New Racketball Championships 2012 - the first ever! Entry form below!
| Norfolk Racketball Championships - Entry Form |
Date: FEB 25TH/26TH (Friday night the 24th if numbers demand) | Broadland Sports Club
Venue:
Broadland Sports Club | Main road | Fleggburgh | Gt Yarmouth | NR29 3AE | Tel 01493 369 651
Come and win yourself a county title and/or have a great time trying – 3 matches guaranteed in draws of 3 or more!
In the event of there being any doubt as to the category a player may enter, the final decision will rest with the organisers. Competitors may only enter a maximum of two events.
An entry fee of £14 (additional event - additional £5) which includes a free Tecnifibre Squash Shirt, and snack food throughout the weekend, must accompany this entry form with cheques being made payable to ‘Norfolk Squash Rackets Association’.
Venue:
Broadland Sports Club | Main road | Fleggburgh | Gt Yarmouth | NR29 3AE | Tel 01493 369 651
Come and win yourself a county title and/or have a great time trying – 3 matches guaranteed in draws of 3 or more!
In the event of there being any doubt as to the category a player may enter, the final decision will rest with the organisers. Competitors may only enter a maximum of two events.
An entry fee of £14 (additional event - additional £5) which includes a free Tecnifibre Squash Shirt, and snack food throughout the weekend, must accompany this entry form with cheques being made payable to ‘Norfolk Squash Rackets Association’.
Racketball Grand Prix - Taster for the Norfolk Championships below!
Report and results!
Racketball
Grand Prix – February 12th – 10am – 5pm - Diss (Heywood Sports)
Calver stakes his claim to lead Racketball charge before County Closed
In dominant style, Heywood Sports club's own Dan Calver, who was seeded one, won the first ever open Racketball competition to be held in Norfolk, this past weekend at the Heywood Sports club in Diss. Calver won the event - Event 1 of the Norfolk Squash and Racketball association Grand Prix series, without the loss of a game and in doing so staked his claim as a serious contender for the first ever County closed Championships which will be held at Broadland Sports club later this month on the 25th and 26th of February.
Other participants who will be eagerly looking forward to the County Closed are the Heywood Sports Club resident professional Jack Bell, Potters and Broadland Sports Club member Rob Hambrook, former county squash champion Richard Millman, runner up in this years county women's squash championship Nicky Green and Diss junior Thomas Hunt, all of whom gave creditable performance in this first ever Racketball event.
Paul and Ryan Harris of both Diss and Bury turned in fine performances also with Paul Harris's secret training regime of pre, mid and post match red wine seeming to only improve his vintage performances.
For full results see the draws on the Racketball button.
To enter the County Racketball closed, download a copy of the entry form on the Norfolk Squash website www.norfolksquash.com and also email your interest to millmansquash@gmail.com
Calver stakes his claim to lead Racketball charge before County Closed
In dominant style, Heywood Sports club's own Dan Calver, who was seeded one, won the first ever open Racketball competition to be held in Norfolk, this past weekend at the Heywood Sports club in Diss. Calver won the event - Event 1 of the Norfolk Squash and Racketball association Grand Prix series, without the loss of a game and in doing so staked his claim as a serious contender for the first ever County closed Championships which will be held at Broadland Sports club later this month on the 25th and 26th of February.
Other participants who will be eagerly looking forward to the County Closed are the Heywood Sports Club resident professional Jack Bell, Potters and Broadland Sports Club member Rob Hambrook, former county squash champion Richard Millman, runner up in this years county women's squash championship Nicky Green and Diss junior Thomas Hunt, all of whom gave creditable performance in this first ever Racketball event.
Paul and Ryan Harris of both Diss and Bury turned in fine performances also with Paul Harris's secret training regime of pre, mid and post match red wine seeming to only improve his vintage performances.
For full results see the draws on the Racketball button.
To enter the County Racketball closed, download a copy of the entry form on the Norfolk Squash website www.norfolksquash.com and also email your interest to millmansquash@gmail.com
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Racketball
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To find out more about racketball watch our ‘how to play’ and ‘why people love racketball’ videos below.
You can also visit www.uk-Racketball.com to keep up to date with all the latest racketball news.
To find out more about racketball watch our ‘how to play’ and ‘why people love racketball’ videos below.
You can also visit www.uk-Racketball.com to keep up to date with all the latest racketball news.
"Very easy to learn, a great workout and all indoors for Winter!"
Racquetball is an ideal combination of exercise and enjoyment. It provides great workout by helping increase stamina, lower body fat level, improve muscle tone and burn about 700 calories from the body. Racquetball has become one of the most strenuous cardiovascular workouts available at present.
