, and play by the rules, the more fun and enjoyable squash will be. We will have more clinics in the future and encourage all players to attend. If you’d like to attend, contact Doug Bennett or your club rep.