Clements Squash Club

Frequently Asked Questions

If you have other queries/questions please don't hesitate to contact us via email.

1. Who/What is Clements Squash Club?

Clements Squash is run by its members, we happen to play at Clements Hall, but in no other way are we connected to the centre.

2. How much does it cost?

The 2012 annual Clements squash fee is £25. We aim to run at break even and have effectively dropped the club fees for the last 3 years in a row.

3. What are club benefits?

The club can be whatever you make of it. For your membership you basically get:
 - Membership of the leagues to play in about every 6-7 weeks.
 - Membership of England Squash & Racketball with a few of their magazines posted to you and an emailed newsletter. If you register with them on-line you get access to discounts & offers nationally.
 - We run club competitions twice annually - all standards, including a handicap, lower league and age restricted comps
 - There is a pre-Christmas fun night. 
 - There is no regular club night yet, but all we really need is some support to organise things.
 - When you get good enough you could play for a team (we have two in the county leagues).
 - You could also join the committee and promote other activities – we could use a social secretary to organise more events for example.
 - It is a case of getting involved by doing – there is no such thing as “why don’t they do xxx?” because “they” is actually “you” (or me or whoever is prepared to do something)

4. How do I join Clements Squash?

There are 2 options available:
 - Download the form from the website and send a cheque to David McKenzie at the address indicated (he is chairperson and membership secretary).  
 - Download the form from the website, complete and return via email to webmaster@clementssquashclub.org.uk and make payment via online banking. Bank details can be found on the form. 

5. What about Clements Hall Centre membership?

You do not need any form of centre membership to play at the centre, however most CSC members find it convenient and cheaper to have “centre” membership (around £30 per annum) – then just pay the court fee when you play.
If you do not have this membership then an additional fee (about 85p) is charged for entry to the centre so if you play (or use some other centre facility) more than 35 times per year then it pays to have centre membership. It also makes phone booking easier.
Some members choose to have one of the other “life style” memberships which the centre is keen to sell – this gives you most activities and classes for free, but NOT peak squash courts. This is OK if you want to swim, use the gym etc, but not if you just want to play squash.

6. How do I join a league?

A number of options:
 - Put your name/contact details on the board and you'll usually be placed in the lowest league
 - Or contact John Grover or Paul Clarke (competition secretary) who can play you to assess your standard and recommend the right level of league.
 - Or challenge 2 players in any league and put your result on the sheet on the board - you'll generally go in a league below.
 - Unless you are a total beginner you will not be in the lowest league for long even if you start there because we have a very wide standard of membership and the league is designed so you rise quickly if you win.

7. What about coaching?

We don’t have a coach, although most “better” players will be happy to play and give tips. We can tell you where coaches are located locally at other clubs if you need one.

8. Is there any training?

Nothing formal although ad-hoc groups do arrange things from time to time. This could probably be improved, but just needs someone with the interest to push this.