A former squash and tennis teacher, Joe Sobek, invented racquetball in 1950, and today is extremely popular throughout North America. It is a sport that can be enjoyed in all weather. At the same time it is a good exercise, as it requires very good hand eye coordination and a knowledge of angles and spin techniques. Racquetball has also become popular amongst women because it is easy to learn.
Racquetball is a fast game, played with racquets and a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court. Racquetball needs two teams of one or two players each, who then hit the ball against one of the four walls or ceiling of an enclosed court with short racquets made of wood, steel, or fiberglass, strung with nylon and featuring a wrist strap.
The standard racquetball court is an enclosed rectangular area, about 40 feet long, 20 feet wide and 20 feet high. The racquetball court is marked with a short red line that is parallel to the front wall and 20 ft from its parallel back wall. The receiving dashed line lies 5 ft parallel behind the short line. The serve line, also parallel to the short line is 5 ft closer to the front wall. The two sets of screen lines form a double box and serve box respectively. It is about 18 and 36 inches from and parallel with the short and serve lines and sidewalls.
Racquetball rules require that all the players must start the game by standing within the serve box or zone. The shots must hit the front wall before hitting the ground to keep the ball in play. The ball should hit the floor before touching the back wall during the serve. The receiving team must stand inside the receiving zone during each serve. The server must bounce the ball first inside the service zone and strike it with the racquet before the ball bounces a second time.
Players of any age can start playing racquetball after learning all the basic racquetball rules. Beginners can play singles racquetball but doubles are not for the novice or inexperienced player, as it requires a lot of practice. However, in general racquetball is a fun and enjoyable game for any beginners young and old.
Equipment Needed to start Rackeball
Optional Extras
A former squash and tennis teacher, Joe Sobek, invented racquetball in 1950, and today is extremely popular throughout North America. It is a sport that can be enjoyed in all weather. At the same time it is a good exercise, as it requires very good hand eye coordination and a knowledge of angles and spin techniques. Racquetball has also become popular amongst women because it is easy to learn.
Racquetball is a fast game, played with racquets and a hollow rubber ball in an indoor or outdoor court. Racquetball needs two teams of one or two players each, who then hit the ball against one of the four walls or ceiling of an enclosed court with short racquets made of wood, steel, or fiberglass, strung with nylon and featuring a wrist strap.
The standard racquetball court is an enclosed rectangular area, about 40 feet long, 20 feet wide and 20 feet high. The racquetball court is marked with a short red line that is parallel to the front wall and 20 ft from its parallel back wall. The receiving dashed line lies 5 ft parallel behind the short line. The serve line, also parallel to the short line is 5 ft closer to the front wall. The two sets of screen lines form a double box and serve box respectively. It is about 18 and 36 inches from and parallel with the short and serve lines and sidewalls.
Racquetball rules require that all the players must start the game by standing within the serve box or zone. The shots must hit the front wall before hitting the ground to keep the ball in play. The ball should hit the floor before touching the back wall during the serve. The receiving team must stand inside the receiving zone during each serve. The server must bounce the ball first inside the service zone and strike it with the racquet before the ball bounces a second time.
Players of any age can start playing racquetball after learning all the basic racquetball rules. Beginners can play singles racquetball but doubles are not for the novice or inexperienced player, as it requires a lot of practice. However, in general racquetball is a fun and enjoyable game for any beginners young and old.
Equipment Needed to start Rackeball
- Racketball Racket
- Ball
- Indoor non marking Shoes
Optional Extras
- Safety Googles
- Gloves (Prevent Blisters for some people)
Fitness Statistics
Fitness Benefits
Primary muscles: forearms (wrist extensors, wrist flexors), rotator cuff muscles, upper back (rhomboids, latissimus dorsi, trapezius), shoulders, chest and quadriceps Assistance muscles: triceps, biceps, hamstrings, gluteal muscles, hip abductors and calves
Energy expenditure
Approximately 0.081 Calories per minute per pound of body weight
- Cardiorespiratory
- Flexibility
- Muscular Strength
- Muscular Endurance
- Body Fat Recution
- Cardiorespiratory
- Flexibility
- Muscular Strength
- Muscular Endurance
- Coordination/Skill
Primary muscles: forearms (wrist extensors, wrist flexors), rotator cuff muscles, upper back (rhomboids, latissimus dorsi, trapezius), shoulders, chest and quadriceps Assistance muscles: triceps, biceps, hamstrings, gluteal muscles, hip abductors and calves
Energy expenditure
Approximately 0.081 Calories per minute per pound of body weight
