0. The ladder is only open to paid up members of the Cumbernaul Squash Club.

1. You may challenge the player one or two positions above you on the ladder. When you join the ladder you may challenge any player in the bottom 60%.

2. All games should be played within 10 days of a challenge being made (unless there are extenuating circumstances) otherwise the challenger wins.

3. You should play your game at a mutually convenient time. If your timings do not coincide (one person can only play work days 9-5 and the other only evenings and weekends) and you CANNOT agree, then you MUST play your match on a weekday commencing at either 6pm or 6.45pm. This will be known as a 'compulsory match time'.

4. If the person being challenged offers 3 different 'compulsory match times' (on different days) and the challenger cannot make any of them, then the CHALLENGE is VOID.

5. If the person being challenged cannot offer 3 different 'compulsory match times' (on different days) then the CHALLENGER WINS by default.

6. If either party is more than 20 minutes late in attending an agreed match then the late or non attender loses the match.

7. If you make a successful challenge you swap your name with the person you beat. Therefore you may jump (or drop) up to two positions at a time.

8. Please agree with your opponent the number of games to play prior to the match e.g. best of 3 or best of 5 games. Please also decide what will happen if the time limit is reached before the match has ended.

9. Please check with your opponent regarding any 'local rules' prior to playing.

10. If no result has been recorded by two thirds of the way through the challnege period a reminder may be emailed to both parties.

11. If no result has been recorded by the end of the challenge period a warning is sent to record the result within a few days 'grace period' (this is 13 days after the challenge was first made)

12. If no result has been recorded by the end of the grace period the challenger automatically wins.

13. If the challenged person (challengee) wishes to forfeit the challenge they can record this within the challenge and grace period and the game is won by the challenger by forfeit.

14. Matches may only be played on club nights if :

it can be completed in a single 15 minute session

a challenge has already been made

15. Any decisions made by the ladder administrator are final.

If you have never played in a squash ladder before it's a great way for new players to get started. Here are the basics... No matter where you start on the ladder, after a period of time you will end up playing games with people of similar ability. If you improve, you are likely to go up the ladder but you will then be playing against harder opponents. If you wish to take a break from the ladder (e.g. you are away for 6 months) then you can do so by clicking on 'take a break' from the admin page (you need to be logged in to access this page). When you are ready to make a challenge, go to the rankings page (you must be logged in first). Then click on the player you wish to challenge and follow the instructions. In order to play your match you must be a member of the squash club or be playing against a member. The ladder rules and latest squash rules are below.

Squash Lessons

Free squash lessons are avaiable online at:

SquashClub.org

The World Squash Federation Rules

Rules page from worldsquash.org

Abridged Rules 2001

Squash Rules 2001 (Full document)

The ladder is hosted on a not for profit basis by Cumbernauld Squash Club, and the data held is not processed for any purpose other than to allow individuals to participate in the ladder. The information held is Name and Email address. It is your choice if you wish to include any further contact details. They are stored in a password protected database. Your password to access the site is stored in the database in an encrypted form and cannot be read by the board administrator. The data is relatively safe but no guarantee is made regarding security. It is believed that these uses do not necessitate that the database and squash ladder be notified under the Data Protection Act, UK. If you have any concerns about data protection or data security please discuss this with your ladder operator.

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