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We now have a telephone court booking service. You send Nickanor your booking request and court access code/s and he will make the booking for you. Of course, you need to confirm this so call him back when he gives you a missed call. More information here…

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The teams for the All New Super-dooper Social
League 2008 are as follows:

Reserves (to be confirmed!):
Jorg, Roma, Annelize, Heike, Jacques

League details:

• The standard order of play is 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
  but you can change the order to accommodate late arrivals or early
  departures.
• Captains (c) must ensure all their players are
  available and must find reserves if necessary; on the night, captains
  must ensure each game has a marker/referee and assist inexperienced
  players by refereeing.
• Scoring: every game counts e.g. 3-1 = 3 points
  for the winning team and 1 point for the losing team. Total points
  determines the winning team.
• Snacks/food and drinks will be on sale at the
  courts or the SFC bar
• Entry fee is N$40 each. Please pay Corene on
  or before the first night of the league
• Teams are entirely welcome to come up with
  their own names, colours, outfits and sponsors
  

How the selection process works:

• All players were put into a ladder from
  strongest to weakest
• Starting with team 1 we put the top four as
  number ones
• Starting with team 2 we put the next four as
  number twos
• Starting with team 3 we put the next four as
  number threes
• Starting with team 4 we put the next four as
  number fours
• Starting with team 4 we put the next four as
  number fives

Please check the ladder and tell us if you think
your position is wrong:

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Don’t be fooled by that title, the Namibia Closed Squash Championships 2008 is open to all players currently residing in Namibia.

The tournament will be played in Windhoek over the weekend of 25 - 27 July. We would like to see the SFC Squash Club represented by as many of its players as possible for what is always a fun and rewarding weekend of squash and festivity.

We will arrange transport and affordable accommodation and the competition is open to all levels of play.

The entry sheet is on the notice board at the courts. If you need more information, just ask.

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SFC Squash Club Steals the Show

For the first time in ages, Swakopmunders dominated a Windhoek squash
tournament. And this, my friends, is just the beginning.

Last weekend (that would be 20 June, if you must know) the Wanderers
Club organised a prestigious top 16 invitational tournament.
Representing the SFC Squash Club were Luke Allen, Jacques Steenkamp,
Ian Rowett and Andree Steyn - yes ladies, Andree played her first
tournament and therein lies a story.

Arriving as an unsuspecting spectator, Andree was drafted in to the
main ladies event by the rather persistent tournament organiser Adri
Lambert. Someone had dropped out and if you’ve ever organised a
tournament, you’ll know how that wreaks havoc on your draw. Andree’s
second game was a cliffhanging, nail-biting, cat-and-dog fight, which
she lost 13-11 in the fifth. Andree won her next too matches - every
bit as exciting - to finish a respectable 13th.

Another success story was Luke. Toppling the 5th seeded Archie Botha in
the first round with a thunderous 3-0, Luke secured his place in the
top half of the draw. Losing in the second, Luke went to win his third
and fourth matches to finish 5th.

Jacques was mid-battle in the semi-final with Walvis Bay’s Tyc
Kakehongo when injury struck in his favour. Jacques was trailing 2-1
and the fourth game was on a knife’s edge at 8-9 when Tyc hit the deck
with a cry of anguish and a firm clasp on his hamstring. A tremendous
battle was developing and the crowd was disappointed to see its
premature end.

And then came the final between Jacques and Ian. Check the newspapers
for details of that one.

A wonderful weekend away with some good squash, excellent hospitality
as always and a chance to buy a few things. And we’re doing it all over
again next month. The Namibian Closed Champs starts 19 July in Windhoek
and the SFC Squash club is going to be an even bigger force to be
reckoned with. The tournament is open to all so enter at the courts or contact the committee.

Final results of the Top 16 Invitational Tournament, 21 July 2008
Men:
Ian Rowett - 1st
Jacques Steenkamp - 2nd
Luke Allen - 5th

Women:
Andree Steyn - 13th

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Social League.
This starts on 1 July and we still have space for a few more players to sign up. Hurry though because we can only accommodate a maximum of 20 players and you don’t want to be reserve now do you. The format is going to be fun, for those new to the concept, here’s an outline:

First, we make the teams:
» We take the list of entrants and rank them in order of ability
» Then we take the top four players and put them as the number 1 players in each of the teams A, B, C and D
» Then we take the next four players and put them as the number 2 players in teams A, B, C and D
» And so on until we have four teams of approximately equal strength
» That means YOU PLAY AGAINST PEOPLE OF SIMILAR SKILL

Then we play the squash:
» On the first night, team A plays team B and team C plays team D
» The next week team A plays team C and team B plays team D
» And so until all teams have played each other twice i.e. 6 weeks
» The winning team is the one that has accumulated the most points

Each week a different team will be “hosts” and each team will have a captain whose job it is to ensure all players are available and find reserves if any of their team members can’t play.

The cost is $40 per person, which goes towards lights and prizes.

The league night will be Tuesdays from 5.30pm onwards on BOTH courts starting 1 July.

New Members.
The SFC Squash Club would like to welcome all new members to the club - we’d list you all by name but that would take too long. I’d say that joining is the best thing you’ve done for yourselves all year; the second best thing you can do is to join the Social League where you’ll play other hackers and maybe enjoy a nice beer or two afterwards. And if you don’t play in the social league you can always come and watch and remember, Fridays are always social nights.

T-Shirts.
Thanks for your votes, the clear winner was the black Tee with Ascent of Man strip on it. Now you need to tell us what size and how many you want. Yep, that means another sheet at the courts.

Carnival.
There are still spaces available if you want to do your civic duty behind the bar. Put your name and available times on the sheet provided at the SFC Main Bar notice board.

Other stuff.
We are trying out an organic telephone booking system with Nickanor and he’s proving keen and able. This is a good thing.
With the increased activity at the courts, peak times are now full on most nights so we’re going to adjust the start times to get another convenient session in. The available slots will soon be: 4:30 - 5:15 - 6:00 - 6:45 - 7:30.
While we’ve seen a marked improvement in the shower situation, we’re far from done. Work on this will continue until our high standards are achieved.

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Q: Which of the following best describes you?

1. I love squash but I haven’t played in years and am still getting back into it
2. I love squash and I have one or two people with whom I play regularly
3. I love squash but I’m not good enough to play other people
4. I love squash but I don’t have time to commit to any organised events
5. All of the above

Read more…

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With kind input from Mint Web Solutions, the SFC Squash Club now has a brand new community website. Here we’ll post latest info and all the club information. Feel free to register and to leave comments wherever you see fit. Some info we’re still gathering and this site is going to grow at the same pace as the club.

Cool.

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Please note that the really, really, ridiculously cheap lights fees are going up on 1 May, 2008 from N$6.75 to N$7.50 for 45 minutes. The squash section subs remain unchanged at $120 while the SFC club fees are now N$420. See Join the Club for price details and all sorts of discounts and options available for membership.

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On Monday, the committee met. The committee discussed. And the committee decided to give the social league a boost like one of Jörg’s special lobs.

So we’ve come up with a new format to lift the fun stakes somewhat and we think you’ll like it… Read more…

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A gentle reminder for existing members to pop down and pay up plus - for the sceptical ex-members and the uninitiated - six reasons to play squash and eight reasons to join the SFC Squash Club. Read more…

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